I like your design a lot, although I'd move the dishwasher and dish storage to the left-hand side of the sink. It would eliminate some path crossing when more than one person is in the kitchen. Say, one person is cooking or prepping and another is loading/unloading the dishwasher or setting the table.

I looked for pictures of your layout and I'm not finding your exact layout, but truth be told, your layout is better than so many kitchens one finds pictures of on Google images.

What are your island dimensions? It looks tight for three stools in the rendering, but in reality it may be just fine. Recommended inches per stool is 24" with a 15" overhang.

My cooktop wall is similar to yours, so perhaps it can give you an idea of what that space would look like in real life. Your wall is longer than mine, so this is kind of a condensed version of what you have planned. I am envious of the dimensions of your kitchen! :)

I started working on this before the other comments were posted, so I'll post it in it's entirety, although some issues have already been noted. I used the 18'1" measurement. Your prime prep space (yellow lines) will be between the sink and cooktop. As drawn, your plan has the DW and dish storage (blue) in the same space, which will result in zone crossing, and will make it more difficult for someone to help load or unload the DW, or gather dishes to set the table, without interfering in your prep tasks.

Also, it's very convenient having the trash receptacle below the prep space--you can open the pull-out and sweep debris directly into the can. The MW should be near the fridge, as most foods heated in a MW come from the fridge. so you might consider a MW drawer in the island, across from the fridge.

I hope this doesn't confuse the issue, but if you have multiple cooks, or will have help from kids as they grow older, you might consider a prep sink in the island. You'd have a shorter trek between the fridge and sink, and you would be prepping facing the room, with side views to the DR and the window, rather than having your back to the living areas. With the primary prep space on the island, you could keep the DW and dish storage in the current location.

Text shows rough idea of changes--cabinets need tweaked:

Another thought--an L-shaped kitchen with the range as a focal point between windows:

wow thanks for the ideas and pics!! A lot to think about. I have 5 kids and plan on hosting family dinners so zones are a great thing :)

@cherylhewitt your kitchen is gorgeous! And so helpful, thank you. I'd love to frame in my fridge but thats added $$.. someday I'll add that on. Where is your oven? I love the wall cabinets on both sides of the cooktop but I feel like since I have a small window on the left it would look unbalanced with just one. I can add one down the road I suppose if I want.

Ok, I switched the dishwasher to the other side. I prefer it that way anyway, just figured I should have my dishes in the one corner and the baking area in the other. But that's great.

The island is 6' wide so it should be ok for 3 stools but I could eke out a few extra inches as I have my walkways at 48"... with making them 45" the island could be 6 1/2" with extra room for the support posts. Extra seating is always needed over here!

I could see about adding a prep sink but I didn't feel my kitchen is big enough for one (and I can just see my husband rolling his eyes at it lol) But I'm definitely considering it.

I would love to have the wall ovens because I have small children and I'd love to have it off the floor out of their way, and easier than bending into.

Drawer microwave in island sounds great- I do want something the kids can use without climbing. I haven't seen one in real life so I don't want to be set on one, especially with the added cost.

The three windows are already framed in so the sink will have to stay put- though that does look nice. :)

My thought with having the fridge by the cooktop is the ease of removing things from the fridge, preparing on island, then cooking. Following the ice, water, stone, fire as recommended on here. (I should really have a prep sink according to that though)

I'd like the ovens closer but since you just put things in and take them out (not like stirring and whatnot on cooktop) I assumed it would be the best thing placed off to the side. Hmmm. more to think about.

Where is your oven?

My kitchen is long and narrow-ish and has four doorways, so my ovens are separated from the main end of the kitchen. It works, because I have a second island across from them for setting hot things down on quickly. I do wish they were closer to the vent hood.

Here is the link to my Kitchen Reveal and you'll be able to see the ovens.

I'm also in the "add a prep sink" camp. My partner was resistant, but now he is glad we have one. We have three kids in the house and it definitely helps make the kitchen flow more smoothly, not only for prepping, but for multiple tasks happening simultaneously.

We have the microwave drawer and it's fantastic. I feel it's safer for the kids, because it's drawer height and easier for them than it was when it was over the oven.

Finally had a chance to play with this.

Understand I personally prefer an L shaped layout as it gives you the easiest way in and out of a kitchen work zone and also gives you more room for extra hands to help. Plus in this layout it gives you an extra seat at the island if you want. I had almost this layout in my first house and I found it the most workable even without the prep sink. The only thing I didn't have in my first house was an island and yet it was still wonderful

My new kitchen is also an L shape except I do have a prep sink but that's more to keep DH out of my hair when I'm cooking or keep the junk off the sink after he cleans up after the dog. lol. For the second time in my life, I'm truly enjoying working in the kitchen because the layout is so perfect.

Ok here's my version.

I moved the fridge to the left of your sink and the dishwasher to the left. Stove and sink are in the same positions. No angled corner cabinets or uppers.

I moved the oven to the right of the cooktop and your storage to the right of that.

Because it's an L shape, you can have a larger island. This island gives you over 4' between island and perimeter on the left, 4' on the sink side and 3' between wall and island on the right.

This way your kitchen follows excellent flow from fridge to sink to prep to cooktop. And the island becomes a space for extra prep

Agree. Your first layout does NOT follow ice water stone fire; it would be a shame to compromise that when you don’t have to. Cpartist’s layout is great. If you want to keep the u shape, you can. Just make sure the fridge is on one side of the sink and stove on the other.

And NO to angled corner base cabinets. The angle causes it to be difficult to see the items in the lazy susan and get them out. It also makes the corner counter too deep to be useful. Do a super susan with a 90 degree corner.

Consider putting your dishes in an island drawer across from the DW. This makes unloading the DW a snap and it allows even the younger children to 1) reach plates and 2) unload the DW. My preschool aged granddaughter feels so grown up because she can choose her own bowl Her older brother can be roped into emptying the DW without having to stack dishes on the counter for someone else to put in the uppers. I never liked lifting heavy plates over my head, and now that I'm older, the drawer is even handier.

I would also make sure that the trash is on the other side of the sink from the DW. My SIL has one on the island and it's just not ideal. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Right next to the sink is perfect.

Agree with having a 90ª lower corner cabinet with a super susan. They hold a remarkable amount of small appliances, soup pots, crock pots, and odd ball things like woks and colanders.

I would consider reorienting the island like Cheryl's kitchen so that you have the long side of the island across from your cook top. That's what I did and love having the prep sink across from my range top. To the left of my prep sink I have a 36" four drawer base for spices and prep bowls, and to the right of the prep sink is an 18" double pull out trash with a drawer above for peelers, measuring cups, etc and then a double drawer base with the top drawer used as a chef's drawer for oils, vinegars and cooking wines. I used a 30" double ledge sink as my prep sink, and it has made a huge difference in keeping my counters clean. When making the fruit salad on Memorial Day, all the mess of cutting the watermelon and other fruit was contained in the sink. Truly wonderful. Here's the prep sink that I used. It was sold on Overstock under the Highpoint name, but is also marketed by Nantucket and a couple of other sink companies.

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If you make no other changes don't do a regular electric cooktop, use induction.

Or you could do drawers in the corner.

I've had a lot to think about- you all are too great! I've been pondering over different elements and still am not quite sure with a few things but I feel like I'm getting there!

Cheryl Hewitt- LOVE your kitchen! I'll be referring back to that for more ideas! <3

cpartist- thanks for the layout! I'm trying it out- no dish storage on that side of walls that way but I did switch the oven and fridge around and shortened the wall for allllmost an L shape. My island shape I'm playing with for more seating- love the idea of seating on two sides. The living room is to the northeast so I'd like to have options to sit both ways.

suzanne_sl I'm tall so I don't feel like I'd like dish drawers (not to mention I have small people that I need to keep anything breakable away from) I definitely have the kids plates and cups in drawers- I do that now and it's so nice that they can set the table themselves and get themselves a drink.

Still contemplating garbage placement. Seems super handy to have under prep area (island) but I have it by sink right now and it's awesome for scraping dishes.

I finally was able to check out a microwave drawer and it seems awesome- almost sold on one but again, I'm tall so it seems like I'm doing more bending than I might like. Awesome for kids and definitely takes care of the placement issue.

emilyam819 Decided no way on the angled base cupboards. Seemed nice but very true that it is a waste of counter space - its super deep! Still debating on angled upper- It would be used for regular dishes, definitely not with the multi-level super susan. Not a fan of the look. I kind of like the corner drawer look- cpartistI stumbled upon your kitchen reveal- your kitchen is amazing!!! <3 <3 The entire house is!

@wilson853 that prep sink is amazing- I love the cutting board right in it! Hubby said whatever I think is best - that looks downright necessary ;)

Note I only have one chair on other side- don't want sitting inside of kitchen area. Might make island deeper.

Ash, with five kids and hosting family dinners, I'd suggest installing two DWs. I have two now flanking my cleanup sink and regret that I didn't think of it in the last kitchen. Wish I had back all of the hours that I spent scrubbing those extra pots and pans! I have a 36" Whitehaven farm sink in a 39" sink base and got the under sink trash idea from the 2016 reveals of avatarwalt and nightowl. My double trash pullout is next to the prep sink as it is needed more there.

I have one comment after reading through. I wouldn't take away aisle space in the large kitchen in order to slide in one more chair at the island. You will need every bit of the 48" that these gurus recommend for aisle space in a large-ish kitchen. My family is fortunate to have that 48" space in our u-shaped kitchen, and the kids rarely use the stools (unless it's a weekend, and the TV is on, and they can see it from the kitchen). But even then, they simply would never sit elbow to elbow using all the stools. It just doesn't happen. They'd use that space one at a time. And family meals are at a table. And you will really enjoy those grand, wide aisles, when your kids are big. Or even when they're little.

wilson853 That sounds lovely.. I do run the DW sometimes twice a day but I don't know I can justify another one for the few times I have enough to fill it over again just for dinners. Also, sometimes we're super casual and bring out the fine paper plates lol!!

It would be nice and I would have room though... something else to add to the "if there's enough $$ leftover" list!

Mrs. S My kids are small (0-9) so HAVE to be where I am at all times- so I can see them being at the island while I'm cooking and "helping" me bake. I envision my island being awesome to have enough space for rolling out cookies with all of my little helpers gathered around. And I'm seeing that If I have the 48" on all sides my island can only be 6 feet... fits 3 stools but tightly. Hoping I can tuck the side ones underneath when not in use? Might look awful though :(