I like your cabinets, and would not feel the need to do anything to them unless you plan to sell soon and all the comps have new fancy kitchens. Can you find matching pantry cabinets? You may want to consider a built-in again. If your scale is correct, you have enough space to move the fridge down opposite the peninsula and have a fairly long built-in the same depth as the fridge. Then build an end end wall on the far side of the fridge to make the fridge look "built-in". With a regular interior door on the build-in, you'd have much better access than what you have now. You could use the peninsula as a landing space for fridge items. I like Sena's idea of moving the range down closer to the door, assuming the door will open towards the wall with the door to the basement.

Wow, lovely home. Try to go with 30" deep counters on at least the bottom wall, although I would do both. You can do this inexpensively by building a 2x6" frame behind the counters, or more expensively by ordering extra-deep countertops. You will incur the extra square footage cost on the countertop materials, but it's sooooo worth it. I grew up in the tiniest kitchen but never really noticed because it had 30" deep counters. This will also make the kitchen easier to work in by virtue of shrinking the middle aisle. Also, those uppers over your prep space will be much less in your face, although I would try to get rid of them altogether or at least not let them come down to face height.. it's miserable prepping with uppers in your face. As for layout, I would make the bar sink 6" larger, the cleanup sink 6" smaller, and switch their positions. Like this: Top wall from left to right: 24" DW with dish storage above, 30" cleanup sink w/ trash underneath, rest of wall as shown in your plan. 18" lower next to Fridge becomes dish storage. Bottom wall from left to right: 18" dish storage overflow/cookbooks, 36" cab but with larger square prep sink instead of small round bar sink and trash underneath, two 27" cabs for your prep for a total of 54" inches of prep space (you gain 6" because of the loss of the DW from this wall), rest of wall as shown in your plan.

That drawing looks really nice. I suspect filling that window nook with additional cabinetry and counter would more than make up for cutting the shallow shelves short. That would also keep the deep portion from becoming too deep. The uncovered wall facing the kitchen could hold a planning board, or computer screen. It's impossible to really see things through another's eyes, but to my own, and I think I'm pretty darned refrigerator sensitive, you're overworrying it. Things people expect to see don't look funny, even if they are, like those big clunky chunky things that used to stand in the middle of every kitchen. We hated (not!) them so much we blew them up like balloons. Some now tower over their cooks and are greatly admired--by those who've priced them at least. :) People will expect to see a refrigerator in your kitchen. As long as you can keep the rest of the kitchen centered and hopefully finish enough of the fridge area in a uniform manner that doesn't pull the gaze away from the center, I suspect it'll all look absolutely fantastic. It already does.

Angie, I just mean that I wouldn't need symmetry on the range wall and that I could have a smaller base cabinet to the right of the range so that I could have a vent that clears the window (it could be easily removed, which is why I didn't draw it in and it's got odd dimensions). And, yes, we *could* vent out onto the deck. Chances are, if my husband was out grilling (his Big Green Eggs are there) I wouldn't be using the range. And that's probably the path of least resistance since in the 1990's they removed the brick veneer back there and replaced it with corrugated tin panels ::scratches head:: Marcolo, the area to the left of the Subzero is 48" wide. I think it works better as cabinets/storage - or maybe as the microwave zone. I can live without an EIK. And a peninsula...might end up being a "barrier peninsula".