Tried to give you a couple of different angles:

My current kitchen is set up that way. I like it quite a bit. I don't have a big amount of space in between the two, there is a double trash pull out and a small drawer stack. I do most of my prep and real work on the large island which is behind.

Here are a few...
~boxerpups

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Kitchen Designer

Sotheby

Cabinet Solutions

Erik Schjeide Custom Wood

Kitchen Backsplash

South Point

Laminate

Arrigoni

Kitchen Lab Chicago

William Hefner Open Kitchen Concealed

Nothing beats Boxerpups's pictures, so I'll just add that I love having my big sink right by the stove. I have 28-30" between.

beachbum, your kitchen is gorgeous! I love the cabinet colors and your layout.

This worked great for us in our last house:

I don't have any photos to share, but I did have this type of layout in my last kitchen and loved it. I am rebuilding my house right now and am going to do the same type of layout again.

I'll share mine though it doesn't give a different visual than boxerpup's great pics. (That Chicago Lab kitchen was in one of the Houzz ideabooks today... I think the one on pendants that segbrown posted about.)

If I didn't have the prep sink right behind the range, I'd want to switch my sink and DW and move them to the right a little.

Thanks Marcy96. I really love it too. :) But now that we are moving I wish I would have gone with something a bit more geared to resell. HA HA.

Jenswrens - I apologize for going off topic, but I had a question I want to ask you and was searching for you! I love the way you designed your Minnesota kitchen - you fit so much so well in a small area - it is lovely. One practical question - I am going to place my range at the end of a counter run, next to a door leading to the dining room. You had a similiar situation, and had a 6" counter between the range and doorway. Did you find that to be enough, or did you wish you had a little more? (other side is not long, just as you had). Thank you!

Hi blueberryisland,

Thank you! I loved my MN kitchen - everything was so efficient! I really miss that kitchen. I found that the space to the right of the stove was sufficient because I never really put anything there anyway, other than resting a spoon there or setting down a jar of spice or oil or something. It would even hold a dinner plate fine temporarily as I'd slide something out of the pan and onto the plate and then move right into the DR (as I said - super efficient layout!). The counter next to the fridge was close enough to the range that it often acted as a staging area when I needed it (i.e., take stuff out of fridge, land them on adjacent counter, move directly over to stove, etc, or used as a plating area for more than one plate).

It also was plenty of buffer between the range and doorway - never had an issue worrying about safety, etc. If you have the room, sure, a little wider would probably be better, but I didn't have an inch to spare. And honestly, I never once noticed any deficiency with that little counter, and I really liked the angled shallow cab beneath it. Here's a pic showing a casserole dish and a full-size Pyrex mixing bowl sitting there - plenty of room. Good luck with your new kitchen!

Here is a link that might be useful: Minnesota Kitchen

Great pictures! More for the inspiration file.

I have this same configuration. Similar to BeachBum's, whose kitchen I've never seen before.

Thanks for posting!
Kathe

Boxerpups - you are so great!

Thank you for such a thorough answer, Jenswrens - very helpful! I saw your kitchen on FKB, so had looked through every photo in that album! I may be able to go to 9" for the counter to the right of the range, but that is max -- I am watching every inch too. No matter what, I am going to use your idea of angling the counter there - it was a great idea.