My preference in terms of looks would be option A. As to the location of the trash, it seems to me your primary prep would in the space between the sink and range, so having trash in that space would actually more of an inconvenience than having it under the sink would. That said, I think having a pullout below the sink (with a dummy drawer or tilt out drawer at the top) might be the best option. That way it would be easily accessible while cooking.

That original layout is going to be a pleasure to work in. I remember you from your original post; it's been a long time coming! I'm excited for you.

I prefer a 30" cabinet and an 18" waste pull out between sink and range. I love being able to wipe a work space directly into the trash. When I go to others' homes with trash under the sink it really makes me appreciate our pull out. It's a drag to ask someone working at a sink to move out of the way just to toss out a paper towel.

Don't get too hung up on symmetry. That elevation is not going to be a focal point in your house.

If I keep the trash pullout, I have enough storage with the 2 drawer bases flanking the range (current kitchen is teeny). It's more an issue of having the storage convenient to the prep area, and whether more storage in that area is worth giving up the trash pull out.

Kathryn, you have a good point that the trash could be in the way of someone prepping too. I would definitely still have a pull-out under the sink--I hate reaching into the cabinet to get to the trash.

I like this idea. I wonder how they decided to do the hardware though, since you'd place it differently for a pull-out versus door.

Or could just do one like this:

benjesbride, I am super-excited! You helped me so much on the bathroom layout, and they're starting in 2 weeks! (starting with bathroom, so still time to order cabinets)

I had to look back and remember your bathroom. I really really like the layout you landed on. Very clever with the separate toilet/tubshower area. Yay! it's finally happening!

My vote goes for option A too, followed by D if your stuff makes the 4 drawer stack sensible. I'd rather have extra drawer space and less under-sink storage, and there's been discussion on various threads about people not liking having their garbage under a drawer too, so keeping it under the sink would address that. I don't know what sink you're considering but if it has an offset drain you'll have lots of space on the 'open' side and can store some things on the other side as well.

We did the following. I wanted the yard waste/compost raised so less bending is required, and that made room for trash and compost bags underneath. The trash fits nicely behind, and recycling is elsewhere. The contractor's carpenter also made a square for the other side to show where only small things can be stored because of the disposal. The handles are in the center at the top of each door, and I think that would work on a pullout and on a door if you have one of each.

+1 on the offset drain suggested by Walt

You can keep the hardware on the under sink pullout the same as on the door portion. I have it that way in my kitchen and it works just fine. No issues with opening and closing it in the 5 years that I have had it.

If you decide to put the trash under the sink, try to get it to be a one step pullout. You have 2 example pictures posted. The second picture requires opening the door and then pulling out the trash, which isn't nearly as convenient.

I would get the biggest drawers that I could because you will be able to fit much more in them then in a 24 inch drawer. There is no reason that the front of the drawers has to look like they're the largest drawers-you can always put fronts on them to make them look like they are side-by-side stacks.

Do you like your stove top utensils in a container next to the stove or are you going to need a shorter top drawer next to the stove to hold all of your stove implements? You will need a shorter top drawer near the dishwasher to hold all of your cutlery. Other than those I don't like the shorter drawers. I would look very carefully at these shorter top drawers because some of them are just big enough for you to fit a cutlery tray but not big enough for you to put in your usual stove top implements. Where are you planning on keeping your big knives?

I think that putting the trash under the sink is fine so long as you're actually going to have space to put it there. Is it just the trash or is it going to be trash and recycling (which takes up a little more space)? Are you using a single bowl sink?

My kitchen has Option C, in a different order (18" stack or 4 next to sink, turn the corner, 24" 3-drawer, range, 30" 3-drawer). It works

As Catbuilder said at the beginning - figuring out what you need and where will be the deciding factor. Somewhere in your kitchen, you need space for: cooking utensils, pots and pans, small appliances, mixing bowls, colanders, cutting boards, cookie sheets, knives, potholders, bags and wraps, storage containers, towels and dishcloths, cake pans, and more. Some things need to be near their point of use; once those things are determined, find the most efficient/convenient place for everything else.

Hi folks, thanks for the feedback! I think I'm going with the trash under sink.

I was deciding
between one of the Kohler cast iron sinks, so I’ll go with the Kohler Riverby that has an offset drain. That should give room for a double trash pull out on the left.

I’m leaning towards
doing a pull-out on the right as well, even if not as amazing as Walt’s set up
(wow!). I like that the storage will be accessible, even if I lose some space from the pull-outs and face frames. I also
like that I could center both pulls on the top of the door, though it’s helpful to
see that badgergal’s configuration could be an option.

I'm planning to do inset doors and partial overlay drawers. My house is a 1915
craftsman bungalow, and this matches my dining room built-in. My
cabinetmaker warns that inset doors tend to rub with the corner piano hinge, so
thought I’d avoid that with an overlay in the corner, which won’t be very
conspicuous. Now that all the lowers are drawers/corner
cabinet except these undersink pull-outs—would you do the sink cabinet with partial overlay (matching drawers and corner cab in the other lowers) or inset (matching doors
on the uppers/tall)? The lowers will be cherry and uppers/tall will
be white.

Here's a pic of what I mean (sorry for the quality, it's literally a photo of my Bungalow Kitchens book):

And here's my dining room built-in. I'm not trying to replicate it in the kitchen; it just illustrates the inset/overlay mix:

AnnKH, are your cabinets face-framed or frameless? Mine will be face-framed, so I was thinking about sticking with the 3 door stack so I lose less vertical space with the rails but am curious how yours is set up.

Mine cabinets are framed. Here is the corner in question: sink, 18", dead corner, 24", range, 34". I specified that the bottom drawers of the 3-drawer stacks be deeper than the middle one, so I could store cake pans and pie plates on their sides instead of stacked.

Again, 3 drawers vs 4 completely depends on what you will put in each drawer. In my 4 drawers I have 1) small gadgets; 2) bags and wraps; 3) towels and dishcloths; 4) a bin for potatoes, and my rolling pin.

To the left of the range: 1) cooking utensils; 2) pots and pans; 3) canisters of flour, sugar, rice, etc.

Right side of range: 1a) potholders and trivets; 1b) obligatory junk drawer (mostly tools); 2) plastic containers; 3) cake pans/pie plates/mixing bowls.

I'd do the sink doors with the partial overlay, to match all the drawers on the bottom. I like the mix in your dining room space, but I think that's because it is balanced with the inset doors being on both sides. The sink doors being inset would look lopsided to me.

I just wanted to chime in to say that I have about the same amount of prep space as you and I ended up nixing the trash/recycling cabinet for an under the sink trash/recycling pullout. It was a great decision for me. Given the size of the prep space (and that I like to be able to spread out a bit) having the trash in that area would be super irritating for me. I am so pleased I put it under the sink. In terms of having to move for someone wanting to access the under sink trash, well, that happens a lot less frequently than the number of times I would have to move had it been in the prep area.