Standard counter stool height.
Kitchen bar counter width.
Kitchen bar counters are in trend now and they are often used as an additional eating zone.
Kitchen island countertop.
A standard height kitchen counter will be 36.
A few off the shelf standard countertop lengths exist as well such as 4 6 8 and 10 feet.
Sometimes a kitchen island or transition space between kitchen and family room will also measure 36 high.
Counter height bars stools are used with 35 to 37 inch high counter tops.
In any case this standard width fits the standard kitchen base cabinet width of 24 inches.
I d still go for 15 inches 38cm minimum.
Personally i think 12 inches is a little thin.
However as with regular countertops custom kitchen islands may have different overhang measurements.
Today an open layout is a hot trend designers advise to create such spaces to use them as much as possible and to fill the layout with light as these are usually kitchens dining rooms and living rooms united a kitchen bar counter or a kitchen island if there s one becomes a space divider.
A raised bar should be between 42 to 48 inches high.
The standards say each person needs 24 inches 61cm width and 12 inches 30cm depth to eat comfortably.
Raised bar top.
Counter height bar stools usually measure 23 to 28 inches from the floor to the seat.
A kitchen eating bar is at the standard bar height of 42 inches 107cm.
The standard kitchen slab width is 25 inches which for some brands may mean up to 25 1 5 inches.
The standard overhang for kitchen island countertops is 12 inches.