Hi qlder, how funny that we had the same dilemma a few months ago... when I said to interior designer that butler's sink was too small (and it was miniature :/ ) she too suggested we swapped sinks by putting the double in the butler's pantry and the butler's sink in the kitchen... initially I thought great idea, but then I realised the whole point of designing an open plan kitchen was so I could be part of the action while in the kitchen, most of which time I spend at the sink... another point to consider is that if you have kids/teenagers, they're not going to bother going around to the butler's pantry and will just dump their dirty dishes at the nearest available sink, then you end up taking them to the bigger sink... I have seen display homes with double sinks in butler's pantry but then so was the dishwasher, and I note from your post that your dishwasher's in the kitchen so it would make more sense to me to have the double sink there as well... in the end we kept the double sink in the kitchen (personal pref & for reasons stated above) but as the butler's sink was way too small, we upgraded to a bigger 'laundry trough size' sink for washing pots and pans etc in the butler's pantry

Thanks Jbantick and Pazz . I was hoping someone else had thought the same idea through..... Pazz you are right dream kitchens aren't always the most practical I suppose, especially with kids

Hi Marvin, we've been in our house for two years now and my update is the double sink should be wherever the dishwasher will be. Both of ours are the kitchen, but if I were to do it again, I would have both the dishwasher and double sink in the pantry, and a single sink in the kitchen.

We have a new kitchen going in next week and have opted for the big deep double sink and dishwasher in the pantry and a small single sink in the main kitchen. I love the idea that dirty dishes (and clean ones draining) will be out of sight of the open plan living area, and our main kitchen design meant any sink had to go either against a wall or on the island bench and I didn’t like either of those options. A small sink in the island will work for prepping veg, washing hands, drinks etc. I ummed and aahed over where to put the dishwasher, but as we will have a garbage disposal and compost bin in the pantry I’ve put the dishwasher there too. We have the plates storage in the main kitchen just outside the pantry door so within a step of the dishwasher - important to think about for unpacking. As you may have gathered, our butlers pantry is a good size and actually like a small second kitchen. But at the end of the day I don’t think there is a right or wrong - it’s about what works for your design plan and habits. Happy planning!