One observation is if you buy in bulk, you may want a full depth fridge to have more interior space. IN fact, if you went with plan #2, I could see a full 30" fridge and 30" freezer set. We have that and just love the extra storage.

I really like Plan 2, especially if you could fit a little prep sink, behind the fireplace. That would make a huge difference! It would give you the extra prep space you want and a second work area...not so much for a second person, but for cooking. Then, you have a great prep area, between the fridge and sink (big enough to stretch out a bit) and a clean up area, with the dishwasher. Another thing...from the living room, you won't see the range...but that can be a good thing, especially if you're entertaining and don't want to clean up the dinner pots and pans, until later.

You know (I'm just going to say it! LOL) with Plan 2, you would have enough room for the green sink and still have lots of prep, by the fridge. Maybe center the sink (possibly room for trash on the left) store the towels under the big sink, with dishwasher on the right and still have storage to the right of that. {{gwi:1647952}}From 1920s kitchen project

This would look so vintage! And, it would work with the big window, too. So, see about plumbing on the little wall, behind the fireplace and if you can put your prep sink there. Then, maximize the storage space you have, especially in the corner, but leave room for display. Maybe some glass uppers, plate rack above the prep sink, even glass uppers by the stove. If you don't want to see inside, use some fabric or seeded/frosted glass.

This is going to be such a great kitchen! I still vote wood cabinets, yellow or white uppers, red countertops (especially with the green sink) and chicken wallpaper. Now go forth and count those chikkuns! :)

Random thoughts:

One of the cons that you mentioned for plan #2 was walking across the entry with hot pots etc. Also though, if you use plan #2 and are prepping to the left of the sink, you are walking across the entire kitchen from the prep area to the stove and back again and then from the stove to the sink or DW and back again. I see a lot of walking between the two sides and across the entry way with this plan.

I do prefer plan #1 because it is more compact and efficient. Your natural light at your prep area from the view/LR is better w/o the fridge blocking that and you can sneak peeks to your water view. If, in plan 2, because of the walking back and forth you find yourself prepping by the stove you may feel like you are in a dark cave, stuck in the corner.

Your floorplan 1 is a little blurry so I can't tell but in the prep corner is that "3" filler in each corner? Just be careful that you have enough room to open the drawers on each corner so that they don't scrape the handles of the other drawers. Does that make sense? Be cautious of the pantry corner as well - filler may be necessary so that the pantry doors can be opened fully (especially if you have roll out shelves) and so that the 24" bank of drawers can be opened without scrapping the pantry doors in any way.

BLFenton: That is a lot of walking AND DH pointed out that when I'm cooking my back is to the porch so we won't be chatting much like we can do now. I also got my prep sink shot down. Already 3 plumbing runs and none close enough to vent this sink into apparently. Those are 3" fillers. There are 2" fills now and they juuuustt make it past each other. Have you any thoughts on the corner layout where the pantry is?

Lavender: lol, I think big green is going to become an outside party sink. But hey, I'll still have her! Unless someone offers me big bucks. DH is heavily lobbying for #1. I'm reluctantly starting to see that maybe there would be too many trade off's for a foot of counter space. I'm leaning heavily to fir for the kitchen cabs but I'm trying to be good now and just focus on the layout, lol. Those darn finishes take me on too much of a ride and I haven't even figured out this part.

Dianolo: Did you mean if I go with plan 1? If I had 60" of F/F in plan 2, I'd be down to less prep space than I have with plan 1. Now, I could see in plan 1 being able to have that 32" all fridge that I drool over with some freezer drawers. More expense but more food storage, too.

Are these plans too fuzzy to be helpful?

Deedles- Plan 2 seems fine, but Plan 1 is a bit blurry. So, you can see the porch, from the kitchen. I thought you had a wall there. That would make a big difference. How open is the porch to the kitchen?

Everyone else will probably hate this...but since you like the range on the porch wall, what if you moved it over another 6" and have 12" on the end, instead of 18"? It would be enough counterspace that people wouldn't be bumping into pan handles...but it would give you 42" of prep space, on the sink side.

I do like your green sink (prep on one side/clean up on the other) but if you really want the farm sink...that would look great, too. Are you thinking white or stainless steel? Or black? I like the white for vintage, but any of them would look nice, in your space :)

Prep surface seems to be an issue. Can you do a small island with a prep sink and drawers?

Lav: I could shrink to a 15", but I wanted to keep my tall kettles in there on pull out shelves so I don't think 12" would cut it. If I did that then the uppers would shrink 3" inch so then my open shelves would get 6 inches wider, too. That's a plus.
There is a wall back there but the 4' doorway is just to the left and we can visit while I'm cooking and I have a nice little view of the river through the porch windows while I'm standing at the stove. Of course, anything does change in my world but right now farm sink in a 33" base sounds good to me. Kinda leaning to SS to play off the chrome top of the stove but again....not in stone on that either.
Lalitha: no room for an island at all. The kitchen is the main entry into the house (no front door) so the floor has to be kept open for traffic. So far with Lav's suggestion, I'd have 42" and then 30", so that's a bit better.

Your first plan is a little blurry and it's hard to see what you have planned for the two corners. It looks like you have open shelving for both corner so what about in each corner do 2' of open shelving on each wall and then mitered into the corners. The corners would mimic each other across the room. I can't tell if you have more planned in the top right corner.

As for the pantry corner you may have to put fill in the corners just like the opposite corner.

If you were to move the stove to the left 6" as suggested then on the right side of the stove you could do a 6" pullout for spices etc. I wouldn't make your 36" bank of drawers any wider. I'm not sure how useful a 12" bank of drawers is for things so it depends on your plans for your things.

Sorry, I meant to add - your 12" deep pantry. Think about what you are planning to put into it - it it is just food stuffs you should be ok with that depth but if it is also going to be used for storing platters, canning pots, stock pots etc you might want to measures them. A 15" deep pantry might be a better depth. Just something more to ponder!

Ok, looking at it again, I like plan #1 better. I still think you can fit a 30" fridge and freezer set it because that will give you maximum food storage. You can also put a lot in the cabs over the fridge set if you get the deep ones and use organizers.

Although I'm really big on counter space for working, I'd go for #1, or some version, if it were mine--for all the reasons you like it and for the negatives of #2. When I did my kitchen I placed the fridge, not in its most efficient position, but where its mass wouldn't interfere with our enjoyment of the spaces and cause permanent dissatisfaction.

This is assuming the counter in that corner sweeps right around. It's only under-counter storage that opens to the porch, right? If you dedicated the area to the right of the sink to cleanup and everything to the left to prep, that'd actually be a very nice workspace. Especially the part about watching the river while you wait for the meat to brown a bit more. :)

Starting a new thread with better pics of the layout. See: Counting chikkuns layout thread #2.