None of those things matters at all. 

Your DW should be on the other side of your sink though. That's the biggest issue.

You are way overthinking this ... unless you are going to spend the rest of your life standing in that one exact spot!

More importantly, how much isle space do you have between the perimeter and the island. Don't forget that ranges usually stick out quite a few inches past the counter edge.

The trash and DW are both 24” so that might be an easy fix, but why @anj_p?

I would have the sink centered in the island. If its a few feet to the side would be fine, but if its a few inches it looks like a mistake. It may be a constant reminder every time your in the kitchen.
I wouldn’t move island over that will be more noticeable.

I can’t tell from the photo which space is for the dishwasher and which is for the trash. To me, the best place for the dishwasher is where it would be most convenient to put the clean dishes and cutlery away.

Our range and sink are centred. I do like it. Lights are not, was an error, and I don’t notice

Someone asked about sink location. See yellow mark.
52” from sink to range.

Also there will be 14” overhang on the right side for barstools on side so sink isn’t exactly centered in island but more than it appears before quartz top

I don’t think you’ll notice with the top on, but do you really have room for a 14” overhang?

I thought the dw was too the left of the sink from the perspective of your photo. If it's to the right then it's fine. You want the dw outside of your work zone (space between sink, fridge and range).

My sink is offset in my island intentionally for function. People are too enamored with the beautiful kitchen to have issues with the sink location. Even if they did I wouldn't care one bit. I have 4.5 ft of glorious counter to one side and I'd never give that up.

If the sink and range are centered on the schematic, why did the contractor move them? If contractor error, contractor should correct for free to fulfill the contractural obligation. If there is good reason, such as something unexpected arose once walls or floors were opened that affected where the hood vent and sink plumbing had to go, contractor should explain the reason so you understand the problem and the solution. On the wall with 4 upper cabinets, it might be convenient to make the 4th cabinets the coffee bar, wine bar, or snack/beverage fridge area.

I agree. DWs can be on either side I have had both and never found one better than the other but the spao for it is how it functions best . As for the stools IMO you do not have space for stools there BTW

I prefer sink off center to have more counter prep space. Consider reducing side overhang to 10”.

I don't think I am the only one who is just wondering why and how this happened. It's concerning to me that they are paying so little attention to the drawings. If the same people are doing any more work for you I would keep a close eye on them. You can consider whether it will work for you, but if it were me and I really wanted them the way the drawing states, I would tell them to move them. This is really sloppy work - unless as @marylut said, there is some unforeseen structural reason this was done. If so, they should have told you about it the minute they noticed it, before they placed the cabinets.

@kandrewspa there is no good reason, it is the cabinet maker who didn't make the island to scale. I know that fixing things is always worth waiting for, but we are in a situation where we have to keep moving forward, so while I know he will fix it, thinking of easier fix. I think the solution is to move the island 4" to force the sink and range to line up. This helps create more space where I am going to have the barstools on the side.

The problem it creates, is the uppers and lowers to the left of the range then wouldn't line up with the island top. I am thinking that if I expand the doorway to the mudroom all the way to the cabinetry, it might seemingly make more sense to not have the island and counter tops line up???

@jackowskib I think it would be perfectly fine to reduce the side ovrhang to 10" to allow more walking space. Those side barstools will stay pushed in most the time, unless our family is using them to sit as a family of 4 and be able to face each other and not sit in a row staring in the oven!

@marylut total contractor mistake, and me just trying hard to get what we have to work. Sometimes, that doesn't work. But I'd actually like to move the island 4" to get more space on one side, so I am fine with that fix. Just need to decide if those 2 uppers and lowers to the left of the range then need to be re-built 4" longer, or does that even matter? See how that doorway is "scrunched" anyway? I could expand that doorway.

@Rachel Lee If I scoot the island 4", I'll have 46.5" on the left side. On the right side, if I scoot the island 4", plus have a 14" overhang, I'll then have 43"

I could make the side overhang 10", then have 47" of walking space, making the island almost perfectly centered on each side.

@ffpalms @anj_p If I am standing working at the sink, the DW is to my right. Trash is to my left. (reverse in the photo angle I posted)

Maybe where the pendants over the island will go, that will draw attention away from the misalignment on the left side?

Make sure your island seating is practical. For counter-height seating, the overhang should be 15” and for bar-height it should be 12”. From counter edge, the walkway should be 36” so a person can walk behind a seated person.

@marylut, thank you. I can definitely do 15", and then would still have 42" from counter edge to wall (but not with a person seated).

If I scoot the island 4" to align the sink, I can definitely fix those uppers/lowers across to add on the 4", I just don't know if that is really worth it, when other things will distract (like doorway, lighting, etc) from the misalignment.

I don't think I would have even noticed if the sink was not centred with the stove, and I can be kind of OCD about that kind of thing.

the best place for the dishwasher is where it would be most convenient to put the clean dishes and cutlery away.

I agree. go over there and "mime" loading and unloading it. my DW is in the worst spot--the dish storage drawer is in a weird place so I have to contort myself into uncomfortable positions to unload. the rest of the items are stored on the far end of the kitchen. it's one of those little things one might not think about when designing a kitchen, but it drives me crazy.

We started renovations on our quirky little house last August. We added pendants over the table and a solatube that line up with the small island with an induction range. We also installed the exhaust hood where there had previously only been pendants. the back wall of cabinets has some symmetry but is not centered on anything. It took about four months for my OCD to accept it! Now I don’t notice it at all except when I try to figure out what to do for a window treatment. No one has ever commented on it and the original contractor who also did the renovations could see no reason to rip it apart just to be symmetrical. My solution to the dishwasher being next to the laundry room door was to install a Fisher Paykel dish drawer. Can’t have everything!

Contractors don't just ignore drawings on a whim. If the installation doesn't match the drawings, there is probably a very good reason. And drawings aren't the end-all and be-all of construction either. Kinda like really strong suggestions.

If the DW is to the left of the sink (looking at the photo) then it's in the prep space, which means it can't be open while someone is prepping. If it's to the right, it can be open. Either for someone to do dishes while someone is prepping, or for the person cooking to load dishes they're finished with during prep. In the OP's kitchen the location of the dishes can be determined based on the location of the DW, and in her case there's more space for dishes on the right side anyway.

Cindylouhoog, your kitchen/dining is so inviting! I could hang there all day. I especially like that great big hutch, and the comfortable chairs. It’s all wonderful.

Thanks ffpalms! the furniture was all made by my late father about forty years ago. When we moved to this house in Arizona I painted everything and chose green for the hutch to break up all the black. Had to have comfortable chairs so my husband coud have his glass of wine while i cook!

Looks to me the island was built & placed to drawings from previous posts.

You mentioned you weren’t sure about window treatments.
I thought these or similar would look great. The green looks great next to the wood cabinets and ties in your green hutch. You can get stationary or up and down shades. I would recommend trying Home Depot and Lowes if those are by you.

T Ciardiello, your suggestion intrigues me, but your pictures didn’t appear. In the meantime, I ordered this fabric to make a faux Roman shade. I have some purple accents in the green hutch and will be adding more around the kitchen. I’d still love to see your ideas if you could send them. Thanks!

I can definitely send the pictures again, don’t know what I did there. Roman shades seem to work great for kitchen windows. I’ve gone the cheaper way (Home Depot) . There fine just less options. I’ve also gone the complete custom route. Choices galore.
Here’s some styles I’ve seen.

Exactly what I need! I should be able to use these as a pattern and whip up a few using different fabrics to change seasonally. Thanks so much!

Love your purple and green color combo! So versatile year round… yellow accents for Spring, white/cream accents for Summer, pumpkin/caramel accents for Fall, gold accents at Christmas, and lavender or ice blue for Winter.

I had absolutely no idea of what to do with this ugly house, but took a chance on buying it because of the views of surrounding mountains from inside, outside and on the rooftop deck, as well as it was not like any other house in the area. I spent countless hours on Houzz and Pinterest for ideas, especially paint colors for walls and furniture. These pictures show the kitchen before when it was also the previous owners living room. We enclosed the covered porch off the kitchen, added black iron Pinky’s double doors from the kitchen, huge windows and French doors, a/c and heat, an electric fireplace, painted every surface, metallic epoxied the concrete floor and it became our living room with another dining area with a spectacular view.

Before we did anything, while living in our travel trailer in the side yard, we hired a disaster crew to eliminate the cigarette smoke damage from the previous owner. Everything was covered with dripping nicotine. The first time we viewed the house I walked out, it was disgusting. It was no wonder the house was on the market for thirty days with no offers! But after doing much research, we found it could be eliminated. They scrubbed every surface, removed vents and cleaned ductwork. Then they set up an ozone generator for seven days, and an air scrubber and then the painters applied an oil based primer to everything paintable. Then we left it with the air scrubber running for a month to make sure there was no smoke odor before the painters applied two to four coats of paint. A year later it has no lingering odor of smoke. The neighbors can’t believe it’s the same house.

If renovating another house didn’t involve moving everything, I’d be onto another project right now! Houzz was an invaluable resource for everything we needed to do - right down to the last window treatment! Thanks everyone!

Wow, what a project, but it sounds like the views will make it all worth it and you can finally enjoy your clean and fresh home.