"...The kitchen is 14'+ x 16' wide..." The first layout you posted says the Kitchen is 25'6" x 16'. In which direction is the 14' you're referencing? The 16'? The answer will determine what you can/cannot fit for an island depth. . If your cabinets are inset, then your counter overhang can be 1". However, if you have framed overlay (partial or full), most likely the counter overhangs will be at least 1.5" sometimed more. So, factor that into your measurements. . "...No wall ovens as we have found a 36" double oven..." Do you mean a 36" double-oven range? So that's not really a cooktop, correct? . Regarding deadening out the corner...keep in mind that you will need to have at least 3" of filler on each side of the corner - that's filler, not cabinets or filler pullouts. That filler is needed to allow the cabinets on each side of the corner to clear the doors and knobs/pulls/handles on the cabinets on the other side of the corner + a small bit of wiggle room for things that are not always perfect. So, count on the 27" measurement for your corner, not the 24" measurement (it says ' 24" to 27" ' in your drawing.) . As MamaGoose pointed out, the DW and trash pullout should be switched to allow someone to be loading/unloading the DW while someone else is prepping or cooking. The key components of a successful Prep Zone are: Include a water source/sink (not pot filler, actual sink) Include at least 36" of workspace, with 42" or more much, much better. Where you have the sink, you don't have anywhere near enough workspace. You have only around 28". Since the island isn't oriented to be a Prep Zone (see below), I assume you plan to prep on the perimeter counter b/w the cleanup sink and cooktop...if that's not what you want, then you may want to rethink your layout. Even with MamaGoose's move of the prep sink & Prep Zone, the island is verging on being a "barrier island" b/w them and the cooktop/range. Ideally, if you want your primary Prep Zone on the island, then the long side should be facing the range. If you do want the island as your primary Prep Zone, then consider switching the sink and range. Prep sink vs bar sink...bar sinks are tiny and shallow, they do not work as prep sinks. Bar sinks are designed primarily for filling a glass with water and dumping glasses - not for attempting to clean veggies/fruit, empty boiling pasta water, etc. If that side door is going to be the family's main entrance (as opposed to the front door), then you might want to switch them for that reason as well - you want to protect the Cooking Zone and even the Prep Zone from through-traffic. I would not want to be prepping where people are coming & going from the outside, the Powder Room, and the Laundry Room. . Speaking of the Laundry Room - do you really want your dirty (or even clean) laundry on display for your guests when they use the Powder Room? Even close friends/family who use the family entrance will get an eye-full of laundry when coming in the side entry. Maybe it's just me, but I would also rethink the Laundry Room location. It looks like your main bedrooms are elsewhere - upstairs? Consider relocating the Laundry Room to the same floor as the family's bedrooms - it will be much closer to where dirty clothes come from and to where clean clothes go. . Refrigerator cabinet...is that a cabinet above the refrigerator & freezer? If so, I recommend you get a full-depth (24"D) cabinet and "build in" the refrigerator/freezer to make them look built-in. (Install them b/w finished end panels that are as deep as the refrigerator/freezer carcasses/boxes and mount the cabinet over the refrigerator/freezer b/w the end panels. The cabinet should also be flush with the carcasses/boxes.)

Thank you Build Beautiful, love that look! We have a small kitchen window over the sink and would be moving the range to the same location as in that picture with a 36 inch drawer base under the window. The only upper cabinets I would have is on the wall with the refrigerator, a 30 inch pantry, fridge with cabinet above, a 24 inch and two 30 inch cabinets that would end at the wall left of the sink. I chose a medium green for the drawer base cabinets, nice to see that green is a trend now also!

I vote a smaller remodel. You can easy improve your kitchen by replacing appliances, countertops, backsplash, and hardware. Corian countertops are modern, fairly inexpensive, and hardy. I think changing the hardware on the kitchen cabinets would update the cabinets significantly. Silver, bronze, or black hardware would look nice in your space. Backsplash is a great way to add a pop of color or pattern in your kitchen to define your style. If you are still trying to decide between part or full renovation, you may want to start with the simple things like hardware and appliances, then counters and backsplash, and see if you are satisfied with your renovations. You may be surprised how much even little changes can modernize a kitchen.

Thanks, rebasheba! We've been using that fridge for 2 years, and won't replace it (until it dies). The wall to the left is short enough that the fridge opens just fine. It's a full size fridge, so the right door isn't an issue. There is a bathroom toward the garage (shares a wall with the short side of the U) that has a big linen closet - that's where I keep the broom and dustpan. I'm planning on a toe kick drawer to the left of the range for baking sheets and shallow pans. Cutting boards hang on a rack on the back of a door under the sink. The MW is a small unit with a round back - it's in the corner of the L. I replaced the OTR MW with an under cabinet hood last year (recirculating, until I can get someone in to put a vent through the ceiling). Thanks, bpath! I thought about doing just that with the pony wall - I think I could eliminate the wall and have the cabinet maker build shelves there instead. Not sure I want to add the clutter on the living room side. I liked that coffee table too - the top lifts up, so one could use it as an actual table at the couch. All the furniture is from the previous owner (it was easier to just use the listing photos than take my own). We had living room rugs, so the rug in the photo went to our daughter. I have plans for almost all of the old cabinets: most of the base cabs will go in the garage (replacing a crappy old cabinet that's there, and about 40" tall, which is inconvenient for my 5'4" self). I do a lot of projects, and the old cabs will be great for storing small power tools, flower pots and birdbaths in winter, etc. We have a huge closet in a bedroom in the basement that I use for storage - I'm going to move a bookcase and a plastic shelving unit out, and replace with one base cab and all of the uppers. The stuff from the bookcase (mostly jigsaw puzzles) will go in the cabinets. We're also replacing the flooring. It's Coretec, and I think it's fine, but we had hardwood in our last house, and Hubby really misses it. Eventually it has to be replaced anyway; we might as well do it with the kitchen, do it right, and get it over with. I hope to salvage the LVP to use in our son's townhouse (he has cheap crappy laminate that was not installed well). I'm not one to throw things out that still have use. I'm out of town for a week, but I found a more recent photo.