When we built our current house in 1997, I think we honestly got a bit lucky. This was in the days before the internet had any really useful information, so we basically did the floor plan on our own. We had an "inspiration floorplan", but that was it. No Houzz, no GW (how did we survive LOL!). I distinctly remember towards the end of the build getting a call from DH asking what kind of doorstops I wanted--my response was " seriously, there's a choice? Just pick something!"). Anyway, this discussion about kitchens made me think about our current one, I guess it's kind of a hybrid between an open and closed kitchen. It's on the back corner of the house, so there are only a certain number of ways to access it. But the overall floor plan is pretty open. I know at the time open concepts were gaining in popularity, but I didn't really want to hear kitchen noise if watching a movie/tv. We also wanted a big kitchen--knowing that at any gathering people end up in the kitchen--no matter what the size. So we built a big one that can accommodate a couple of loveseats in addition to table seating and bar stools at the island. We have absolutely loved this kitchen layout. Based on what I know now from GW, there are a few things I'd do differently, but not much! I'm attaching a not-to-scale layout, in case anyone's interested. The back "wall" of the kitchen is all tall windows that go almost to the floor. The side next to the kitchen table has the same windows, up to where the kitchen counters start. Sink over window looking out to where the playset use to be. The island is large (about 9.5 x 5). It's been great for us. I hope this is useful to some of you!

Here's something I threw together quickly, I know I don't have any 3ft runs of counter but... it's a very tight space. The first shows the range on the left and fridge on the right. Fridge has landing area in this image. The second image has range and fridge reversed. I chose 2 pantries to frame fridge in this one. I'm trying to keep the fridge and range offset so theoretically both could be opened at the same time. along that line, I would probably put the dishwasher on the left so as not to hinder movement through dining room doorway as well, thought it's on the right in these images. For reference, current non-functional layout... Refrigerator top left, then two 30in cabs (upper and lower). On the right the range is directly next to dining room pass-through (scares me with little kids around), double sink and a cabinet to the right, along with upper cabinets and a range hood.

I recently purchased a new white stone tile and installed in both of my bathrooms and really like how it's come out. Kinda similar to photo inspiration #2, there's another set of colors in that collection I linked that that is similar to inspiration #3 you linked - "grey stone" and "light stone grey".

Put tv on one side or the other of the fireplace. Right now, it looks like the only person who can see the tv properly is the one sitting in the chair. Move chair to where the tv is now. Please give us a hand drawn floor plan with measurements so we can help further. If you are in the market for seated furniture, make sure there are narrow arm rests (takes up a lot less room). Take full advantage of your vertical space. Measure twice, buy once.