IMO this is a kitchen and above all else it needs to function get a nice looking toaster oven and blender and leave them where you use them I hate appliance garages they take up useful counter space and you do have a pantry so use it to hide those if you want when you entertain. Personally I do not mind seeing stuff that is used daily out on the counter , I do however hate clutter on my counter so if it is not used daily it is put away. I think it is not good to have blind corners in a kitchen especially a small one . I also do not like open shelves they are a dust and grease magnet and unless you are super tidy they always look messy, that would bug me more than the appliances on the counter for sure.

I wouldn't put a toaster oven in an appliance garage - sooner or later, someone is going to just use it in there instead of pulling it out, which is a fire waiting to happen....

I had one in a house one time. I loved it. I could put the toaster and blender away when not in use. Mine was like a roll top desk. It did not take up counter space, as it was placed under the upper cabinets, where they would have gone anyway. They just had a cover over them. Make sure you get an outlet inside the garage. If you place one in a blind corner, at least you're getting some good use out that space, where usually you couldn't reach anything in there.

I agree, appliance garages seem like a good idea but take a lot of counter space. Get good looking appliances from a company like Recolte and show them off. Something like a toaster, blender or toaster oven has to be taken out of the garage to be used and then put away. If you really don't want it on the counter, have a deep drawer where you put them away after cool down and use.

Leave out the ones you use everyday.

Get one with a roll-out tray, which must be pulled out to expose the toast slots. I keep a collage of appliance garage pics on my desk top. The top left pic is of GW member huango's kitchen. The bottom row is Ikea:

If your DW is in the corner of the peninsula, be aware that when the door is open you won't be able to pull out the trash/recycling bins, and probably won't be able to reach the shelves to the right--if that's where you plan to keep dishes.

It's difficult to critique a kitchen and offer alternatives without a measured overhead view. What is beyond the door by the fridge? If that's just garage/mudroom entry I'd want the fridge closer to the dining and living areas, so no one has to walk through the work zones to access it.

A couple questions:

- is the door at the back of your kitchen commonly used? If it is, you'd do better to move your peninsula to the stove side of the room so the traffic can go in a straight line.

- where will you be eating? If it's just outside your kitchen, then put the fridge towards the eating side of the room so that the cook doesn't trip over people looking for a drink.

In my opinion, a space this small would be better as a galley kitchen with maybe a shallow pantry. This is how I'd lay it out. Yes, you'll have less storage than you originally planned. But that storage will work better and be where you use it.

will toaster oven fit in pantry? I added pantry to nook where I think washer and dryer were at some point and did have an outlet. Can you have an outlet put in pantry? I love having my toaster oven and coffee pot and grinder out of sight.