What is the narrow cabinet to the right of the DW? I'd have DW, sink, trash pull-out, MW drawer, in that order, right-to-left. Since you are doing custom cabinets, have as many drawer bases as possible. If you have the floor space, and the pantry door can be adjusted, make the drawers on the perimeter deeper than standard, for more counter space and storage.

Discussions--deeper drawers

Discussions--deeper counters

I prefer a trash pullout in the island also but do not believe there is enough space. The island is 9' long by 4' deep. We have sheetrocked (texturing happening tomorrow). Cabinetmaker came out and took final dimensions this week so that we knew exactly what we had to work with. Thoughts?

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If you use a 2" return panel for the DW, a 30" sink, an 18' trash pull-out, and a 24" MW cab, your cabinetry will add up to 98". Add 1" for a counter overhang on each short side, so 100". Are you planning columns on the enclosed sides? Would 4" columns be sufficient?

I agree with mama goose. I would be putting your trash in the island. Also because you are going custom you could ask them to make your trash pull extra deep and put two trash cans in, one for garbage and one for recycling.

If you are willing to move your microwave you could put your dishwasher on the left of your sink, then sink, then trash, you would also have space somewhere in there for another drawer bank. If you want to keep it all entered then you could do two smaller drawer banks on each side of everything. Based on the standard measurements that we use that will give you room for (from left to right) 10 1/2" drawer bank, 24" dishwasher, 36" sink base, 20" trash pull, 14 1/2" drawer bank. Or shifting everything one direction and having one 25" drawer bank. This allows for your counter overhang.

I would then move your microwave drawer to the far left of you wall run. This makes both the trash and microwave easily accessible to other members of your family without them having to enter the work space.

I did not think of having the microwave face the end of the island like that but it would not bother me. I am going to show the suggestions to my cabinet guy and see how it works out.

Any suggestions on the drawer layout for the range wall? The narrow drawers beside the range are supposed to be along this idea:

Would it look weird for their to just be the flat panel of wood I wonder on the island where the microwave would have faced before? Just thinking out loud. I sent it over to my cabinetmaker to get his thoughts on it.

Love that idea from mama goose. The flat panel on the front of the island won't be weird. I had that in my old kitchen. You will need outlets on both sides of the island. That's a perfect spot. On your range wall I would flank the pullouts with wide drawer bases so that you have space for your pots and pans, mixing bowls and colanders. We have a Rev a Shelf knife and utensil pullout on one side of our range top (love it) and on the other side there is a shallow drawer for pot holders with a deep drawer below for baking sheets, cooling racks, splatter screens and foil. When closed they look the same. Spices are in a drawer because they are easier for me to see. I would also recommend adding a drawer over your trash pullout for extra storage. No, its not icky. We store peelers, zester, can opener, and measuring cups and spoons there.

If you could scoot the MW to the left a bit, you could have a door to a shallow cabinet next to the trash pullout for spices and oils with a flat panel above for your outlet.

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I agree with wilson. If the flat side of the MW drawer bothers you, your cabinet maker can add trim and hardware to match the trash pull-out. Think about what fun that would be at a party--just tell a guest that you need something from the top left drawer on the island, and watch to see how long it takes him to figure it out. ;)

Again, the scale is not exact, but I'd use wider drawers between the hutch and range pull-out. Unless the cabinet under the hutch is planned for specific tall and/or heavy items, such as a stand mixer, I'd suggest drawers there, too--wide drawers can be divided for smaller items. It's good that the hutch has a drawer at the base, so you can set down a stack of plates and still open or close the cabinet doors.

Wilson's spice cabinet brings up another issue--I can't tell how the back of the island will be configured, but you need at least 15" overhang for comfortable seating at counter height. Will you have extra cabinets under the seating overhang or a pony wall for support?

@mama goose_gw zn6OH I was not planning on extra cabinets under the seating overhang, just the pony wall for support & for looks. Extra cabinets would be nice but I don't think it would work well with the seating. If I have to choose between comfortable seating or more cabinets under the island, the seating will win for us. The spice idea is neat but I agree that I'm not sure if it would work or not. I will keep it in mind though, for sure! I like the idea of the wider drawers. Suggestions on depths that are best? I like to store things vertically, when possible. It may not always be possible though.

And, good idea about framing the panel out by the microwave. lol!

@wilson853 Thank you for the suggestions! I'll see about the spice idea if there is any room in the design for it. Good to hear from someone who has the storage idea I had mentioned with the utensil bins. It seems like such a good use of storage because my utensil drawers get very messy fast, within 1 meal after organizing it. So, I though just put it vertically and not worry about it. lol! It should make my ocd self happier. I think.

I was very happy to get the utensil crocks and knife block off of my counters. There is also space on the bottom shelf. This particular pullout has four stainless bins and two knife sections, so I keep serrated knives in one and straight blades in the other.

If I do the off centered sink, is it better to keep the current layout or any changes. My husband is not sure about the off-centered sink so trying to consider all angles. I don’t feel like I would mind, I just do not know how common it is to have it not centered or if it will feel like a mistake. Thoughts?

I'd rather have a wider, more functional prep space, but if working at an off-center sink will drive your husband nuts every time he cooks or does dishes, then that needs to be taken into consideration.

@mama goose_gw zn6OH Thank you for the visual. I'm the main cook/cleaner in the house. I think it is more the visual aspect for him. I will show him this. I've seen it done in photos both ways but have only seen it centered in person, in homes I've toured. So, even I have had a hard time "seeing" it, so to speak. I can 100% see the function being great.

Would I then need to the drawers on the back wall, by the range on the right hand side, to also be the longer drawers to match or left as smaller drawers?

After accounting for the 'hutch' cabinet, which is 24" to match the upper, you have 48" on each side of the range? And that includes the narrow pull-out you'll have on each side of the range? My preference is for drawers to be no wider than 36-39", so that would probably work. Keep in mind that a wider drawer can be divided to organize smaller items, and that two smaller drawers would lose space to drawer glides.

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BTW, if the range is 48" wide, and you won't have cabinets against the hood to help contain the steam and grease plume, you might want to have the hood 6" wider than the range, to enlarge the capture area.