I made this cabinet first, actually two of them, that way I would know the exact depth to build my other wall cabinets. The depth without the face frame came to 11 3/4". I built it exact to the plans, Thank you Ana! I did modify the height to 36" and the rails of my face frames are 2 1/2" to accomodate the trim at the top and lighting at the bottom. I have never built cabinets before and never made a pocket hole before either! But I couldn't invest the $15,000 that Lowe's quoted me, this house is too old. So I found a really nice set from craigslist and went from there. I built all my wall cabinets to a custom height of 36". The doors came from FastCabinetDoors and they are great quality doors. The door I chose was "Camden" in oak frames and panels. I used Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations in Pure White for the finish. I hope to be finished in 5 weeks.