Hi Sana's, I would recommend the following layout.
Swamping the dining room and office to make better use of all available space. Easy access to the dining room from public areas.
Move to the powder room between living room and office for better access from all public areas.
Build a walk-in-closet for the office, so you can have an extra bedroom if needed, or potentially a higher resale value with an extra bedroom down the road.
Narrow the pantry cabinets to 12" deep. It is much more useful, and you can add 1' to the island which makes it much more useful.
A spice drawer at the end of the island across the cooking range; recycle bins across the sink, and a broom closet at the end of the pantry wall.
Nice work Ying Wang. It solves many problems and creates much more functional spaces especially kitchen. Definitely worth exploring. Even if the wall between kitchen and current office is load bearing with careful design I think that can be accommodated.
Hi Sana's, I would recommend the following layout.
Hope this helps. Good luck with the remodeling.
Nice work Ying Wang. It solves many problems and creates much more functional spaces especially kitchen. Definitely worth exploring. Even if the wall between kitchen and current office is load bearing with careful design I think that can be accommodated.
The OP is shifting that wall to make space in the kitchen so I doubt it's load bearing. Or if it is, the feasibility has already been considered.