Hi CP, I would love to have it clear, if possible. Thank you..

If you leave the stove and put the sink and DW on the outside wall then you would keep your cooking area free of traffic. It's also close to the dining area for settingand clearing dishes. Your dish storage could go above the dishwasher.

Or you could put your DW in the island across from the sink as well.

If you don't have a sink in your island I am wondering if you could do a square and you could have seating on 2 sides which is better for conversation etc. I am not sure what the measurement is though.

Leaving the stove as is would protect your triangle a little bit better. If you put the stove on that wall people would be constantly crossing you to get to the sink, DW, what have you.

Hopefully one of the experts will chime in with more detail.

The current design is more efficient for two cooks/helpers, because with the DW to the left of the clean-up sink, you have separate clean-up and prep areas, making it easy for a helper to load or unload the DW, or set the table, while you are prepping and cooking. It allows you to prep on the island, facing the DR and with a view of the LR.

If you switch the range and clean-up sink, and omit the sink on the island, the DW will need to be to the right of the sink, which will put it between the prep space and fridge. That set-up is fine for one cook, who doesn't prep with the DW open, but you will be prepping in the corner, between the sink and range, since that's the only water source. Dishes could be kept in drawers on the island, across from the fridge, but if a helper is unloading the DW, he will block the use of the fridge. On the plus side, that layout would partially block the view of the dirty dishes from the LR, and make the range and hood more of a focal point.

Mamagoose, I'm only seeing a clean up sink on the island and no prep sink? I think if you put the stove on the other wall and put the sink where the stove area is, you still have your triangle in tact and a decent amount of prep space between sink and stove.

I interpreted the box to the right as a clean-up sink(red circle), and sink on the island as a smaller prep sink, since that seems logical and more functional to me, but I might be wrong. There I was, giving an architect credit for designing a functional kitchen. ;)

ETA, the plan that autumn added is what I had in mind, but with a prep sink on the island.

I was thinking it might be useful to have a pocket door or opening directly across from the pantry. In this layout, the open dishwasher would block that doorway, but that probably wouldn't bother me since there are other ways to get into the kitchen. Like so...

Hello everyone, I wish I could b as handy with computer and posting pics as you guys all are. This is so very useful and helpful. I am a very visual person. @Autumn, you have great ideas, about placing the DW and sink on outside wall. I appreciate your advice re protecting the work triangle.

@mammag...your comments and input are valuable indeed...I am open to a prep sink, even though I have never used had or used one. Prepping on the is.and and facing dining/living room is great and what i am used. My current set up leaves me prepping both on island which has no sink, as well as on the counter between stove and sink. When one space gets too crowded, I use the other space. This is not bad, but can be improved. By the way, the architect, is awesome, and suggested 2 islands...so yeah, he can be congratulated (:

@benjesbride..Thank you so much for th visual. I wish I knew how to do that! It's So much easier to understand and to review your thoughts. I love the idea of a pocket door. But am wondering how it will work if I put the stove on that side of the kitchen..I like the fridge on that side though as it's closer to hall which leads to the pantry. I notice u didn't put cabinets over the sink. Mayb I can open up that area, and this will let me see out the front window. !?

Keep the comments and ideas coming. You cannot know how appreciative I am. Cheers Paula (:

I'm not able to make the cool pictures, but I'd consider the following:

1. Cleanup sink on the right, facing the hall where the pantry is
2. Refrigerator to the left
3. Range on wall refrigerator is on
4. Prep sink in island (left corner)

What are your thoughts about two islands?

This is going to be awesome.

Hi Beth...thank you for your ideas. Can't wait to see your home plans, so exciting. I sent you a private message. Paula (: