do not put an external ducted dryer in a cupboard unless you plan to replace the cupboard very soon after you discover the horrible wet mildewed, possibly dangerous, result...only the manufacturer should be able to advise about this option. I'm very happy with a condensor dryer that sits nicely under my 60cm deep counter and only has warm dry air vented out the front .. great for keeping the room warm and also helps with drying clothes on an overhead rack...Manufacturers of washers and dyers should have on line installation instructions and/or contact details so you can obtain written confirmation of sizes and amount of space needed and/or some condensor dryers and washing machines can be stacked so the under counter option wouldn't be necessary and any difference in depth not so obvious

depends what you plan to store in the base cabinets and what you expect to leave standing on the counter ...my kitchen includes the 700mm cabinets along the wall with wo, fridge & freezer lining up nicely and cooktop, wide drawers and 700deep by 1050 wide corner cabinet with the sink across the window and dw in the island...with a similar amount of space i chose a U shape, with smaller island and small walk in pantry and the extra width of the 700mm cabinets is taken off the island but, the doorways on your dining and family room walls will have a greater impact on the space available and it's always best to add scale sized furniture to your plans including a dining suite with chairs pulled out and space allowed for walking all around to make sure that the rooms suit your needs...this is my kitchen

Hi again watchedpoppy, most overhead cabinets are actually 300mm deep for ergonomic reasons; where they can sit 450mm above your bench. This allows a clear line of sight over the benchtop (and without hitting your head). In recent times manufacturers are making Undermount Range Hoods deeper and they need 450mm deep cabinets, but this is perfectly fine for a range hood cabinet because these deeper units need to be set around 700mm above your benchtop, and have a high cubic metre per minute m3/m extraction rate, where again ergonomically you still see your bench clearly and also do not hit your head on the cabinet. With this arrangement though we recommend that you do not step down the overhead cabinets next to the hood, but keep these also around 700mm above the benchtop like the photos here of a kitchen with a Falmec Undermount Hood that we made recently. Free standing Canopy hoods are set up with this same principal, have higher extraction rates and these usually protrude out even further at around 500mm deep. Hope this helps allay any concern. Regards; Malcolm

Your renovations are well underway, so after seeing the small floor plan and that the vanity is on an internal wall and you apparently still want the Shaving Cabinet. Having cavity brick walls I would get your brickie to remove a section of the brick wall so that the shaving cabinet can be recessed back into the cavity, this will overcome any concerns you have about bumping your head, this opening can then be patched along with other walls. I would take all of your photos and measurements to someone like Reece to pick a hand basin to fit,, I would also keep in mind that if say the width of the vanity is around 900 the shaving cabinet would match that width and you would end up with say 2 x 450 mirrored doors, which puts the mirror join in the middle and in your face when using the vanity. cheers