Where to put kitchen sink?

[Negar P.]

Hi all,

We are remodelling a kitchen in a single level 2250 sqft house in California. The current kitchen layout is L shaped and has an island (3x6), in the center. The kitchen sink and the dishwasher are in this island and if you stand behind the sink you will be facing the living room and will be seeing a view from the living room windows (multiple big windows). All other appliances are located in the wall behind you (14 ft wall). And more cabinets are on the wall on your right side (this is the small wall of the L). There are no windows on any of these walls.

For the new layout, I wonder if we should keep the sink and the dishwasher in the island or move them to the wall on the right side? If we move them we will have a big one piece island but the sink will be facing a wall.

Which way is more desirable for future buyers or renters? One big piece island or sink facing the living room windows.

Please also consider that it won't cost us extra to move the sink and dishwasher, so money-wise both layouts will be the same.

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This is one of those design decisions that's not necessarily going to dramatically make or break the value of the house. I've seen both ways - the sink on the island, and the sink against the wall. I personally prefer there to be window if the sink is going to be against a wall, but I've also seen it done well without a window. @Patricia Steiner has some fantastic advice about searching for new construction/top-priced homes in your area for ideas. The more area and price specific you can be with your search, the better. Getting an idea of what people are looking for in your specific market is one of the best things you can do.