I would do all drawers in the base cabinets. A dish hutch connecting to counter next to fridge and eliminate upper that's to the immediate right of window. I'm not a fan of open shelves and definitely not near cooktop. But that's personal preference. Is that a corner pantry? They are not favored over here but I'm not sure you have another solution except for maybe straightening it out with a cabinet pantry instead.

Design wise, love the cabinets but tend to agree the floor tile doesn't coordinate well as both are dark. Do u have an inspiration image of the look u are going for?

Wow, looks like a lovely space. I love the big island.

I have to disagree with smm... I prefer some doors on the lower cabinets. I have lots of items that wouldn't fit in drawers and I don't want these items in the pantry so for me I'm fine with some doors on the lowers cabinets.

Also, I think the oak will look fine with a darker floor. I have a darker cherry cabinet in my bathroom and did a charcoal color tile - I love it. So I definitely think you can pull off a darker floor with oak (I actually prefer a darker floor in the pic you posted above of the finished kitchen - I don't typically like wood cabinets touching wood floors, so a darker floor, such as your sample, would look much better to me. Plus you can do darker grout with a dark tile for a more uniform look and it will be easier to keep clean over lighter grout).

I like your vision with light counters too. I think it will come together beautifully. Design spaces with things you love - that's the best advice I can offer.

I couldn't find the same oak cabinets that you're doing but wanted to show some pics of wood cabinets with dark floors so that you know it is possible.

I second the suggestion of all drawers. The only things that I have that don't fit in drawers are small appliances, which go in the super susan. The key is to figure out what you want to store where, measure the items going in each place, and make sure your drawers are deep enough. For example, I store cake pans on their sides in a drawer, so that drawer had to have a usable height of 10".

I also agree with smm about the cabinets by the sink - those uppers really appear to crowd the window, without anything to balance the other side.

I don't think the corner pantry in this case is a problem - it's when the pantry is between the sink and range that it's an issue.

Your drawing shows a freestanding electric range. I'd suggest a slide-in induction for that location.

smm5525 and AnnKH - I appreciate your tip on the drawers. I do have a couple large pots that will not fit in an island drawer. I was thinking of just having the one cabinet for that purpose and sent with two on each side of the stove. I typically prep to the right of the stove and am pretty tall (6'5) and hate having a cabinet in my face. That is why I went with the open shelves. I do agree that the cabinets to the right of the window look a little cramped. Trying to find an ideal solution for that as I plan on using the double door cabinet for plates and bowls and the single door for mugs and glasses.

I have seen so many kitchens I like that I can't say I have one inspiration photo. I really like quarter sawn shaker cabinets and also thought about light grey shaker cabinets.

FeatherBee- Thanks so much for your advice and posting those pictures. I guess in my head I am picturing something like the last photo. I really like the character in quarter sawn oak and would like to go with a "modern craftsman" look if you could call it that. I have had trouble finding photos with tile and quarter sawn cabinets. Seems like everyone with the "craftsman" look has wood floors which has me doubting the tile. I do have engineered wood in my kitchen now and hate having to wipe up every drop of water on the floor.

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Those inspiration images are gorgeous! You can always bring in the wood on a countertop or do a wood island with painted perimeter. So many options. I also store my taller things in the corner super Susan as well as my appliance larder cabinet that connects to counter. Is the stove on an exterior wall with nice views? If so, you can put windows on either side.

Here's an example of dish hutch that connects to counter.

Re: range, for multiple cooks, you might want to consider a 36" vs 30". You have the space for it

I like smm's idea of a hutch on the counter next to the fridge. It would be the width of the drawer cabinet and trash cab, so it should hold your dishes and glasses. A glass-front hutch would provide interest on that wall, which is in the line of sight of the island seating. The stove wall would benefit from a wood hood instead of a modern chimney hood.

I got you covered on that dish hutch, smm. ;)

I also like the idea of a cabinet pantry with pullout shelves instead of the angled pantry.

We fell in love with QSO in 2005. We used a dark grey tile meant to resemble stained concrete and are still happy with both picks. We have a hobby farm ("Shavings, Hay and Dirt R Us!") so there was never a question of using wood. Very cloudy today, so the photo is dark. Another advantage of this scheme is that it's very easy to find matching pets.

What are your plans for using the island? I'm asking b/c its orientation and the overall layout is not conducive to using it for prepping.

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"I am a single male and at this point only have one cook in the kitchen but would like to plan for plenty of space for cooks in the kitchen if my situation changes."

While this design is fine for a single cook, I'm not sure how functional it would be for multiple b/c there's quite a bit of zone crossing b/w the refrigerator and both the Prep & Cooking Zones.

Are you open to a redesign? In particular, are you willing to consider

Switching the range and sink walls? This would not only eliminate the zone crossing with the refrigerator, but it would now make the island ideal for prepping. In fact, you would now have two "ideal" Prep Zones - b/w the range and sink and the island.-or-

Moving the refrigerator to the range wall (b/w the pantry & range), moving the range to the right, and the sink & Cleanup Zone "down"? This would put your Prep Zone in front of the window and reduce the amount of zone-crossing. The island still would not be ideal for prepping, but it would be a bit better w/the range moved to the right and the sink & Cleanup Zone moved farther down.

In general I think it's a really strong start. I think your material choices would work well. I'm a wood floor kitchen person, in general, and with the right floor finish you don't have to worry so much about water. However, I think a slate looking tile would be cool, too.

Is the one window your only light? I would make it wider if possible and/or definitely lose that upper cabinet. You can perhaps store dishes across from the dishwasher in drawers and keep your glassware in the cupboards. Add natural light in the form of more windows/larger window if you can.

Is your fridge is cut off by the peninsula/island or can one walk directly to it from other rooms? If cut off, it needs to be on the current stove wall so a guest can help themselves to a beer or whatever without traversing to the corner.

I would move the trash between the range and the sink - and then shift the sink & dw further towards where the fridge sits.

You could also wrap the shelves around the corner.

Here's to hoping you're pleased with the kitchen and there are multiple cooks in your future. :)

If you like grey and QSO you can do a grey stained QSO. Looks both good dark and light imo. Results in a relatively manly looking kitchen I think.

I ended up using maple for my grey stain, but would have really like QSO.

Matt, those two photos of the gray kitchen were my "inspiration" photos! I ADORE that kitchen! Of course, those huge steel doors make the place and probably cost as much as my entire kitchen remodel!

I LOVE my gray kitchen! It is warmed by wood floors, a butcher block top on the Ikea island cart, and by polished brass hardware and polished copper display pieces. It's a very serene space which is what I wanted. And it's timeless and goes with the rest of my house.