21-Inch Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet – 30 Inches Tall
The UW2130 is a 21-inch-wide Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet designed to provide generous everyday storage while maintaining a clean, balanced wall cabinet layout. Featuring one door and two adjustable shelves, it offers ample room for dishes, glassware, pantry items, and other kitchen essentials while remaining a practical size for many cabinet layouts.
Because the cabinet is symmetrical, it can be rotated 180 degrees during installation to create either a left- or right-hand door swing. Its versatile size makes it an excellent choice beside ranges, refrigerators, windows, and larger wall cabinets where additional storage is needed without moving to a double-door cabinet.
Why Choose a 30-Inch Wall Cabinet?
Thirty-inch-tall wall cabinets are a practical choice for many kitchens with standard 8-foot ceilings. They provide useful everyday storage while leaving room above for crown molding, decorative trim, or open space, depending on the overall kitchen design.
Before selecting individual cabinet widths, we recommend planning the complete wall cabinet run. Our
Cabinet Layout & Design Guide
explains important spacing, symmetry, and clearance considerations.
Why Choose a 21-Inch Wall Cabinet?
The UW2130 provides more usable storage than the
18-Inch Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet
while remaining compact enough for many kitchen layouts. It offers an excellent balance between storage capacity and efficient use of wall space.
If your layout has room for the
24-Inch Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet,
we generally recommend moving up in size. The wider cabinet provides even greater shelf space while maintaining the same height and depth.
Design Tip
Single-door wall cabinets like the UW2130 are often easier to organize than wider cabinets while still providing generous storage. Whenever space allows, using larger equal-width wall cabinets helps maximize storage, reduce cabinet joints, and create the balanced appearance found in professionally designed kitchens.
Ready for Glass at No Additional Charge
The UW2130 can be ordered Ready for Glass at no additional charge. Instead of the standard recessed maple plywood center panel, the door is prepared to accept customer-supplied glass, allowing you to create a custom display cabinet that complements your kitchen design.
Glass is not included. We recommend using tempered safety glass for all glass door applications and verifying the required glass dimensions after receiving the prepared door.
Common Storage Uses
- Dinnerware
- Coffee mugs
- Drinking glasses
- Pantry items
- Baking ingredients
- Food storage containers
- Serving bowls
Built to Last
Built in America, the UW2130 features a solid maple face frame and a solid maple Shaker door with a recessed maple plywood center panel. The cabinet box is constructed from durable birch plywood. We build our cabinets using solid hardwood and durable plywood construction—never MDF, particleboard, or engineered wood products—for long-term strength, durability, and dependable everyday performance.
Soft-close concealed hinges provide smooth, quiet operation. Two adjustable shelves allow the storage space to be arranged around the items you use most often. The unfinished maple exterior is ready for paint, stain, or clear coat, while the cabinet interior already includes a clear natural protective finish.
Before You Order
Before ordering, verify your ceiling height, appliance and range hood clearances, neighboring cabinet widths, fillers, crown molding plans, and the complete wall cabinet layout.
Review our
How to Measure for Cabinets
guide before placing your order. We also recommend reading our
Cabinet Layout & Design Guide
before finalizing the cabinet run.
Browse our
Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet Collection
or our
Unfinished Shaker Cabinet Collection
to compare additional wall cabinet sizes and configurations.
Product Specifications
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Model: UW2130
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Width: 21 inches
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Height: 30 inches
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Depth: 12 inches
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Configuration: One door
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Door Swing: Cabinet can be rotated 180 degrees during installation for left- or right-hand door swing
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Shelves: Two adjustable shelves
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Door Style: Partial Overlay Shaker
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Face Frame: Solid maple
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Door: Solid maple with recessed maple plywood center panel
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Glass Option: Ready for Glass available at no additional charge; glass not included
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Cabinet Box: Birch plywood
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Construction: No MDF, particleboard, or engineered wood products
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Hardware: Soft-close concealed hinges
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Assembly: Ready-to-Assemble pocket screw construction
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Origin: Made in America
Finishing Your Unfinished Maple Wall Cabinet
The unfinished maple exterior can be painted, stained, or clear coated to coordinate with your kitchen. Maple can absorb stain unevenly, so proper preparation with a quality wood conditioner or sanding sealer is recommended before staining.
Before finishing your cabinet, review our
Cabinet Finishing Guide for Unfinished Maple Cabinets.
The cabinet interior already includes a clear natural protective finish and should not be painted or stained.
Professional Recommendation
The UW2130 is an excellent choice for homeowners who want generous wall cabinet storage without moving to a double-door cabinet. It provides substantial shelf space while remaining easy to incorporate into a balanced kitchen layout.
Whenever possible, we still recommend using larger equal-width wall cabinets because they create more usable storage, fewer cabinet joints, and a cleaner overall kitchen design. The UW2130 offers an outstanding balance between storage capacity, layout flexibility, and timeless Shaker styling.
