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Dishwasher and other appliances placement in a new kitchen

last year

I'm working on a plan for a new 24'x28' two story house for me and my husband.
The plan shown is the first floor.
I want a kitchen with a peninsula as I liked eating at an island in my previous houses.
I also want to use the peninsula for prep so I put the stove next to it. I find it convenient having a stove right next to a prep area. We cook meals a lot and preserve many veggies and fruits.
The thing is that I don't want to put a dishwasher next to the sink because I won't have much cabinet space on that wall due to the fridge and the window. I need upper cabinets to put away clean dishes from the dishwasher. So I put the dishwasher next to the stove.
Does anybody have a dishwasher a bit away from the sink like my plan? I'm not too worried about plumbing. I'm just worried if it'll be too inconvenient to move dirty dishes from the sink to the dishwasher after I rinse them.
Also I'd like advice on the plan.
FYI, I'll put two freezers and one mini fridge in the room at the bottom right which is my pantry/hobby room.
Thank you.

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Lila S
last year
When the dishwasher door is open, you will have no place to stand at the sink. Flip the sink and the stove for sure. Also 3 feet clearance between the end of the peninsula and the cabinets is not enough clearance. Believe me after you finish these walls you will end up with 2.6 feet. That pantry is really huge, you can have a beautiful good size kitchen if you get rid of that pantry.
emilyam819
last year
Definitely get the DW between the sink and refrigerator. You also need to leave space between the refrigerator and the wall for filler or else the refrigerator won’t be able to ipen.
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I would make the sink off-center, and take the 15" for unloading the DW. I stand in a little less space than that, and while I wish I had more, it works. Even my husband, who was a big guy, was able to stand in that space and unload the DW. If you keep dishes in uppers to the right, you won't be able to load directly to them if the DW is in the corner. Can you store the dishes in drawers on the end of the peninsula? Then it would be easier to unload the DW, and easier for your family members to get a plate, or gather dishes to set the table, without coming too far into your work space. GW discussions--dishes in drawers NKBA's rec for DW placement--Rule #13
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emilyam819
last year
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Julia L
Original Author
last year
Thank you so much Lila and Emily! Really good points. I'll look into ways to putting the dishwasher next to the sink and a filler between the fridge and the wall.
Julia L
Original Author
last year
I'll probably reduce the size of the pantry room. Then the clearance between the end of peninsula and the cabinets will get wider.
theresa21
last year
Maybe you can move the fridge to the third wall and the DW to the right of the sink. Fridges in corners are problematic and DWs placed on an perpendicular wall are also a problem.
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Original Author
last year
I'm thinking of sort of recreating my old kitchen in the new house but I can't figure out the measurements.

In my old kitchen I had a corner cabinet, sink, filler cabinet, dishwasher, French door fridge and a wall pantry cabinet on 13 foot wall shown in the picture and the floor plan.

But when I recreate it on paper I don't have space for the filler.

Corner cabinet 3

Sink 3

Dishwasher 2

Fridge 3

Wall cabinet 2

These already make 13 feet.

Can anybody help me figure out how to put a one foot filler cabinet between the dishwasher and the sink?
Julia L
Original Author
last year
Maybe the sink was 2.5 feet and the wall pantry cabinet was 1.5 feet wide in my old kitchen?

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