Here is the old kitchen ; dishwasher next to stove

Thank you Lorraine! I cannot move to the left of the sink bc there is not enough room. I will have no cabinets on this wall … just the stove hood. I attached the bigger picture.

Your photo shows that you absolutely have room for a DW on the left side of the sink (assuming the sink is staying in the same place?) I know you're used to having it this way now, but once you prep a meal without a DW in the middle, you'll wonder how you ever managed. The point of a remodel is to improve function, not repeat aspects that made it less than ideal in the first place.

If you give us a 2D (overhead view) of the proposed layout, with measurements, we can better see if there is a good solution.

Are you going to have cabinets on the wall that is perpendicular to the sink wall? If so, I would move the range over there. Are you keeping the peninsula? It would be helpful to see the whole plan. And a shot of the exterior where the existing vent is.

There are way better layouts to be had than the one you have.

There are caps that can close an old chimney vent. These are used when people move dryers or kitchen hoods. However, if you have been told that you may need to use plywood and then foam and siding on top of that, it may be because a cap can not close it off.

My big advice is to measure your space. Even if you have to scribble this on a napkin. Every nook and cranny, every measurement. Height, depth, width, floor to ceiling. walls, distance to doors, windows and walls...

Take a photo of this measured space and upload for all the great designers and creative people to help you come up with an even better plan to make your new kitchen wonderful.

Thank you all! The stove will stay on that wall bc it can be vented to outside. I am not quite sure about gaining prep space if I move the dishwasher. The counter space will remain the same. I have corner cabinet left to sink … so I am not sure where would be the space for the dishwasher. I will load the plans from one kitchen place as soon as I get home. I am still waiting for the designer plans from the designer who insists on moving the stove to the right.

The space doesn't change (moving the DW), but you no longer have a busy appliance in the middle of your busy primary prep area. We load the DW as we're cooking, so it's nice to just leave the DW open for a while as we're generating dirty dishes.

I was under the impression that your cabinets were being replaced (including the corner), which is why I thought you could swap the DW.

Here are the 2 designs (2 different cabinet places) one with the cabinet between stove and dishwasher and one without.

I don't think I'd spend $$$ to get that cabinet in there -- honestly the big drawers in the second drawing are invaluable for corralling your cookware, storage stuff, and so forth. Two smaller stacks don't add up.

Thank you!

Post a to scale floor plan here on graph paper all measurements clearly marked and you will get real KD help from pros not cabinet sales people . Post here in jpeg format in a comment DO NOT start another post .

Hi Patricia, the design came from the designers … not cabinet sales person… I don’t have graph measurements. I measured myself ; the shorter wall with the fridge is 104” long, 96” tall and the ‘lip’ sticks out 24”. The long wall where the stove is 166” long. There is enough room (44”) to walk around the island.

That is your prime prep space! i would definitely want more than 24”, so i would move it. it really shouldn’t cost to much and they should be able to cap old one i would think. too bad about dw but at least you are used to it there!