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[quote=Anonymous]Getting new custom cabinets, countertops, appliances. One of final decisions is what to do about microwave (it’s currently over stove, which doesn’t work practically — we are always in each others’ way). With the constraints of our kitchen — small size, narrow passages — our only real options are:

(1) a drawer microwave just below the counter set into a peninsula of the “main” L-shaped walls of cabinetry, or

(2) a smaller countertop microwave set on a cabinet that’s set a little from the main cabinetry (opposite peninsula, between a bay window and DR entry) . This cabinet will be 30” wide, and max 20” deep — open shelves above so sight line doesn’t feel crowded when you enter kitchen from dining area. Would be easy to set plates on the peninsula from this location.

With the countertop option, it feels like people won’t be squeezing past one another quite as much in the pre-meal crunch time. But cabinetmaker says microwaves are an eyesore, plus we’d need a smaller microwave to make it work (we really only heat up a dinner plate at a time, though.)

I know this is a ridiculous problem, but our family has a lot of other more serious stuff happening right now, and I seem to have reached total decision paralysis about this one stupid issue. I’ll basically do whatever you tell me.

Thank you for any insights. [/quote]

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