Why didn't they give you what you sent them?

Is there any reason the switches can't be moved to the side of the pantry? That way you could keep both pantries.

Also, if it were me, I'd prefer to have the dishwasher right next to the sink, so I could scrape and put dishes directly into the dishwasher without a step or two back and forth. You could then have drawers to the right of the dw for storing silverware and dishes. The cabinet to the left of the sink would be a good spot for a trash pullout; if you have that under the sink, then I'd change that cabinet to drawers.

On the stove wall, can you scoot the range a bit to the left so it's centered between the fridge and the wall? That would help with symmetry.

The island just needs a wholesale do-over.

Your fridge door won't open up all the way next to the wall. You need a cabinet between fridge and wall to allow full swing. The width needed depends on the fridge so you'll need to check that.

They don't seem to be listening. Are their measurements correct? Your
plan has 15x14', but on their elevations the room is longer--ap 18.5'. I
assume part of the extra is the extension where you want the pantry.
I'm not a pro but here is a graph with the cabinets I'd suggest.

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You'll need 1"-2" filler on the sink wall. I included 2" for each side of the fridge, and 1" for each side of the range, but you can use less filler and start the 30" cabinet a couple of inches from the door (there is 2.25" on their plan).

Here's a simple elevation of the range/fridge wall, with 2" beside the door, and 1" panels on the fridge.Rearranged sink wall:

that's why it's better and cheaper to come here first.

what are the end cabinets on the island?

gee. they didn't even get the dw next to the sink?

have all drawers unless under a sink or a trash pullout. you gain more storage and easier access to it.

mama - goose that looks great! Thank you! The upper cabinets on the sink wall I may leave as open shelving for a more industrial./farm house/ eclectic style.

desertsteph - they intentionally left a bank of drawers between the sink and dw. They said it works better for most people. I can't remember why... ; )

desertsteph - they intentionally left a bank of drawers between the sink and dw. They said it works better for most people. I can't remember why... ; )

I would sincerely like to hear THAT reason. Madness!

You're welcome. I like open shelves, but if you keep the doors on the uppers on the sink wall, be sure to have a drawer or two on the counter. That gives you room to set down items from the cabinet on the counter below, without interference from the cabinet door. You'll be able to close the door without moving the item out of the way.

Good luck!

BTW, is the exterior door 36" including trim? 30" with 3" trim? If 36", and the trim wasn't included in their plan, the cabinets between the range and fridge could be reduced to 24" upper and 27" base..

Also, I just remembered that, in your previous thread, we discussed moving the DW to the left side of the sink, if the door on the right didn't open to the DR. Since it's to the exterior, I'd tell them to flip the DW. If you choose the 42" drawer base, it would be close enough to the range for storage of large pots. And, if groceries are being brought in that door, you have a nice landing space on the island, as lisa_a had suggested.

Another thought--if there is space between the cabinets and the door trim on the left, you might consider pulling the bottom cabinets on the sink run out to 27". That would give you another 3" of counter and landing space in front of the tall cabinets, and if you can have bases custom made, they could have deeper drawers.

GW discussions--deeper counters

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I just found this pic of dyhgarden's former kitchen on a current thread. I think the cupboards are very similar to what you want, and having one with solid doors to serve as extra pantry space would be nice. Again, I'd do a drawer at the bottom of each upper, and all drawer bases. Dyhgarden is working on a new kitchen, so you might give her a shout out if you have any questions.

I like mama goose's layout. but I think you should make sure that there won't be any sagging (or other) issues with 42 drawers and single 30" doors.

Oops, that's my fault--I used the lazy man's select option to slide the 22" doors to 30", instead of copying and pasting to make them two 15" doors as I should have. Sorry.

GW discussions--42" drawers

Hear they are, looking a little wonky, but if you're having open shelves, I guess it doesn't matter. (My vote is for doors, with extra pantry storage in the one on the right, with dishes in the one on the left.) ETA, In the pantry stack, I think the drawer on the counter would be perfect for Ramen noodles. ;)

Also took the opportunity to flip the DW, which looks wonky, too, due to the angle of the pic.

"desertsteph - they intentionally left a bank of drawers between the sink and dw. They said it works better for most people. I can't remember why... ; )"

jillius - I'd like to hear it also. I've been on here over 5 yrs and that's a first !

I couldn't begin to think what it could be... except 'made up' out of the blue!

let's see - person at sink scraps dishes (tho most don't do that these days), hands dish to person standing to their right so that person can then place the dish in the dw... yep - one way to keep your kids busy, out of trouble and off the streets! those without kids are just out of luck on this.

or were they 'holding' that space for a trash pullout?

I think this KD knows me lol! I have a cab b/w the sink and the DW, both in our winter and summer houses, not by choice but because I have a raised DW at home and lovely(!) angled walls in the summer house.

Ahaha, desertsteph!

Who knew the solution to child delinquency was an extra cabinet between the sink and dishwasher!?

We should alert the national press immediately!