If anyone would like a blank version to work with, here it is:

Also, here are some photos from the listing, if it helps to see the room. We're planning on taking out the dropped ceiling, and opening up the wall between living/kitchen considerably.

Looking in from the living room; pocket door on left side is to kitchen.

Very pretty white kitchen--I love the glass uppers. Congrats on the new house, and the joy of remodeling a new kitchen.

Since there is some light from the French doors and side lights, is there a possibility of taking out the smaller window? (I know you don't want to move windows, but blocking one in might be easier--cover it with a trellis on the outside. ;) If possible, I'd move the ovens to that location, switch the fridge and freezer (I know that can't always be done), put a MW drawer across from the fridge, and make the cabinets beside the dumb waiter shallow full-height pantry storage.

I would make the island deeper and shorter, with seating on two sides, with the prep sink moved toward the fridge wall, so that you can just turn from the prep area to the cooktop, and also use that space to stage baking sheets.

I'm taking another look to try to work around the window ... to be continued.

OK, a couple of quick changes:

Do you remember huango's appliance garage? I'm thinking the fridge wall would look similar to hers:

The counter to the left of the cooktop could be a nice secondary prep area for your helpers. There is zone crossing in both plans, but with the placement of the windows and the island, I don't know how to alleviate that problem.

Thanks, Mama Goose! I will admit, the windows are an issue for me, particularly since the one on the left is a couple of inches lower than the one on the right! I should mention that the kitchen windows are about 15' off the ground, as the lot is pretty sloped. (95% of the homes in this area are cabins, but we will live there full-time.) Not sure a trellis would work. ;)

Huango's awesome appliance garage is exactly what I had in mind for that corner! Love the sideways cabinet, too... I lobbied for that in my current kitchen but it didn't fit.

Since we are DIYing, keeping the island to a standard island depth makes the countertops much easier and more cost effective. Not a deal breaker, but a consideration for us. I do feel like it's a barrier island, and couldn't find a way around that.

I did forget to mention what things are absolutes, what we really want, and what things are negligible in my OP. Double ovens are already purchased, and the fridge/freezer we are planning on cannot be switched from l-r. They can, however, be separated. We would ideally like a 48" range top, but can do a 36" if it works better. Double dishwashers is my guilty request... I *hate* doing dishes, and seem to have passed that trait on to my kids. Hoping two will make a quicker job of it.

You've started some wheels turning, though... I might have to play around some more!

Cabins? Probably rustic? Perfect solution:

Junco, the standard is freezer on the left, fridge on the right, but MG's second plan has them reversed. That is how your son's is? Do his doors open toward each other, instead of away? My understanding is that the doors weren't reversible. We are still debating between the Frigidaire and Electrolux models.

I'm sorry--I looked too quickly at MG's plans. My son has them in the standard configuration with the freezer on the left and the door handles in the middle. I just meant that their freezer is closer to the range (or in your case the corner) but it doesn't seem to be a problem because with the fridge open it is an easy reach to put things onto the island--I think it would work like that for you.

What about this variation? Better or worse than previous?

The island is still a barrier, the fridge door opens the wrong direction to be convenient to that side of the kitchen, and
there is no landing space for the fridge, except over the two seats on
the end. Imagine someone trying to gather items to make a sandwich (blue
line in front of fridge), and then needing a place to assemble it. And forget about it if
the seats are in use.

The pantry is in a good position though,
and it, and the ovens, are the only zone crossing, except for the freezer, and I'd
think you'd be taking something from it several hours before you start
prep.

The end of the island will be landing space for the
fridge, and with the shorter island, there is room for someone to stand
there and assemble a sandwich or snack. There is zone crossing, but
the fridge can be accessed from the living areas without interrupting
someone at the clean-up sink.

With the shorter island the two
people on the end can make eye contact with those seated on the long
side--if you are in the far seat, you can see each of your kids as you
eat and talk, or if you and your DH sandwich the kids, you can see him, without leaning around a kid. And you'll still have easy access to the work aisle, if you need
to retrieve a forgotten item. You will also have shallow pantries, making it easier to see items without pulling out drawers or trays.

What
material are you planning to use for the island top? If stone or
quartz, you won't get the top from one slab if the island is 12'. Maybe
not from granite if it is only 10'. So, you'll need an extra slab, and
you'll have a seam. You don't need more expensive, deeper cabinets to
have a deeper island--you can use a framed pony wall, which would also
add support for the deeper top.

If you feel that you need more prep areas, you can m/l center the prep sink on the island, so that there is sufficient space on each side (excuse the crazy lines--I didn't take time to re-draw):

I like mama's last layout a lot and having the island seats as 2+4.

Although having the clean-up on the parameter and prep on the island is much preferred in most layouts, I wonder if having the opposite may be better in your case. If you keep your plates etc. in the drawers on the sun-room side, whether you have your dining table in the DR or SR traffic b/w the table and the kitchen would pass from the SR side of the island w/o disturbing anyone cooking/prepping/using the fridge. I'm thinking a wider aisle b/w the island and the prep/cooking counter so clean-up and prep can occur simultaneously, therefore only kept one of the seats on the short side of the island.

I haven't read all the responses yet, but...

"...We are a family of 6, with 4 kids ranging from 8-16. My husband and I cook (together) almost every night, and usually have a kid or two in there at the same time helping or doing cleanup..."

This tells me you need at least 48" work aisles, especially b/w the perimeter with the cooktop/sink and the island. (48" is the minimum recommended for two or more people working in the aisle at the same time.)

That's 48" measured counter edge-to-counter edge, not cabinet-to-cabinet. (Aisles are measured to/from the items that stick out the farthest into the aisle - whether it's the counter, appliance handles, walls, etc.)

It also tells me you need a minimum of:

(1) Two Prep Zones with water

and

(2) A large Cleanup Zone separated from the Prep Zones and Cooking Zone.

I've wondered about flipping the prep/cleanup sinks around, so that's a definite possibility, Sena! I've also decided that one of the biggest hurdles I was having was a separate high cabinet for the microwave. That was DH's request, to have it higher, but it seems like a below-the-counter model might be the way we need to go.

Buehl, our current house has a 36" aisle between the island and oven, so I feel like 42" would be absolutely glorious. We can go more (especially if we keep the island at standard depth instead of going deeper) but I also want to feel good about the aisle behind, where the chairs are.

Are you suggesting two prep sinks + a cleanup sink? Or just prep areas on both sides of the prep sink?

I was thinking a microwave drawer across the fridge. I never had one, but people find them very convenient.

Or maybe you can do something like this.

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