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How to Measure and Calculate Vinyl Wrap for a Kitchen
Buy too little and your project stalls mid-weekend waiting on shipping. Buy way too much and you have wasted money. Here is a simple, reliable way to work out exactly how much film to order.
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Step 1: Count and measure
Walk the kitchen and count every cabinet door and drawer front. Measure the height and width of your largest door and a typical drawer front. You do not usually wrap the backs or the cabinet interiors, just the visible faces plus a small wrap onto the edges.
Step 2: Add bleed
Each piece needs to be bigger than the door so you have film to wrap the edges and squeegee cleanly. Add 2 to 3 inches on every side. So a 30 by 15 inch door becomes roughly a 36 by 21 inch piece of film.
Step 3: Nest on the roll width
Wrap film ships on rolls about 54 to 60 inches wide, sold by the foot. Picture laying your door pieces side by side across that 5-foot width. Two 21-inch-wide door pieces fit across a 60-inch roll with room to spare, so each row of two doors uses about 36 inches (3 feet) of roll length.
| Kitchen size | Doors + drawers | Approx. film (5-ft roll) |
|---|---|---|
| Small | ~12–16 fronts | ~15–22 linear ft |
| Medium | ~20–28 fronts | ~25–35 linear ft |
| Large | ~30–45 fronts | ~35–55 linear ft |
Directional only. Wrapping the cabinet frames and boxes too can add 30 to 50 percent more film.
Worked example
Say you have 20 doors and 6 drawer fronts (26 pieces). Nesting two doors per 3-foot row is about 10 rows, roughly 30 feet of roll, plus a few feet for the drawers. Add 15 to 20 percent waste and you land around 35 linear feet of a 5-foot-wide roll. Round up to the next roll size you can buy.
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Buying tips
- Round up, always. A little extra film costs far less than a second order and a stalled project. Keep the offcuts for practice and future repairs.
- Buy one dye lot. Order all your film at once so the color matches exactly across the kitchen.
- Practice first. Wrap a drawer front or a spare panel before your show-front doors.
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Get a free photo quoteFrequently asked questions
How much vinyl wrap do I need for a kitchen?
A small-to-medium kitchen needs roughly 25 to 40 linear feet of a 5-foot-wide roll. Measure your doors, add bleed, and add 15 to 20 percent for waste.
How wide are the rolls?
Most cast films are about 54 to 60 inches wide, sold by the linear foot or yard.
How much extra for waste?
Add 15 to 20 percent, plus a little for practice and redos. Round up.
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