As long as it's close to center of one of the windows it will probably look fine.

I think dishwasher on the left is a more functional arrangement, so I'd do that whether or not you center the sink.

I agree with gaucho gordo. You want your prep/cook and clean-up spaces as separate as possible. With the DW to the left, a person doing clean up can put dishes away without crowding the cook and the space to the right side of the clean-up sink can also function as a secondary prep space.

gaucho and funky - I clean left to right as the dirty dishes come from the dining room. Also, the dishwasher door, when open, would block the incoming traffic to the kitchen. So, I want to keep the dw on the right hand side (the cabinets for dish storage are hutches on the left side of the fridge). This is the same flow that I used in my last kitchen.

dcward9 - glad to hear it works. True, one can look out the window this way! What did you do about lighting? This is where I'm also stumbling a bit as I'd thought about a fixture, rather than recessed task light above the sink. That said, I'm keeping the ceiling height at 8'2" to match the old house ceiling height.

Thanks!

I know it's pretty normal to not have things centered and that works for a lot of people. You say you like symmetry... I do too, so much so that most everything in my kitchen is symmetrical. Some people wouldn't like that, but it's very important to me. This may not work. But what if your fridge wall had narrower base cabinets?

If symmetry makes you happy like it does me, I would rework it. If you're a normal person go for it - there are tons of beautiful kitchens with sinks centered on one window!

Amber- when my cabinet maker comes out to measure, I'll see what he can do. The place where I'm housesitting has the dishwasher only a few inches from an angled corner and it works well. I'm trying to keep a lazy susan in that lower corner, and my cabinet maker (this will be the third kitchen he's done for me over fifteen years) usually says he needs 3 feet for one. He may have other options for accessing the dead corner that will allow me to center the sink wall.

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OK, so then I think you'll want to store plates and bowls in the drawers in that corner, right? Assuming so, will there be enough space in that corner to unload dishes into those drawers? Seems crowded to me, so I'd consider moving the DW and sink even farther left to make room for use case.

FWIW, I'm not hung up on symmetry, so I think it's OK to not center the sink on the window. That being said, I think it's kind of unfortunate that the counter in front of the window will be for cleanup instead of prep, but ce la vie.

Can you move the window? So long as there's no shear wall or utility issues, an experienced carpenter should be able to move a window like this in <4 hours. And resolving any utility issues is made easier if the interior drywall has been removed, which is typically done for a remodel like this.

I'm basing my layout on what's worked well for me in my previous kitchen that I loved so much. Here's the kitchen that I just gave up (had to sell because my husband died last year). It was built for the two of us and now I'm downsizing.

However, in this one, I've got the prep sink in the peninsula to talk to people while I'm cooking. In my last kitchen, I had my prep sink under a window (to the right of the range) and found my back turned to my guests wasn't as much fun as facing them while I worked.

Thanks for your input! It makes me think about things.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband and for the loss of that beautiful kitchen you shared together. I wish you the best as you move forward.

That's an absolutely gorgeous kitchen and I hope you had time to make some amazing memories in it together.

My sink is lined up with and is the width of the left half of my kitchen window. Until I came to GW, it never occurred to me it wasn't centered. I like it where it is. My dishwasher is to the right of my sink, a natural way for me to move. I'm also a widow and live alone. Since I run my DW at most twice/week, I'm putting things into it far more than I'm taking them out. I don't mind putting them on the counter and then moving them to the upper on another run. While it may cause the purists to wince, it is really the least of things to me. :)

I agree with the comment about the dishwasher crowding the cabs you'll use for dish storage. You won't be able to stand in the corner with the dishwasher open. You'll end up having to unload to the counter, then close the dishwasher, then load to cabinets.

This might not be a big deal if you don't generate many dishes but it would be for me.

I don't think this means you have to move the sink though, or have it symetrical. I think it means I'd find another place to put the dishes and swap the sink and dishwasher.

At face value, you think it will be a big deal to have the dishwasher not in the left-to-right flow but in reality I've found it doesn't matter. As you come in from the dining space you'll stand in front of the sink to rinse or scrape and that can be done with loading to either side. I'd swap the dishwasher with the trash.

So sorry to hear that your husband died. How heartbreaking!

Is your need for symmetry the reason why you're placing the fridge dead center on the left wall? NKBA guidelines recommend against placing a tall appliance in the middle of a counter run. IMO, your fridge placement splits the kitchen awkwardly, especially since that left wall could be a fabulous stretch of counter for baking, prep, etc. Plus centering the fridge makes it a focal point, which is generally not desired for fridges.

Would you consider moving the fridge to the bottom wall like this?

I moved the prep sink to the corner to make room for trash at the end of the peninsula, handy to prep and clean-up zones.

You could also do a corner sink ala Circuspeanut's or Buehl's set-up. See their corner sinks in this thread Please show me your (corner) prep sink

I'm suggesting to-the-counter cabs at both ends of the run on the left wall. That will provide symmetry as well as additional storage. You could make one or both into appliance garages.This is just one lay-out possibility if you're willing to move the fridge.

This is what I'm suggesting for the towel cab between DW and fridge.

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Oh, Lisa, I love that. That long stretch of prep counter would be amazing.

Silly me, I was reading the fridge as the sink when I first looked at the plan. Maybe I need an optometrist appointment. :)

I think it can be centered or not, but if not centered it has to be a significant difference, a couple of inches will look like a mistake.

When the addition is framed, my builder and I are going to try different arrangements before the cabinetmaker comes to measure. Thanks for so many ideas -- I came asking a specific question, but like hearing the other good input.

I found this photo of a farm sink, not centered, with white cabinets and counters. [https://www.houzz.com/photos/white-park-road-transitional-kitchen-new-york-phvw-vp~21401169[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/white-park-road-transitional-kitchen-new-york-phvw-vp~21401169)

and this one isn't centered on the window either.[https://www.houzz.com/photos/1901-kitchen-remodel-traditional-kitchen-portland-phvw-vp~71269[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/1901-kitchen-remodel-traditional-kitchen-portland-phvw-vp~71269)

Yes, uncentered sinks look fine. Shoot for function first. I really like those examples.