with a floor plan of the whole unit including dimensions we could offer more specific suggestions

where does the fridge usually stand?..adding modern 60cm deep cabinets can reduce available floor space and it may be better to add cabinets in an L shape with the stove and fridge on the same side and wall cabinets for extra storage and space for a tiny table and chair or breakfast bar along the other side but a dw will depend on the precise arrangements of space and probably not worth the cost of extra plumbing and loss of cabinet space unless you're aiming at a higher rental return

The fridge is usually in the left the same side as the stove.

I would look at a single F&P dish drawer /DW, 600 cook top and oven with intergrated rangehood, used this in units we did some 15 yrs ago, this was before flat screen TV's were affordable. The space below the DW was a pot draw. Personally I wouldn't rent without a dishwasher, especially in such space it helps to keep things off the bench

Could you give us a bit more info please, re does the apartment have a dedicated dining area or is there a table in the kitchen? Does the sink cupboard house a water heater or is that somewhere else in the kitchen/apartment? Fuse box in cupboard? will you be keeping the splashback? The kitchen in an apartment I renovated and lived in was only 1.95 wide but a little longer than yours, and set in an L shape. It had no dishwasher and that was fine. It had ample cabinetry space and also room for a small drop down table which served as an extra bench space, and a dining table. I would not recommend a U shape for this size. It cuts off your space and makes it very poky. You could make the floor space feel and appear larger by removing the lower cupboards along the right hand side and putting a drop down bench table there instead, or floating bench so there is nothing on the floor there. With narrow shelves above for storage or keep that wall without anything, unless you can put built niched shelves built into the wall. What is currently on that right wall, it's hard to tell from the photo- is there a built in cabinet or servery window? I would recommend a one and a 1/4 bowl sink with a draining board on the right side. Run an L shaped bench and lower cabinets under the window and left hand wall in standard size. Upper cabinets along the left with a built in fridge space that has a cabinet above the fridge. I'd use white cabinets personally, keeping the colour scheme light. Matching colour for splash back and cabinets.

Here's a picture of a wall mounted table..

Wow Belinda, a visit to www.blum.com/au looks imperative and they will actually plan a kitchen to meet your specifications. Of course they will include some expensive items that may not really be necessary, so just avoid those; but most of their fittings are miraculous - swing out shelving for corners, easy to handle pantries, flip-up top cupboards and mainly drawers to lower sections which can be extremely wide and full depth with strength to even hold you standing on them. The best bit is they have a lifetime guarantee and mean it!

See how the sink is in the corner, also I usually like to see a little shelf under the top cupboards where you can have mugs & jugs or just to break the bank of cupboards.

Hello Belinda,

I think given the space I wouldn't be putting in a dishwasher.

BUT certainly be considering a new oven/cook top.

Good luck, be certain to share the after shots.

Do you have a floor plan of the unit to share to give a better idea for solutions to the small kitchen

Thanks for that Belinda, it doesn't show where the front door is, I woudl look at opening up the wall of the kitchen to the passage way for extra space, If the entance is via the garage this would need to be changed, also keeping mind in load bearing factors, but if this worked you could have a better dining space. But as it is you can just do a return along the door wall removing the cabinets on the right

Hi Belinda how would it work swapping the living room with the larger bedroom, it would be great to get an opening between the kitchen and it, the passage way is a waste of space.

Could you get a builder to look at it for you and speak to the body corporate. can you also give wall sizes not squ m

I’m not sure DW is necessary. Look at rental returns and features for same size units in same area as yours. A larger sink than the current one would be on my list of ‘must haves,’ and if you decide against a DW, a large sink makes up for no DW.