Here's an idea. [Click on it to see it bigger] This layout keeps the pantry door where it is for ease of bringing groceries in from the garage and includes a pass-through b/w the pantry and kitchen that has a door. When visiting the pantry, you can put the items for the kitchen on the pass-through counter for later retrieval in the kitchen. In the kitchen, above the pass-through, is the TV mounted at an angle so it's visible for more people/tasks. (More later) Cleanup Zone... The Cleanup Zone is separated from the Prep and Cooking Zones. Dish storage is across from the DW in the island. There are 54 inches of space for dishes, glasses, silverware. The Trash pullout is contained in the Cleanup Zone.. I toyed with putting it in the island, which is a better location, but I think you need the 24" of space it would have taken from the dish storage on the end of the island more. You don't want upper cabinets, so that means your dishes, etc. will have to be stored in base cabinets. Prep Zone... You have at least two Prep Zones: Primary on the island; Secondary b/w the cleanup sink and range. The island Prep Zone has much more space to work with...25" on one side and over 7 feet on the other side. That 7 feet would work really well for not only large prepping projects, but also for (cookie) baking, crafts, science fair projects, school projects, wrapping gifts, etc. It's a wonderful expanse of space! Both the primary and secondary Prep Zones have a water source - making them each a truly functional Prep Zone on their own w/o having to cross over into the other Prep Zone for water. As your three youngest get older and start helping, you will really appreciate having those two Prep Zones! Cooking Zone... The Cooking Zone contains the range and, on the outside, the primary MW and wall oven. Both the cleanup sink and the island prep sink are close enough to the range to be used for draining pasta - choose the sink to use based on what else is going on in the kitchen. It's adjacent to each Prep Zone so the cooks can easily go from the Prep Zone to the Cooking Zone w/o crossing through the Cleanup Zone, crossing the other Prep Zone, or having to go around the island. The oven is located where it can be used when baking or roasting. No running around the island to put food in the oven or to check on the food or to take the food out of the oven. Snack/Tea/Coffee/Beverage Center... Snack/Tea/Coffee/Beverage Center contains a small MW for heating up snacks. I recommend a MW mounted under the upper cabinet and off the counter to keep the counter clear. There is also an under counter Beverage Cooler/Refrigerator for keeping drinks and other refrigerated snacks. There's plenty of storage for silverware, dishes, and mugs in the area for ease of access. If you drink coffee, you could even put a coffee maker there. ...

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Hi Gabriel, Wow, that is a dilemma! I'm not surprised you've rearranged several times. You have some nice pieces to work with. I think you can tweak what you have to create a little better flow in the space. Starting with the last photo of the sofa, I would shift the end table to the right (the one without the lamp) over by the chair and ottoman. That will give a little more circulation room around the end of the sofa. I would turn the dining table/desk so the short end is against the wall. Then you could face the view while at the computer. You could shift the dining table/desk over behind the sofa to use as a sofa table as well. You could put your lamp on the desk to shine on both the desk and the sofa. (You might need to run an extension cord to get power where you need it.) Personally, I would leave the TV on the chest of drawers rather than mount it on the wall. I would be tempted to get a shorter piece for the TV and move the chest of drawers into the dining area or along the back wall by the kitchen/entry area. I would be on the lookout for a few additional pieces to help pull things together: A rug with a graphic pattern that you like - something in lighter colors to contrast with your furniture and floors. Since your furniture doesn't have any pattern, you could do something really bold on the floor. It should center in conversation area and reach under the sofa and the chair. (A second matching or coordinating one in the dining area would be great as well.) A coffee table to put in front of the sofa. Maybe in glass to not block out the rug. If the dining table is shifted behind the sofa, you'll have even more space by the kitchen. You might consider a bar height table that you could use with your barstools either away from the counter or in conjunction with it. Good for you to reach out! I hope some of this helped. If you can, I would recommend making a scale drawing of your room and paper cut-outs for your furniture to try out different arrangements before you move things around. It can save a lot of work! Best of luck! Doug

as the floor plan and measurements of all furniture are not clear it is hard to offer solutions to your dilemma...however there have been many discussions like this and many of them involve setting the bed lengthwise along the wall...without any problem..which leaves more room for most of the other needs..like seating by the window ...even a second chair for visitors...and a small dining table w/ easy seating if that is needed...i would definitely return the oversized chair...for smaller ones and begin collecting colorful accessories..such as comfy decorative pillows...and throws where needed...next the walls can add lots of room for pictures of family ...or times of fond memories..if they will allow painting ..it helps to add colors she loves to at least one wall...if you are not creative find someone who is...to help you...this is the sort of thing that needs to be made cozy and homey more than “decorated”