Caroline...the thing I wanted to do with my island was to have it put on hidden wheels, so I could move it to my empty wall or put it anywhere else I wanted it to be...

We decided we would wait until we got other things done.

Then our financial world fell apart so I didn't get it at all....oh well.

anyway I always suggest to my friends to have it on wheels...then if you have a busy day and the 39" isn't working for you , it can be pushed over a little.

I love the pantry...I have a lot of cabnets but still not enough room...I keep too much. I need to get rid of a bunch of my Christmas plates...I'm a sucker for those. and no storage.

patti

Very nice. I love reading about your remodel. I know you have put so much work into it.

Love the kitchen plans.

I'll have to make plans to come for a visit when you have completed your home just so I can come and check out your new kitchen. I love kitchens. LOL

You do good work!

Anne

Anne (and everyone else), my door is always open to KTers.

Come early, stay late. We'll cook! We'll laugh. You'll get to meet Harry. Bring Loki!

I second having wheels on the island and the dishwasher on the right side of the sink! I never could see the logic in having the D/W on the left when most people are right handed.Rinse the dish,take it in your right hand and put it in the D/W! LOL
One other suggestion,deep drawers in all bottom cabinets! If I ever redo my kitchen I am having deep drawers for pots and pans and anything else that normally goes on a shelf in the bottom cabinets! No more standing on my head to get to that pan in the very back of the bottom shelf!LOL Also,no top cabinets with shelves higher than I can reach without stretching or without a stool! Don't know how old you are but believe me when you are 66 you will appreciate the drawers and the low shelves.LOL

Interesting about the placement of the dishwasher, because our last 3 homes have had it on the left side. I never really thought about it!

Caroline, I love your kitchen plans. We finally have an island in this kitchen and I do love it.

Have fun!

Sheryl

I have two ovens in the wall, and I would never give them up. I do the holiday meals so far, and I could not cook for everyone without them. I just prefer two for baking projects too. So my suggestion is to be sure to have two ovens.

Caroline, love the plans. Looks like a great working kitchen...but I am not clear on where the refrigerator is.
Is it beside the desk in the overhead pic?

I love your kitchen plans Caroline. I'm glad you let us watch the progress of your remodeling.
I want to add my support to those who recommend having wheels on your island. I don't have a nice island, but I have a cabinet from JC Penney's on wheels that I use as a movable island. I clean my refrigerator every Wednesday evening and I pull the rolling island over there to put things on during the clean out. During holiday cooking I pull it near the stove to place ingredients and seasonings on. Then on holidays when family is here I can move it out of the center of the kitchen and make room for all those grand kids.

Linda

If you have to go thru the kitchen to get from one end of the house to the other, the island should definitely be movable, Caroline. Thank goodness ours is, our new fridge sticks out further than our old one and the gap got tight there, so we just shoved it down a bit. (Not on wheels, but it's movable.)

Looks like a great kitchen you have planned!

Before remodeling our kitchen, the D/W was to the right of the sink, but this was the furthest from our table too. After the remodel it was placed on the left because it is closer to the eating area. It makes for emptying the dishwasher easier to the cabinets above, and saves steps in setting the table too.

Have fun with your kitchen remodel and I think you will be glad you opted for deep drawers rather than a desk.

My three favorite cabinets are 1. next to the stove I have a cabinet that when you open the door there are two pull out shelves. Made for keep pots and pans on. I love that one. 2. is a tall narrow drawer that when you pull it out it has spice shelves 3. another tall narrow door that holds cookie sheets and pizza pans and such behind it.

Patti Could you post, or email, a photo of these cabinets? Are they base cabinets? I'm planning a base cabinet, with deep drawers, to the right of the stove. I keep my most-used pots and pans in the Lazy Susan cabinet to the left of the stove.

Gazania The refrigerator is on the left side of the upper wall, between the two smaller doorways. It will be cabinet-depth, 36" wide, and recessed into that wall 2-3 inches.

There's a 36" wide, floor to ceiling cabinet, 15" deep, to the right of the fridge. I may break this up into upper and lower cabinets to provide a small counter top at table height. It could function as a landing area for the fridge, even though the island is just a couple steps away. Of course, it could become a junk collector, too but I would like to keep my bright yellow mixer out there, too.

The stove is to the right of the desk area...which is now set to be a lower cabinet. We'll eat at the island, or in the breakfast nook just through the wide doorway, or the "dining room" which will be out on the sunporch.

What do you think? I'm trying so hard to make this kitchen work efficiently, look pleasant, and not cost an arm and a leg.

Everyone Right now the island is planned to be made from one 30" cabinet with two deep drawers, and one 18" base cabinet with three drawers. They'll be bolted together as one unit and covered with a countertop that will extend out 12" toward the livingroom (through the big doorway).

Can this type of island, meant to be attached to the floor, have wheels attached? How would I manage the electrical wires? There will be an outlet on the side near the sink wall.

Do you have a desk in your current kitchen?

We have a desk and have never acutally used it as a desk (neither have either of our parents in their own kitchens). DH calls it a glorified pencil holder. It collects junk. If I were redoing our kitchen, I would take it out and put in a regular counter with cabinets. The space is valuable, and if you don't know if you'll use it you might like more cabinets.

I am seeing the placement of the refrigerator on the stairwell wall as a little unhandy. In the overhead pic, I would place it to the right of the sink. It would allow for space to unload/load the refrigerator between it and the sink. Also the natural flow of refrigerator to prep of foods at the sink to the stove for cooking would save steps. My disabilities came into play when I designed my kitchen. My needs were for as little picking up and moving things from place to place as possible. Your 3 doorways do make it more difficult to allow for a "flowing" work area that would keep refrigerator, sink and stove with work/counter top area between each but connecting them in a continuous line.

Like Gazania, I have reservations about the placement of the refrigerator. It makes your work triangle (fridge-sink-stove) rather awkward. Any chance of moving it to the left of the sink where the pantry cupboard is?
If you want a mobile island with access to power, you could have a ceiling mounted outlet as in restaurant kitchens. The plug hangs from the ceiling like a light fitting and has a built in on/off switch.
I second the idea of pot drawers. I love mine!
I also have lots of white cupboards, upper and lower. To lessen the impact of acres of white I had the upper cabinet doors made with frosted glass inserts, about a 2" white surround frame and on the glass itself, about a 1/2" clear glass border strip set about an inch and a half from the edges of the glass. You still can't see in the cupboards but it breaks up the potentially heavy effect of all that solid white.
Lucky you, a new kitchen!

coleenoz is saying move the refrigerator to the left of the sink. I said to the right. We both mean the same placement...she is standing in front of the sink and saying 'left'. I am looking from overhead at the plan as pictured when I say 'right'

Caroline, our stove and dishwasher placement was just like your picture shows. It was unbelievable the number of times the oven door and dishwasher door interfered with each other. When we remodeled, we had the stove moved to the other side of the room. We also did away with a desk in order to have more cabinet room and to be able to move the stove. It has worked out very nicely. Your plan makes me want to remodel again.