Cape Breton Appliances

To open this kitchen we moved the refrigerator to the pantry (entered through the opening to the right of the original refrigerator), built the ovens into a wall, and shifted the cooktop to the new island.  This made sense because there was now enough counterspace for all food preparation, all foods (both room temp, canned  and chilled) were stored together (in the pantry) and the kitchen proper held all the kitchen tools.  The new space became way more chef-friendly, and guest-friendly, than the previous kitchen.  And who cares what the refrigerator looks like if it's in a pantry?  It only matters in the primary kitchen area.

Right now this cottage has no dishwasher. In a cottage that is rarely used, with (evilly bad) well-water, a dishwasher that doesn't break down is a pipe dream. It's counterintuitive, but ice-makers or dishwashers that are rarely used break more frequently that those that are used daily or weekly.  And those that have to deal with bad water will break down even more frequently.  

But while a dishwasher isn't a good addition to this kitchen at this time, it will be a great addition once the cottage is more regularly used.  Dishwashers use much less water than hand-washing, and for a cottage with well water (meaning potentially scarce water resources) a dishwasher could be a well-and-water saver.  So the designer pre-planned for a potential swap out of  a cabinet for a dishwasher:  the cabinets to the right and left of the sink base are both 24" wide with separate side-panels: this means a dishwasher can be easily installed whenever the owners want to do this. For people who have to create their dream-kitchens in stages, this type of planning can  mean the difference between an easy future modification or one that becomes   prohibitively expensive.

Always, always, think ahead.  And always dream about the kitchen you eventually want, not just what you can initially afford.