Kitchen Layout Feedback

[Calvin Kwan]

Hey guys,

I'm in the process of renovating my rental unit.  It's a  4bd/2 bath split level in North Oakland.  The kitchen is pretty small, but I'm trying to avoid any structural changes since it's a rental (I won't be living there).  I won't blowing out walls to make it larger.

Here's a preliminary layout of the proposed kitchen.  The sink cabinet will need to stay, since it's under the window.  My main issue is that the dishwasher isn't close to the sink.  I can move it to the 24" box left of the sink, but it will feel pretty congested w/ appliances.  I'm afraid I won't be able to access the oven if the dishwasher door is open, and vice versa.  Leaving the DW where it is feels like there's more room to operate.

What do you think?  Any helpful advice?  The model is to scale.

Thanks,
Calvin

Option A

Option B

[Patrick Liska]

@Zach Romashko FYI, door swings can be changed on refrigerators. I see a lot of people are agreeing with the line of site, one thing to remember in a kitchen is functionality, have your tenants use the beginning layout and see how fast your doors and draws get messed up, they wont look new after a year. plus you are gaining another foot of counter space with my layout and it is easier to work around in the kitchen. besides, this is a rental. 

and NO i am not offended by the opinions, just pointing out things to consider when laying out a kitchen, what ever you decide to do, i'm sure it will look nice.