I'm not an expert, but I don't think you're allowing enough space for walkways, and it doesn't look like you have enough space for an island. Perhaps a peninsula instead would give you more space?

Changing only the appliances - I would think about swapping the sink & the cooktop. Then there's (presumably) a fairly easy spot to add a hood for that large cooktop plus folks can sit/stand up at the island without danger of getting burnt. Also, the DW is then closer to the dining room for clean-up after meals

I would load all the plumbing and appliances on the walls and make the island skinnier and work all the storage out of it you possibly can. Do you need such a huge fridge?

Looking at your plan again, I noticed you have a huge pantry. What all do you plan to keep in there? Food, appliances, serving dishes, baking dishes? How many cabinets do you need in the main part of the kitchen to store what is not going in the pantry? Figure out exactly what you will be keeping there and what you need in terms of cabinets, especially since we are talking all lowers.

I also wondered if you need such a huge fridge. We are a family of 4 and a regular 30" fridge serves us well. Counter depth I would go 36". If you could reduce the size of your fridge and range and maybe do a range/oven combo, you would have a lot more options.

Following on damiarain's option, I would reduce the size of the island to 36" and give yourself more space between the island and the wall cabinets. What is the wall in front of the pantry? Can it be eliminated? This would give you more space in the main walkway especially if you will have people sitting at the island. The door into the pantry can also be moved to include the sink area, it can always stay open if you want people to use the sink to wash their hands while you are busy in the main kitchen for example.

Understanding what you plan to do with the pantry area would also help. If it is not too late, changing the appliances to smaller units like a 36" integrated fridge and a 30" cooktop for instance could save you quite a bit of space and make a difference in the feel of the space.

Good luck!

too much wasted space in that pantry and VESTIBULE to the pantry....far better to get a shower or tub for a FULL bath there...can be an age in place dwelling. You could get a bedroom/study blended space and a bath when you combine sq footage of study and pantry and zone outside pantry. Have you shown what the current situation is like...what are you doing overall? what are your goals? For me, this would have to be a smaller,smarter kitchen and improve the 1st floor in other ways.

So if this were my kitchen, I'd be aiming for as much counter space as possible. So I'd do a 36" fridge instead of 42" (saving 6"). I'd do a range instead of cooktop & wall oven (saving at least 24"). I'd do a smaller sink (that looks like a 36" one - I'd do 30")(saving 6"). And just like that, I'd have 3' more in countertop/prep area.

Where is this house located? I ask because the pantry and fridge you have make it look like you need to travel 50 miles each way for food, yet the layout of the house looks like it's for a narrow city lot.

What is your family makeup? Where are you located? How do you cook?

Thanks for the feedback guys. Very helpful. We are making adjustments as much as we can but limited given stage of the project.

One question I'm seeing is the 42" fridge. We have a 36" now which we are moving to the basement and it's always full. We wanted a 48" but that was just not feasible. I know it seems like overkill but it works for our needs.

Pantry room is going to be used for not only food storage but general storage. There isn't much storage in rest of the house so we have to leverage as much as we can. The panty wall cabinets will be multi-functional for appliance storage and dried goods storage, baking stuff, etc.

I would arrange your appliances the way damiarain showed. You spend a heck of a lot more time prepping food besides the sink than you do at the cooktop. Plus it's much safer for the cooktop to be against a wall and then you don't have a big honking hood blocking your view past the island.

The changes to damiarain's plan I suggest are as follows:

I'd change the island to only 36" deep but I'd make the right end open so you can get two seats there. I'd move the sink/trash/dw down towards the fridge more.

I'd move the island back more so you have more aisle space in your work area.

I love the option with the range on the wall.

In my current kitchen the aisle on the portion where the cooktop and fridge is is only 39”. The only time it feels crowded is when we have a houseful for a holiday, so maybe 2-3 times a year. The rest of the time it is one or two people actively cooking so it’s fine. Generally my husband works in one spot and I work in another. We decided it was worth the trade off for the additional space and storage in the island. I was on a budget and making the kitchen, and thereby the house bigger wasn’t an option. After living in this house for 21 years there is only one thing I’d change in the kitchen and it wouldn’t be that, so I guess it worked out just fine.

Can you do a 36” fridge and then do an apartment sized fridge in the pantry? That’s what we ended up with, however our smaller fridge is in the garage storage room, so not as convenient as your pantry location! We keep all the kids drinks in the fridge in the garage, which also helps with the traffic in our work zone.

Also, I’d make the pantry door a pocket door. That way when you are cooking and maybe doing a lot of back and forth you can leave it open with out it being in the way.

Annette, good tips. Will see if we can make the pantry door a pocket door. We were planning on using the door for hanging stuff but not necessary. Unfortunately our garage is not connected to the house and isn’t big enough for any significant storage other than wall mount stuff

Based on the above sketch ideas we cannot move the window at all. A wall range and hood would have been nice

If you’re keeping your old 36” fridge (in the basement) maybe you don’t need a giant one upstairs?

Either way, you should be able to do as Annette suggests: flip the fridge and speed oven, with the cooktop+hood in between. Alternatively, no speed oven, and just have a fridge and a range+hood on the outer wall