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I don't have space for a dish drying rack so we either: (a) use the dishwasher or (b) my husband puts them in various places to try, which I don't like. So I think for Christmas he is getting one of those towel things or drying mats that he can lay out and then roll back up.
I have same setup you're describing and a large single-bowl sink.
I don't like dish-drainers personally. I have a couple of drying "mats" (you can find them near the dishtowels just about anywhere these days) that I use for hand-washed things. I set them there while washing, and let them drip for a bit and then towel-dry and put away. Same concept as setting them on a dishtowel, only it's more absorbent.
I don't have space for a dish drying rack so we either: (a) use the dishwasher or (b) my husband puts them in various places to try, which I don't like. So I think for Christmas he is getting one of those towel things or drying mats that he can lay out and then roll back up.
So this thread inspired me to buy my husband two roll-up dish drying things---one that's cloth (washable) and that he could put out on the counter and the other that you put over the sink that's sort of like this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016FL3RY8?psc=1
I have a good man. He lets me buy him things from "Domestic Corner" (name of the business) without complaining.
"Do you keep a dish drying rack on a kitchen island with sink?"
No and I never have. I store my folding dish rack in a bottom cabinet near the sink when not in use. I wash and dry my dishes at the same time. (I also have never owned a dishwasher.) Personally, I think keeping a dish rack on the counter or island is tacky, looks like clutter, and therefore is not a part of my decorating scheme.
You could get a new sink -- I just saw this as the Kohler showroom. The one I saw has that "farmhouse style" front apron has a slick angled interior edge that supports a variety of custom accessories: K-8669-4A2 | Riverby Top-Mount Double-Bowl Sink | KOHLER
Is it too late to reconsider putting the main sink in the island? There's a reason such a setup is not very common.
I love having my sink in the island. If it wasn't in the island, I would be staring at a blank wall instead of facing out into the rest of the great room where I can look out the window, talk to other people, watch TV. Wouldn't want it any other way!
I love having my sink in the island. If it wasn't in the island, I would be staring at a blank wall instead of facing out into the rest of the great room where I can look out the window, talk to other people, watch TV. Wouldn't want it any other way!
Ditto.. Except my sink is on a peninsula overlooking the great room.
I love having my sink in the island. If it wasn't in the island, I would be staring at a blank wall instead of facing out into the rest of the great room where I can look out the window, talk to other people, watch TV. Wouldn't want it any other way!
The beauty of a new build is you can put sinks in front of windows.
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