Here's my latest attempt which I think addresses most of y'alls concerns...I hope Here's a slightly modified floor plan for the kitchen. What's different here is that we've moved the fridge to a new wall and recessed it into what was originally going to be some sort of broom-trash storage closet. We also flipped the DW and the sink because EVERYBODY says you can't have a sink at the end of a run of cabinets.... I like this idea because it frees up space around the stove...but now I'm not sure where the broom closet stuff is supposed to go? Where can we put the mop, broom, trash and recycling bins? We Still Need Help With The Closets-Pantries. Here's a different shot of both closets and the appliances we need to fit. How can we best utilize the space in the pantry closet for bulk storage and small kitchen appliance storage...and now possibly broom closet stuff also? Pretty Pictures. Here's what this current design looks like if you are standing at the stove and looking back at the rest of the kitchen. Sorry about the odd color walls...but the granite and cabinet colors are spot on for what we have now....yes our kitchen has a silly amount of granite... Here's how it looks standing at the corner by the fridge and looking back. Yep, lots of granite.... Here's how it looks from the dining room entryway looking into the kitchen. And here is how it looks if you are standing in the entryway and looking through the breakfast bar opening and into the kitchen. So, whats everybody think?

another thought is to extend the kitchen into the dining room and use more of the back wall for cabinetry and counterspace. it looks like there may not be enough room for an island in your first solution. I might still consider removing the wall between the kitchen and living room to open it up more but instead of the kitchen going into the living area, it will go into the dining area. would need to do plans to see how it would work and the current windows in the bay window may need to be reconfigured to be shorter for countertop space. idea would be something like this... island would extend to include the table....

From what i can tell from the 3d (which isnt much at all), if you get rid of it, it would result in a vwry circuitous stairs. Enter facing the wall, up mayve two steps to a landing, turn 90*, then up a few more steps to a wide landing, turn right 90* and walk the landing, then turn left 90*, and up the remainder of the stairs as drawn. phew dont know that i would want that.

The plan is not good. I post this all the time. Anything in bold truly needs to be rethought. The best homes are designed to suit the site and are a marriage of a well designed interior and exterior. The best houses come in at or under the design target square footage The best houses orient the public rooms towards the south for the best passive solar heating and cooling The best houses are L, U, T, H, or I shaped. The best houses are only one to two rooms deep. And covered lanai, porches, garages, etc count as rooms in this case. The best houses make sure kitchens have natural light, meaning windows so one doesn't have to have lighting 24/7 to use the kitchen. (And no, dining areas with windows 10' or more from the kitchen will not allow for natural light.) The best houses make sure all public rooms and bedrooms have windows on at least two walls. The best houses do not if possible put mechanical rooms, pantries or closets on outside walls The best houses do not have diagonal interior walls making for odd spaces. The best houses keep public and private spaces separate. The best houses do not have you walk through the work zone of the kitchen to bring laundry to the laundry room. The best houses do not have the mudroom go through any of the work zones of the kitchen. The best houses do not use the kitchen as a hallway to any other rooms. The best houses do not put toilets or toilet rooms up against bedroom walls or public areas. The best houses do not have walk in closets too small to stand inside. The best houses have separation, such as closets, between bedrooms and between bedrooms and public rooms. The best houses do not have roofs that are overly large, and dominate the exterior of the house. The best houses do not have stick on exterior materials only on the front façade. The best houses have an organizing “spine” so it’s easy to determine how to get from room to room in the house and what makes sense. Meaning they don’t have meandering circulation paths. The best houses design the inside, the outside and how the house sits on the site all at the same time. I tend to be drawn to craftsman, colonial, traditional. Well then have one of those designed by a talented architect. What you show is not any of the above. It's a bad mish-mosh.