Hi, SocialSister. IMO, emphatically no. Instead, how about behind that slightly raised counter a 9-10" deep sink with a bowl large enough to drop an entire day's mess into? People would have to walk right up to see anything.

I was planning to have a deep sink to place the dishes in (am concerned tho since we are giants in this house about my back). Anyway, thanks for your thoughts. I don't know which is worse--less counterspace and a prep sink or one sink that will be a hike from the cooktop.

anyone else? Please--DH is taking bets (or so he tells me) on when this kitchen will be finished! (I started FOUR YEARS AGO and I'm back to the original layout of the kitchen!)

I'm not a layout guru, but I have two sinks in a galley/corridor kitchen. My layout is different though. here's the sink wall:

I'd do 2 dishwashers before 2 sinks in a galley kitchen. You can get a sink with a cutting board that covers a good part of it....the corners are milled to fit perfectly on the lip. The deeper undermount sinks are very good looking-and the items in the sink are out of sight.....the design of these would perfectly deal with your concern. Not sure how serious the concern is,in reality.

What size sink are you planning for your clean-up sink? The way your floorplan is now I don't thing it is necessary. Maybe if you were to switch your clean-up sink and DW and then a prep sink at the end of the peninsula maybe that would work - but..... Does your DH really want a prep sink?

A prep sink on the range wall will require a complete redo of the range wall and do you want to do that? What do you think/hope a prep sink will gain for you?

I just have a suggestion(Well it's not even that just something for you to consider). I can't tell what the cabinet configuration is to the left of the sink - but would you consider putting your MW there instead of to the right of the range? Right now you have both "cooking" appliances right next to each other which could get crowded and from a purely aesthetic point of view, moving the MW would give you great symmetry and weighting on your range wall . Not necessary, just a thought.

I have a very long galley kitchen and only have one very large sink. I don't see the need for two and LOVE having the extra counter space to do whatever I wish. Bake, bring hot pans from the double ovens, just to enjoy looking at the large expanse of really cool granite, whatever. I don't see the extra expense of adding the sink really.

socal, sincf you asked, you must want one. And your DH too. So ask how to have a second sink that does not hurt your drawers. This has a happy ending. A small sink with the right drain bend underneath it does not eat up drawer space.

Only one sink has to be big, in a kitchen.

Thanks for all the comments.

DH doesn't care if we have a prep sink or not. He wants the kitchen reno started (demo revealed many hidden issues--we've been without a kitchen for almost 2 mos!). He can't stand my waffling--always trying to improve what didn't work before and creating more problems in the process.

DH feels a prep sink could be useful for draining heavy pots of boiling water--insteading hiking across a 52 inch aisle and then 2 feet further to get to the cleanup sink. A prep sink could be directly across from the cooktop. In my usual way, I'm trying to predict why I won't like it there! Is a 52 inch aisle too wide? I lived with a 60 inch aisle for 15 years--never liked it. Too big. There was enough room for two people to work in the kitchen--but we always fought over the sink.

Davidro1: how would I address the plumbing to avoid the drawers--make them shallower? If I wanted a garbage disposal on this sink, is that possible? Finally, how small is still big enough?

Bfenton: will make a note to move the microwave. KD didn't like it there eithere, but I thought it should go next to the fridge. I think it would work better where you suggested.

Mamattorney: what is the distance of your aisle? also, how far apart are your sinks? they look to be of similar size. I would probably do one large (cleanup) and one small (prep) sink if I were to go this route just to keep more counterspace.

Thanks again!

Sorry, you asked the distance of my aisle. In the area where the sinks are: from the outermost edge of the counter to the outermost edge of the other counter - the distance is 41 in.

It's less where the fridge is and more where the counter lowers to desk height.

I would suggest a prep sink if possible. It is so nice to pile pots and such into the cleanup sink where they are out of the way and still be able to wash veggies and such in a prep sink.

But a thought occurred to me:

52'' wide aisle is awfully wide. Could you use extra deep 30'' cabs, cutting that down to 40 or so? That would work fine for me, but some might find it too narrow. Maybe at least make one of the cabinet runs 30'' deep. Then be sure the drawers take full advantage of all that wonderful extra space.

Maybe the extra depth would make it easier to accommodate a prep sink in the peninsula

sorry. you clarified that the aisles are not 52'' deep in a post while I typed mine. Forget the extra deep cabs.

Place your GD at the back of a corner. This will take up X amount of space, which you deduct from the drawer (by cutting the drawer down to fit around).

The kitchen sink drain also requires a cut in the drawer.

@mamattorney - Are your faucets the Kohler 'Forte'? I recently had that exact same model and configuration installed to replace a terminally broken Delta faucet of identical style.

When we turn off the water on this Kohler, there seems to be a lag time before the water actually stops running. Does yours do the same? Thanks.

24" is a pretty tight space to prep in. Too tight.

Also, where does snacking traffic come from most often--DR or FR? If from the family room, your fridge location brings traffic directly past the range.

I think I'd rather have the extra counter space than another sink, but it's your kitchen. What works best for you? Maybe try to tape out the outline of your kitchen on the floor with one sink and then both sinks. Put out some pots and pans, a few cooking spoons and what not to see if you have the room you'll need to cook. Can you change the layout to make one sink closer to the stove by any chance?

(I'm no layout expert) but it seems to me like you're trying to solve the issue of "too-wide aisles" by "adding another sink". You're not really addressing the core problem.

It also seems like you don't have a ton of counterspace where you really need it. Adding another sink is going to reduce that even more. If your biggest issue is seeing the sink from the front door, just do a raised backsplash.

To really mix things up - have you considered closing off the entry to the dining room? You could rethink things as true u-shaped kitchen, and the aisle wouldn't have to be as wide to accommodate the traffic flow-through from the dining room. You could possibly keep a pass-through opening if that's important. (I assumed your "nook" was an eating nook.)

i would separate the double bowl sink into two sinks.
i would order bigger counters and get a slender aisle.
i might rearrange some of the tall items, or reduce them.

Couple of ideas...

Try moving the ref to the other end of the run and slide the entire range units up towards the dining room. Since its just paper, I'd also try disposing of the small pantry beside the dining room and increasing the amount of counter around the range. Perhaps add 6 inches or so onto the other tall unit.

David's 2 sink idea or doing something like a stages sink with two faucets is about the best two worker idea in the least counter room. Also, there is no compelling reason for keeping the sink centered in the entire run.

So if the range moved towards dining and the sink moved towards the eat-in space? Try centering it on the pony wall opening.

Opinions....

Since the family room is a little small (no knock intended - our house is too small to even have one), perhaps think about shelves on the back of the sink run facing the family room and keeping the counter all one height. There is always something about the multiple heights and depths that creates visual confusion and makes a room feel smaller.

Having a slightly wider aisle in a galley is actually a benefit in a two cook kitchen. Our previous kitchen had a 5 foot aisle and I really liked it. I think a lot of people like whatever they are used to.

ANY aisle is too far carrying dripping veg or full pots. So, this drawing incorporates another sink by sacrificing the little pantry. It also shows a different way of treating the counter extension (all of the pony wall is buried) and the counter becomes a big project prep space. By adding a second sink, the two-bowl sink can become a single large bowl instead.

If you stay with a single sink placement, I encourage you to place it where it creates the most benefit for you. Centering the sink on the run doesn't seem to be the best place to me. There isn't a "vista" of the centered side for the most part, so it isn't going to matter to visitors.

I really like what bmorepanic has suggested, though I would probably consider putting the sink at the far right rather than right against the range. Just the way I usually work. (I too have a galley-ish kitchen.)

I have a galley open on both ends with almost the same specs. 18ft X 10ft. I opted to have a prep sink. Remember, water is the most used ingredient in the kitchen. When we mocked it up and tried it out, it worked out much better with a 24in prep sink. One side of the galley is 18ft and the other is 13ft. The double stacked oven and the cook top and the prep sink are in the 18ft side. The cleanup sink, DW, and the 24in all-fridge and the 24in freezer drawers are on the 13ft side. The prep sink could have a cutting board installed on the top so that it can function as a prep surface as well.

I would say mock it up with chairs and cardboard boxes to see if it fits your style.

Lalitha