OK, thanks...i have a rough sketch with measurements i will upload now. I started it but was having some trouble with the app making things exact sized so i edited it quickly in photoshop.

• Windows are not moveable and start at 24" from floor up to 92"
• 3 little white 'boxes' drawn on windows and on right side are hvac vents mounted on wall from floor base [each 14" wide and 7" high]
• 2 thick white strips between 2 main 'squares' are bumpouts on the wall 4" x 4" and may be needed for support, but hopefully not. Right now that separation has an arch so i am hoping those bumpouts were just added for framing and not structural. in other words it may be impossible to make a continuous flow through that spot on the long wall, but i think it will be ok
• the entrance to kitchen from dining room side [left] has no door but there is an outswinging door leading to basement steps as you walk in on right side
• steps leading to 2nd floor is just a door opening, so no swing space needed
• standard size stove will be used with microwave above, 36" x 36" double door frig, no dishwasher.
• all door and windows must stay where they are
• hvac CAN be moved but would prefer not to
• all plumbing/electrical is completely cutomizeable
• adults and older children, used mainly for cooking and food storage. want a pantry area, possibly floor to ceiling cabinets on one wall or that. as much counter space as possible for dish drying, small appliances, prep, etc
• ceilings are 9' high

please let me know if i missed anything, thanks

You have posted what appears to be a blank slate for the most part. Are plumbing, gas, and electrical already in place? If so, it will be more cost-effective to keep those in the same places. You'll also save on cost by shopping for cabinetry first and looking at the standard or semi-custom offerings available from your favorite line. If you work your layout around standard or semi-custom cabinet offerings, then that eliminates your need to go with a full custom layout which can be more expensive. One of my personal best recommendations would be to look at workstation sink concepts from companies like Havens Metal, Julien, Kohler, Rachiele, The Galley, or Create Good Sinks. Those brands span a range of price levels, but the concept of a large workstation sink is a fairly recent one in kitchen design and can be a boon for small kitchens to help make the working space more efficient. I selected a Havens Metal apron-front sink in the Prestige finish for my re-design and am just as excited about it as with my new Wolf vent hood and Beleza soapstone counters. We are using a local custom cabinet maker for our small kitchen because our layout was extremely tight, we wanted custom raised countertops, and our layout was too specific to work with standard or semi-custom mass-produced brands. Harmoni, Shiloh, and Signature are good cabinet brands to look at for mid-range, semi-custom brands. If you have a ProSource in your area, they'll offer good pricing on a variety of other custom cabinet brands like Kemper and Omega. If your budget is generous, Jay Rambo is a little-known gem of a manufacturer that produces beautiful natural-wood finishes at reasonable prices. Kennebec specializes in quartersawn, inset cabinetry that is outstanding. Don't overlook IKEA cabinetry if you really want to slash the budget but still get some decent cabinets. Places like Scherr's and Semihandmade are door companies that cater to fitting IKEA boxes for a custom look.

Like i said, the electrical, plumbing and even to some extent the hvac can be altered anyway necessary. there is no cost involved for me to do any of that, so that is why i wanted to show it as a blank slate because almost any plan can be done, its just finding the right one.

as for the cabinets, ikea is a strong possibility as i think they offer enough options that i can work with. again, i am mainly looking for a basic design, all the small details, color schemes, finishes, etc i can deal with. our biggest problem is the current design is not efficient at all but we have had it for 20 years so its hard to visualize something else, and the odd shape doesn't help

I wouldn't call it a small kitchen with those kinds of dimensions, but you don't have the shape for an island configuration, particularly with all those pathways going to doors through the kitchen. Looks like you'll need to keep your working areas all on the perimeter. Do you have any inspiration photos that you've saved of what you would like? If you're going to do IKEA, then I'd recommend doing some shopping and figuring out the number and size of pieces that work for your needs and then seeing how they might fit into your space. IKEA offers some design tools to help you, and there are a few experts here at Houzz like Patricia Colwell Consulting that specialize in IKEA designing if you want to reach out to them directly, or maybe they'll see this and comment.

The average kitchen remodel without moving anything around is 68K. There are plenty of sheltering in place Kitchen Designers who would love the opportunity to be hired to work during this time. Several post on this forum. I’m sure there are local ones as well. Start your kitchen spending there.

https://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2020/ 

Ikea is far from a budget choice if you’re going third party. It good for an extremely modest budget, but it certainly doesn’t qualify as a mid grade option. It’s severely limited in sizes. It’s laughable to compare its sizes to even a standard semi custom line. Those offer thousands of choices and modifications. Even a stock entry level cabinet line like Aristokraft offers 10x as many size options as Ikea. And 20x as many doors and colors. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5647040/white-shaker-battle-ikea-vs-the-rest-of-the-cabinet-world