You at least need to post a layout of the room showing where the doors are, what rooms they connect to and where the windows are and the current plumbing hookup location. People will be happy to move all of those things around for you but they definitely need to know what the size overall size is to start.

If you know which walls are loadbearing walls you should mark them. If you know that you have a post tension foundation (which costs a fortune to put in the least plumbing changes) please note that too.

Blank kitchen layout

Did it....please le me know if this is clear enough. This is the first time I've done a layout.

your photo still isn't showing up.

I can see the plan in your second post, and I hate to sound so picky, but if it was drawn so that each square was equal to 1 foot, it would be so much easier to use (at least for me). For example the wall on the left is 120" (10'), but it's 12 squares long.

mama has a good point. That would make it easier for people to lay it out. My first thought is a U-shaped kitchen with an island in the middle. There are great layout people on this board. I would try drawing one more time to scale. How far down do the windows go? Can you run countertops under them?

Right now each square is 10 inches. I'll redo to make each square 1 foot and hopefully that will help everyone. I appreciate the input. The smaller, 42" window allows for a counter top to run, the larger 77" window does not, but we can close it up some. Again, we were thinking of moving the sliding door there (at the 77" window mark) and closing up the space or making it a window where the sliding door currently is. Give me a few minutes and I'll attempt a new layout with the 1 foot = 1 box.

Thank you! I started this earlier (before my whine ;), but became distracted. There are no measurements for the appliances, cabinets, and or aisles, but I'll try to translate it to the newly posted plan.

Wow...what an interesting spin. It's funny to see things on paper, but I can't tell how it'll work in the actual space. I'm hesitant to put the kitchen on that end (we were focused on putting it to the opposite wall since it'll almost be like cooking in the living room. Also, since the range is in front of the window it won't have an exhaust. I really like the idea mama goose and really appreciate the thought and work you put into it! I also just realized that I forgot to mention the short 5" wide wall that's 24" long (where you currently have the DW next too_ is actually only a pony wall, not a full wall if that makes a difference.

Pony wall makes no difference for function, but I was trying to hide some of the dish mess and give you a separate clean-up area, where there is no zone crossing during prep and cooking time. It wouldn't be difficult to extend the pony wall to the ceiling.

There are windows flanking the range--I just forgot to remove the label.

It is open concept, with easy interaction between the cook(s) and anyone in the LR, but it sounds as if that's too much interaction for you. I feel the same--we closed up a wide pass-through from the kitchen to the LR when we bought our house. I also switched the door and window in the DR (door could be a single or French door).

Accurate plan:

Eta, with the kitchen and DR flipped, you could have a deeper, framed pantry wall, with a coffee center or bar in the middle section.

Drawing the plans is no problem--I just rearrange boxes in my Paint program, but all the rearranging of the windows and doors on the back wall might be more than you want do. Good luck!
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One more--this gives you a U with peninsula, rather than island (the wall to the stairs is making it difficult to fit an island with seating on that end), and the deeper pantry I mentioned in the previous post:

Thank you again Mama Goose...these are really great suggestions!