"New" kitchen.

A plan drawing would be helpful. Unfortunately, there are quite strict rules regarding kitchen appliances as most of them mix electricity with water. Add to that metric measurements when replacing imperial sized appliances and indeed it can be very difficult.

Thats all well and good Franbern, if you want to renew all your kitchen.

All I want is new appliances, not cupboards, and everything is in the right place.

Trying to get someone to renew appliances without taking apart my whole kitchen (which is very well designed) is just impossible.

When I had my small kitchen re-done, I first listed exactly what it was important for me to have in there. I also had the door to the kitchen changed to a sliding one, which did free up space.
Had lots of alterations to plumbing and electricity. Moved my one and half sink from along a side wall to go under the window. Had the electricity for oven changed to other side of that door. Previously it had been just as you came into the kitchen, now my freestanding fridge/freezer stands there and my double oven unit tucked away in the opposite corner.
I had always wanted and now have a full height pull out larder unit. ALso a small under the counter pull out unit in a narrow space, keeps all my condiments and spices, etc in easy to get to area. Have those wonderful kidney units fitted for corner cabinets, they take so much and all so easily accessible.
Have kept my freestanding washing machine and narrow dishwasher. Combi=microwave is in the space for the second oven in unit. (Tumble dryer is kept in spare bedroom). Good sized drawers under Induction hobs for cutlery and pots and pans, etc, plus one other set of drawers.

I think the thing to do is two-fold.
1. Make a list of things you must have and would like in the kitchen, with sizes where known.
2. Make an accurate to size plan of your kitchen showing window, door, boiler. Have a few copies of this and then go round kitchen showrooms with this,so that the salesmen there can start to work out how to design your kitchen. Do remember sinks, etc can be moved.

I've got a small 1930s kitchen, with a dishwasher below the draining board and a washing machine under the kitchen worktop. The fridge/freezer is a fairly small one. All appliances, including the cooker, are free standing. I've attached a layout plan.
What made the difference was putting the boiler in the bathroom above the basin. A plumber friend said you can put them just about anywhere now. You might have to be quite assertive as installers will want to put it where is easiest for them.
What might work is making a mock-up of the kitchen floorplate and the various items to scale out of paper and moving then around until they fit. It's quicker and more intuitive than using computers. Best of luck!

It might be that, with a kitchen that small and so many fixed items, that there simply isn't any satisfactory layout, only the one with the defects that bother you least.

We bit the bullet and had our kitchen redesigned ……. the original sink wasn’t under the window and that wall was just empty space. The sink and drainer are now under the window, new plumbing installed behind the cupboard backs to facilitate the sink move and the corner cupboards have those kidney shelves in so no reaching into tight corners for pans etc. Well worth it and it is guaranteed for 25 years.

You could try drawing your floor space on paper and marking in the window, plumbing, boiler etc. Then cut out pieces of paper to represent your appliances to the same scale and move them around till they fit and work ergonomically - remember the cooker/sink/fridge triangle. It is a small space though!

Norah

Perhaps it may help us if you draw the 7x10 rectangle.

Then add door, cooker, fridge freezer, gas boiler positions.

Attach a file here, people can comment.

I was going to say this too!

I have a small kitchen too. I had a similar problem earlier this year when trying to get replacement appliances- including a new dishwasher to go in a small cupboard space, which no one will fit as there isn't an existign dishwasher there.

I simply can't afford the prices I was quoted- so I'm still here trying to cope in a kitchen where there are no fully functioning appliances (except my washing machine, which I bought and had fitted) I have no functioning lights, dodgy sockets and a damaged floor with torn and discoloured vinyl. I am not looking forward to dealing with this useless kitched for another winter...
It's a nightmare so you have my sympathy...

I didn't list washer and sink. Add those in the drawing as well.

Perhaps it may help us if you draw the 7x10 rectangle.

Then add door, cooker, fridge freezer, gas boiler positions.

Attach a file here, people can comment.

That’s a small space. Could the washing machine go elsewhere?