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Help please with small kitchen layout

11 years ago

I have been staring at this design for longer than I care to say, and we are finally ready to implement. The biggest challenge is where to put the DW. I really would like to keep the 33" corner lazy susans. The only way we could swing it was to put the DW on the fridge wall, kittycorner to the sink. This is not ideal for loading/unloading. Does anyone else load from the front, not from the side. Will this work?


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  • 11 years ago

    Just a little more info... The range side of the kitchen is in the direct sight line of the front door (small house!) so we are trying to keep that side uncluttered. I would rather not see the refrigerator on that wall from the front door. I also do not want to move the fridge/pantry unit down to the end of the fridge wall run because that is almost directly in front of the front door as you walk in. I am grateful for any advice and ideas! I am open to ideas including being talked out of the lazy susans in the lower corners. I just feel like we have been looking at it so long, we can't think about it in a new way.

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago


    My dishwasher is around the corner as yours is planned. I have a narrower kitchen than yours so I don't have the cabinet space to the left as you do. I have had it like that for more than 25 years and have never felt like it was difficult to use - or perhaps I'm just used to it. However, many will pooh-pooh the arrangement.

    kimberlysd thanked blfenton
  • 11 years ago

    Do a search on easy reach upper corner cabinets. The angled uppers you have drawn will loom in your face and make the kitchen feel smaller.

    The dishwasher arrangement should be fine.

    kimberlysd thanked nancyjwb
  • 11 years ago

    You kept the DW out of the prep zone between sink and range. Bravo! If you have room to stand at the sink and load the DW, then I think your DW placement is just fine. I think your layout looks quite functional. And I'm a bit of a DW Nazi, lol.

    I see you have a side-by-side fridge in your drawing. Do you already have one and are continuing to use it? If not, you might not want to buy one. They don't get a lot of love here due to how narrow the fridge interior is which limits putting in things like a bigger tray of food for entertaining, a big turkey, etc. Just something to think about and do some more research on if you're buying new.

    kimberlysd thanked funkycamper