36-Inch Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet – 42 Inches Tall
The UW3642 is a 36-inch-wide Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet and one of our most popular wall cabinet sizes. Featuring two doors and three adjustable shelves, it provides generous everyday storage while creating the clean, built-in appearance homeowners are looking for in today's kitchens.
The 36-inch width offers substantial storage for dishes, glassware, pantry items, and serving pieces while making full use of available wall height. Whenever the available wall space allows, it's one of the first sizes we recommend.
Why Choose a 42-Inch Tall Wall Cabinet?
Forty-two-inch-tall wall cabinets maximize vertical storage while creating a built-in appearance. Although they're commonly associated with 9-foot ceilings, we also install them frequently when remodeling older homes with standard 8-foot ceilings.
In our experience, the most popular approach is to run 42-inch-tall wall cabinets all the way to the ceiling without crown molding. Homeowners gain an additional shelf of storage, eliminate the dust-collecting space above the cabinets, and create a clean, seamless appearance.
Why Choose a 36-Inch Wide Wall Cabinet?
The UW3642 provides more usable storage than the 33-Inch Unfinished Shaker Wall Cabinet while remaining a practical size for most kitchens. It offers generous room for dinnerware, serving pieces, pantry items, and other everyday kitchen essentials.
Design Tip
Wide wall cabinets like the UW3642 work best when they are positioned where the full door swing and interior opening remain easy to access. 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 UW3642 can be ordered Ready for Glass at no additional charge. Instead of the standard recessed maple plywood center panels, the doors are prepared to accept customer-supplied glass, allowing you to create a custom display cabinet for glassware, decorative dishes, or collectibles.
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 doors.
Common Storage Uses
- Dinnerware
- Serving bowls and platters
- Coffee mugs
- Drinking glasses
- Pantry items
- Baking supplies
- Food storage containers
Full Access Behind the Double Doors
Our two-door wall cabinets are built without a center stile between the doors. When both doors are open, you have full access to the cabinet interior, making it easier to load, organize, and remove larger dishes, serving bowls, mixing bowls, and pantry items.
The unobstructed opening also makes cleaning and reorganizing the cabinet easier because you are not working around a fixed center divider.
Built to Last
Built in America, the UW3642 features a solid maple face frame and solid maple Shaker doors with recessed maple plywood center panels. 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. Three 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 clearances, neighboring cabinet widths, fillers, and the complete wall cabinet layout. If you're installing cabinets to the ceiling, confirm the actual ceiling height before ordering.
Review our How to Measure for Cabinets guide before placing your order. We also recommend reading our Cabinet Layout & Design Guide before finalizing your 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: UW3642
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Width: 36 inches
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Height: 42 inches
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Depth: 12 inches
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Configuration: Two doors
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Shelves: Three adjustable shelves
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Door Style: Partial Overlay Shaker
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Face Frame: Solid maple
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Doors: Solid maple with recessed maple plywood center panels
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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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Center Stile: None
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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 UW3642 is one of our most recommended wall cabinet sizes because it provides generous storage while maintaining a balanced, professional appearance. The third adjustable shelf and wide two-door opening make everyday dishes, pantry items, and serving pieces easy to organize while maximizing vertical storage.
Whenever possible, we still recommend using larger equal-width wall cabinets because they provide more usable storage, fewer cabinet joints, and a cleaner overall kitchen design. The UW3642 is an excellent choice for homeowners who want substantial storage without stepping up to the largest wall cabinet in the collection.
