Hi bigreader. That is the major part of it, but also a wall oven, and a dishwasher. The dining room is right beside the kitchen and all open plan. Am renovating all the house and I like the modern and minimalist look.

my suggestion inlcude the existing positions for plumbing and hopefully reusing existing sink, moving the cooktop to allow for a range hood and wall cabinets, adding a stacked wall oven and microwave with a central appliance cabinet and keeping the fridge position will save some space and adding a freestanding island bench or trolley...the tool bench from Bunnings could be an interesting addition to a modern kitchen, with or without a timber counter and is an ideal size for limited space...with more precise measurements you should be able to try the various flatpac kitchen planners

Hi there, The measurements were a bit unclear, but I suggest leaving sink and cooktop insitu, moving the sink across to allow for the DW next to the door into the kitchen, I couldn't get my old program to move the cabinet I will have another look later when I have more time.

I notice that you mention a wall oven which I haven't included as I had in under the cooktop. I have positioned a Microwave cabinet next to the fridge which can be changed to a wall oven cabinet, I will do it and show.

Because the kitchen is so narrow I suggest a wall of 400 mm pantry cabinets for good storage and keeping the lines simple.

I have also shown the fridge and cabinets built in with a plinth across the top of them which shows it up to the ceiling. The 2 m Island could be made up of large draws etc. colours and door style is up to you.

The thoroughfare through the kitchen is kept simple when entering walking past the narrow pantry is easy and safe, no hot ovens etc to manouver.

The island makes using the kitchen a boon it's also a barrier between children and the working parts of a kitchen.cheers

With wall oven and simple doors, if that wall isn't long enough the
wall oven and fridge could be moved back towards the window cheers

Hi Anne

the first thing you should ask yourself is how do I intend to use the kitchen? Having an island is all the trend, but if it makes using the kitchen awkward for you then it may not be a great idea. An island running down the centre could work well and I would possibly move the sink along the same run as the cooktop and not continue the cabinetry around that corner. Is your house on a slab? If not, it might be worthwhile moving the sink to the other end, closer the dining room. Is the rear door to outside? Can you do without that one and utilise the space a little more? Is this a major thoroughfare? A couple of questions to get the mind thinking.

only read about it and planning to use one ourselves...think of it as as pantry, cutlery, crockery storage so think it will be great but only seen a red one and think we'll paint ours (with spray enamel?)..but main attraction is the size (with wheels removed?) in your narrow space btw what are the precise dimensions of the whole room inlcuding the dining room and kitchen, including all windows and doors, are you planning flatpac or custom kitchen and what furniture will be in the space?

Hi Liz & OK we used one of Bunnings trolleys in a holiday Villa we used to have, when it was inside it was either against the wall or sideways as an island bench to sit up to. When we had BBQ's on the Deck it was wheeled outside, wheels are lockable, we kept 3 black storage boxes under for empties and rubbish/storage.

Great ideas oklouise. The dimensions are 5.480 by 3.220 at the widest. Where the door to outside is, the width is only 2.795. We are using a cabinet maker and so perhaps they can also custom build the island to those dimensions. I like the idea of moving the stove along and having a range hood.

Hi Gem'ApelleDesigns. The rear door is to the outside. The house is on a slab. I think the current layout closes the rooms whereas an island would make it feel more open and perhaps spacious.

Hi siriuskey. I have to admit that layout looks great and may be ideal. There is just enough room for the fridge and the wall oven tower between the windows. By making the wall of cabinets only 400 deep, it looks as though an island bench will fit. What are the dimensions of the island bench in your drawings?

Hi Anne, I've worked on 600 x 2000 for island, this could have sit up at the end.

Seeing that you are doind a full reno, I have played with replacing a window with a glass splash back and placing the cooktop next to it. In this layout you would swap the sink and cooktop, which I think works better for the dishwasher placement. I like to keep tall bulky items together, ie: fridge and wall ovens.

400 mm pantries are great much easier to find stuff cheers

Hi siriuskey. Great idea. What is the minimum space you would recommend between the island and the benches?

Hi Anne, going off the measurements on your drawing I have the width from pantry wall to suggested oven wall @ 3600, that's the important part. My drawing is approx 3525?

spot on. cheers

Sorry Anne which measurement is correct, I have 400m pantries, Island 600mm and sink 600,,, try to have 1m between benches

The 3525 width is correct which must mean that the distance between the benches is about 962.

which benches are 3525 apart?? unfortunately, there is a discrepancy in the measurements..the original plan shows a width of 3600 with a recess next to the fridge of 770 but later message says the whole room is 5480 x 3220 wide and 2795 wide near the back door so there can't be a proper walkaway on either side of a central island as originally suggested but where are the other doors and wall openings into the dining area and where are the laundry and bathrooms as there may be other options to consider???

Hi Anne, Yes that would be correct, I try for approx 1m between benches in small spaces but not totally necessary & 1.1 in bigger.

The pantries being 400m x 800mm have 400mm doors so don't take up much opening space.

Same with the island, if you use drawers it makes the space work better than having doors, also F&P dish drawer dish washers a great in all spaces.

Does the dining open into a living room? and the single door into the kitchen, is that external?

Hi Anne, just another possible idea, It appears that I have shown your kitchen space longer than it is. Anyway your cabinet maker will sort that out cheers

Hi oklouise. Sorry about the confusion on the dimensions. My error was that I measured the width from the cupboards instead of from the wall.

So, wall to wall in the widest part is 3565 and then narrower where the door to the outside is. The entire room is 5480 long but this includes the dining area as well. The dining opens out to the living area.

relieved to learn that the dimensions are correct but think that the bulky fridge left in the original position will allow more space for the cooktop and range hood on the outside wall and ask your cabinet maker about 45cm corner doors to a custom sized corner cabinet that give will allow much better access to the corner cabinet than the standard 30cm doors to a 90cm corner cabinet ....all the other cabinets and drawers should be easy standard sizes with the freestanding island left until after the kitchen is finsihed to decide what feels like the best size to suit

Hi Anne, It is a very small kitchen dining, as the living room opens off the current dining space are you able to draw or just give the size of the living room with doors and windows marked?