We do have a contracter set to remove stairs & build floor, remove short wall in kitchen as well as window changes, separate budget.

Like your current kitchen, including the flooring. Might consider painting the base cabinets something other than white.

These two new cabinet additions could replace much of the storage space from removal of the pantry and overhead cabinets to add window(s):

1. If you're removing the refrigerator surround cabinet and all those cabinets left of it (opposite side from dining side) as well as the pantry behind it, in lieu of just removing them and widening the kitchen, depending upon where that doorway leads, you might consider making the kitchen an "L" shape and turning those cabinets at a right angle and putting it against that far wall, then adding more cabinets with an outside corner across from them.
2. You probably have room for a tall cabinet that is about 16" deep at the end of the counter between the refrigerator and dining area.

Moving the overhead cabinets left of the kitchen sink and existing window would enable you to add more windows.

Is there a porch or deck or patio behind that kitchen exterior wall with the window. As you plan your rebuild, consider whether or not you want to change the kind of window you have to the side/slide pass through variety.

[Consider saving those cabinet doors with glass and swapping them out for other solid doors you have. (You might then add the removed cabinets to a garage or storage building wall or even a wall beneath a porch as a part of a potting nook.)]

Hire a KD.

suezbell........ thank you for taking the time to share with me. I think my plans may be a little confusing. The refrigerator is being pushed into what is the current stairway area, and remaining space of stairway will be turned into a closet pantry. The tall cabinets beside the refrigerator are what I use as my pantry now. The stairway walls cannot be removed due to support issue and cost but the steps will no longer be used so we are having a floor installed and using the space to widen our kitchen. Only storage space being done away with is 3 uppers beside sink and cabinetry around the refrigerator. We don't use cabinet above fridge and closet pantry will be larger than the tall cabinets we currently have.

The kitchen connects to our family room. You also access the stairway to finished basement and 2nd level deck directly from kitchen via the eat-in area.

The once white cabinets are very solid but have yellowed. The builder said it is from the oils in the wood. We have had a couple doors refinished only to have them yellow again within months. Some will have to be replaced due to water damage under the sink. I would also need an oven cabinet as I would prefer a built-in over another range. I have gotten a rough estimate from a custom cabinet maker to build a few replacement cabinets. If I were to keep the cabinets they will have to be refinished as they have yellowed in areas, another expense to consider if keeping current cabinetry. I am in the process of getting quotes for new cabinets through other resources. Would love drawers in my kitchen.

Before even hazarding a guess about layout what is your actual budget for the kitchen, then a floor plan with the new changes , hope new appliances are on the list and proper venting for the new range .

Cabinets, countertop, flooring, paint and lighting 30k. I would like a wall mounted range hood, it will be on an exterior wall. I’m not looking to have the best, just functional. Appliances are on the list but do not have to be included in 30k. All structural is also separate from that number.

It's difficult to see the floorplan from the pictures. Do you have a 2D floorplan?

Do you want to reconfigure the whole room? Why did you decide to remove the stairs?

The stairs are no longer used and we prefer to have the extra space in our kitchen. I am not unhappy with the entire layout. I would like to have a second window, some base cabinets with drawers and possibly a built-in oven. I am not looking to put in a professional kitchen. Just curious to see if anyone had any suggestions to share from there experience as we are planning. I am posting two sketches I did with this website. I am not sure if this is what you wanted to see. The kitchen is along an outer wall of the house neighboring only the family and dinning rooms. My house isn't huge or in a high-value market. 2k sq ft ranch with 1400 sq ft finished basement.

Current layout [houzz=[https://www.houzz.com/photos/current-kitchen-phvw-vp~114859550[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/current-kitchen-phvw-vp~114859550)]

Proposed changes [https://www.houzz.com/photos/current-kitchen-phvw-vp~114885019[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/current-kitchen-phvw-vp~114885019)

Thanks for your time and any suggestions.

Looking at your floor plans, I would say move the range or cooktop to the 9'-4" wall. But looking at the photos, it doesn't look like there is sufficient room for that? The lower right corner (near pantry) also looks very tight in plan, but less so in photos? If you want an oven, do you want it at waist height, or maybe a double oven? If so, I'd put that where you have pantry - which of course raises issues re: sufficient pantry space. After pushing back into stairwell, you certainly will have a wider kitchen, but probably not enough room for an island. I'm not sure that the additional width will make the kitchen work better, insofar as there is not room for an island. I second or third the recommendation to use a kitchen designer. You have a lot of room, and I suspect a better solution exists, if someone with a professional eye takes a look.