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Kitchen layouts that actually work

Work triangles, island clearances, and storage planning that survives real life.

November 6, 20258 min readDeWitt Lumber

A beautiful kitchen with a bad walkway is a bad kitchen. Start with clearances, then style.

  • 42 inches minimum between an island and perimeter cabinets
  • 48 inches if two people cook at once
  • Landing space on both sides of the range and sink
  • Trash, dish storage, and prep space within a step of each other

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