a photo and floor plan of the room with measurements available for the kitchen would help but, if i understand correctly your dilemma is to fit in a dishwaher and sink in a U shaped kitchen without wasting the corner space...the solution i used was to place the full size DW in the cabinets at right angles to the sink with all the pipes coming up through the floor with double sinks under the window ..see attached plan with measurements of each module .(i actually enlarged the corner cabinets and the space is well used for all my big appliances)

Given the state the kitchen in I was hesitant to put it on display. My intention is to remove the oversized existing sink and cook top. Also I hate the idea of the mixer plumbed into the wall and plan to have the copper pipes plumbed into the cabinets.

The previous owner of the house replaced the tap mixer and replaced the original tiles broken to gain access to the mixer in such a way to create an eyesore. He tiled the floor and installed that oversized Westinghouse cook top that is topped by black glass mounted over the counter top. He put new laminate on the counter tops and painted the cabinets. Everything that was done throughout the house appears slapdash.

The blind corner cabinet is like a standard cabinet that has a small section with a single door around 40mm for access. I have seen an expensive rack system pigeon holed into the cabinet. It slides in and out in 3 increments but I noticed that when retracted there is still plenty of inaccessible space behind it.

It isn't possible to fit a dishwasher under the bowl of a sink given the depth and also the plumbing underneath that as well. A 600 mm gap can accommodate the dishwasher and then off to the right there might be just enough space to fit the bowl of sink? I am so stuck into looking for a better idea I have seen what is called a diagonal corner. The problem I am considering is either making, or the costs of having the cabinet and counter top custom made?

Thanks oklouise,

I wish I had the room you have but I think around 1800mm is as long as I can make that peninsula section. I have these narrow drawers just under 400mm wide and really would like wider drawers. I am pretty happy with the corner cabinet next to the stove given the door and cabinet dimensions. The corner cabinet at the other end is pretty useless. Part of the problem is that the drainage is right in there. I am wondering if I can custom make cabinets myself if there is melamine, water resistant type board available?

A single dish drawer fisher and paykel might fit under the sink?

If you're happy with the corner cabinet near the stove, have you considered accessing the other corner space from the other side of the breakfast bar? I've seen cabinet doors or drawers built into the dining side of a breakfast bar and they look a really effective use of space.

Yes, thank you for that. I have thought about that without having seen it in practice. Then I saw an actual example from my neighbour who has a smaller version of the same layout I have. This was only several days ago after I created my post. It is an awesome, practical idea. At this stage I am pretty convinced to do it that way. It's still not clear cut as to fitting the sink and the dishwasher into the tight space. The dishwasjer will end up in the middle space while a sink will be set into the corner.

This looks like the kitchen that I used to have. I put a sink with only one drainer, so the bowl was on the end. I out it as close to the corner cabinet as possible. In fact it encroached slightly into the corner cabinet. Then the dishwasher fitter under the drainer. Look at sink brochures as some sinks bowls are different sizes and some have more size front to back rather than sideways.

not sure you are into this but my neighbour put the sink in the corner so she could accommodate the dishwasher where the sink was. It might be worth a think about.

I have seen examples of a diagonal corner cabinets that I think are custom made. Also dealing with the issue of the counter would be a challenge as well. So although I think that is great, there are obstacles which I think will cost. Also I am not sure about the idea of facing into the corner? At this stage I think a blind corner cabinet with a back door seems like the best bet. The problem I find now is that the wall ends at 2,350mm in ahead of which opens as a bay window. So I'm not sure what to do about that cabinet sticking out 50mm from where the wall turns out? This is all really driving me nuts.

After taking a while thinking about your proposition the biggest problem with that is not having a cabinet with large drawers. I think there are other interesting ideas I can appreciate from your photos apart from my primary dilemma. The area alongside the cook top isn't used for it's intended purpose as a work bench. We simply have our appliances set there and this gives me food for thought as a pantry next to my stove. I would like to have cabinets above my fridge too, I use the top of the fridge for bread, cereal, etc. It gets dirty and things fall behind the fridge. Lastly I think the position of my fridge is impractical and better placed at the other end of where we have foot traffic.