You need to post the layout here with your goals. The link leads to zero photos. Also read Buehl's post on what to do first before asking questions FAQs. It gives a good starting point that helps you pinpoint how we can help.

Oh, and if you're designing your own home, I strongly recommend you go over to the Building a Home forum -- they have a lot of knowledge and are a great resource for designing and building a functional and aesthetically pleasing home -- both interior and exterior!

Building a Home:

• http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/build

From the other thread. The second 3D rendering has a slightly different kitchen plan than the first (added window by range).

My biggest complaint about the original plan was the lack of landing space to the right of the cooktop, which looks like it was addressed in the second 3D rendering.

I'm also not a huge fan of corner uppers, as they are bulky. If you don't need the storage, I might take out the upper between the range and sink entirely, as it will make a nicer workspace.

I like the workflow (ice-water-stone-fire), and the spacing between the fridge, sink and range. You've got a nice amount of work area in the sweet spot between sink and range. I think it's going to be a pleasant space to work in, especially with all the windows.

That plan doesn't have the measurements we need. See this sample? Note the measurements on it that we need - each wall/window/door/doorway measurement is included. Measurements like aisles, etc., don't really give us what we need. (Door/doorway & window measurements should include the trim around them.)

Realizing I actually need more wall cupboards for dishes... liking the addition with the corners. Looks better than a single lonely corner cabinet:) I tried getting rid of the pantry cupboard but I don't really need the counter space and I'm liking the division from the doorway. I did take another foot from the entry but I want the space. To actually get a walk-in pantry you I would have to make my kitchen itself smaller which I'm not really willing to do. From what I read it sounds like a walking can be wasted flood space if you don't need it for bulk items (garage) and cleaning products (around the corner in the laundry)

To answer earlier questions - it's a wide open floor plan and we're in our early 30s with soon to be five young children. I wanted the floor plan open for easy entertaining (And child visibility!) We have large families and plan on hosting some holidays.

You don't need wall cupboards for dishes. You need almost all your bottom cabinets to be drawers and then you can put most of your dishes into the drawers below. Drawers are much more efficient and make it easier to get things into and out of. Plus you can get more into a drawer vs a cabinet. Even a cabinet with pullouts will not store as much as drawers.

Those corner cabinets are useless unless you put a lazy susan in them and they are bulky and take up more room. I personally would just have cabinets flanking on either side of the windows. Forget the ones on the sides.

One other thing is it looks like you have lots of smaller cabinets. I would go with less cabinets and make them larger drawers. Up to 42" wide.

How big is your island?

Yes, some people DO put all their dishes in their bottom drawers. BUT...it depends on how many dishes one has, how many pots and pans and baking dishes one has, and how big the kitchen is. There is NO WAY I could have put anything other than the 8 outdoor use only plates in the bottom drawers as I have a LOT of dishes - they cannot even all be held in the kitchen - huge corner cupboard in the breakfast room that holds multiple sets.

I did a blind corner cabinet and used it for all my good glassware. It's great to have that space back to the wall for more of the same glasses (I have 12 each of different shapes but rarely use more than 5-6). It is valuable storage space for me. In fact, my one regret in my kitchen remodeling was that I let the KD talk me out of having my sink unit have a blind corner cabinet with one shelf. I had one before and stored all my extra paper towels back there and loved it. Now, it means a trip to the basement for them.

YOU know your kitchen equipment better than anyone. You will find people on GW who will tell you than have service for 6 that all fits on one or two shelves with no cabinet, and own 2 sauce pans and 2 skillets and no baking pans. Well, that's just great for them, but I like all my kitchen stuff and other than parting with the paella plates and the escargot plates and equipment (which I hadn't used in decades), I kept pretty much everything. Okay - not the multiple heart shaped pans - they went. But it's my kitchen and I won't allow the kitchen police to shame me into getting rid of everything.

I have my kids cups and plates in drawers. That's already pushing it- I don't want child locks on them since the kids need to get in there and my current youngest loves to pull out everything. High = safe

I am planning on drawers, however more so for storage containers and things. My 3D plan doesn't have a drawer option that I can find- and since my husband is building them I can figure out the logistics of that later, but good idea- I'll make them wider. Thanks for the input!

My island is about 6'. Might tweak it still.