So, maybe this is a crazy idea and really, it's pretty crazy I'd even make a suggestion since I don't have any experience designing in small spaces, unlike palimpsest. But here goes anyway. What if you shifted the fridge and pantry around the corner so that they were facing the sink? You might need to split the pantry into two cabinets, flanking the fridge to make this work but this would put the fridge closer to the kitchen entrance - traffic to the fridge would be less likely to be in the thick of kitchen activity. You could also put cabinets down to the counter in the corner against the wall, avoiding a dark hole or put your microwave here (don't see this in your plan). You'll need to shorten the peninsula, of course but you gain more counter space on each side of your range. You might also want to consider shifting your sink to the corner with the DW about 12" away (so that you have leg room at the sink when the DW is open). Take this idea with a grain of salt since it's based on how much space I assume you have from the drawing. My idea may not work once the actual dimensions are plugged in. Anyway, what I think you'll want to watch is whether the range door and DW door will interfere with each other when open. btw, my idea also assumes that you can remove the "window" to the DR and open that wall up.

Thank you all for your pics... I'm so visual and it has really helped me. I have 111" once the wall on the right side of the frig and the wall leading to old laundry room come out. With my bakers table that leave me with 40" for frig space and the existing left wall. I like the way all the frigs are framed out and I think erika's look could work for me. I'd either have to have DH build the wall just a little narrower then the standard 4" thickness OR just get a narrower frig then 36". I need to leave ventilation space since it won't be a built in frig.... just look like one. He's gonna love me when I tell him he has to take out a wall just to rebuild one 9" further down! Yep... I really happy with this solution. I think it'll make the bakers table stand out. I won't have to worry about how cabinetry would look against it. If I have a cabinet above the frig I'll either do open shelves with baskets or stainless frame and frosted/seeded/some kind of glass doors. I think I want stainless shelves above the bakers table. In fact, I know I do! My only uppers will be on the inside wall of the sink run. If I can get away with not needing them, I don't think I want to do uppers on the cooking run. If there wasn't an ugly storage shed backed up against the cooking run I'd put in windows. I tried to convince DH to take the shed out cause I'd have a great view but no dice. We keep pool and lawn stuff in there. The door you see in the layout across from the ovens we're going to switch out to a glass front steel door. That'll bring in some natural light. I would LOVE to put a Solartube across from the cooktop about 5' in. I'm babbling... it's a stream of conciousness thing!

That's nice! I bet you had a lot of fun. For a 17 year old, you did a good job. When I read what you like, I wonder if architecture is your main thing, though. You especially seem to like designing the furniture. That said, I love your bathroom. Is that big white thing the washing machine? Where is the laundry supposed to dry? I'd put a tumble dryer on top of it and find another space for that nice functional heater, where you'll hang the towels. Maybe closer to the wash basin? But not too close to the toilet, for you don't want urine to come near it. Where is the bin for the dirty laundry? One would also want a small waste bucket in the bathroom. For a studio one must be extra, extra smart. What works in a house, or even an apartment, isn't necessarily helpful in a studio. I feel you have Way too many open closets. They might seem 'open', but in reality they are just messy. The design for the clothes doesn't work here. You need a closed closet. Which you actually already have. So why have another space to hang up your shirts? I don't get it. Playing on the computer with your friend while watching the sleeves...? Maybe fun to design, but not practical in my opinion. It is weird how much stuff people have. Clothes and shoes are obvious, but do not forget things like vases, Christmas decorations, books (many if one is a student), camping gear, some tools, etc. Does this studio come with a storage space elsewhere in the building for the bicycle and before mentioned things? If not one must use every available centimeter / inch to use for storage, also for more bulky things. For I guess that bicycle on the wall is 'art' instead of the bicycle you use every day. For it is not easy to hang it up there above the bed and it is rather dirty too. You'll do that once, twice and then never again. With an apartment like that, I'd choose to have the bed not in the living room and kitchen area, but in the corner where you now have your main closet. Instead of bedside tables, one can put a shelf or several above the bed to place one's things on. The pallet design is fun, but also not very practical for a studio. For the place under a bed is a wonderful storage place for... bulky things. So I'd elevate the bed slightly to have lots of storage place under the mattress, for things you have, but hardly use. If a queen size bed doesn't fit, I'd go for a somewhat smaller bed still. Young people are usually quite small (maybe tall, but not that fat). The main closet can function as a dividing wall between 'bedroom' and 'study area'. I'd make a nice, somewhat elaborate study center where the bed is now, for in the waking hours studying will be a main part of life for most young adults. I'd make it an L-shape to use the wall there for the many books and folders a studying person acquires over time. In the living room area you will want a proper couch. Bean bags are for children and teens. One extra in a corner doesn't hurt, if one feels one has the space (usually not the case in a studio...), but when the girlfriend is coming over, you want to put your arm around her. The kitchen: the sink preferable is not in a corner, for one wants to be able to put dirty things on one side and clean ones on the other side. To put everything in the sink is rather bothersome, in my opinion (I'm a woman, but I quess you'd figured that out by now). Apart from the coffee machine, the microwave is the most wanted appliance. Where are those? For occasional cooking one doesn't need a full oven. But an oven is very useful for heating a frozen pizza, which is eaten probably at least once a week. One could buy a microwave combination that combines both functions. Where is the mini size fridge? That's big enough for a studio and fits under the countertop mostly. Where is the place for the kitchen towels in use? Things you use in the kitchen are not the most beautiful objects. The table rests on two open shelves. Not nice, because now everyone can see your stock of canned beans, ketchup and spaghetti. Better make those cabinets with drawers, preferably at least the one at the wall opening from the kitchen side. Those can be the industrial style drawers, as long as they are high enough to store the canned beans... For the things that are allowed to be seen you already have the hanging shelf, which gives the room a more open feel, so that is well done. I love your industrial wall for the pictures. That's something else than just paint or wallpaper. I also love the drawing on the other wall, which to me looks like a map of the world. But, I do not like them together in a studio. There's just too much going on. The studio should be fun, but not over stimulating. Oh yeah, one last thing: Where do you put your wet coat and shoes and those of your visiting friends? You could reserve a portion of the overall closet for that, provided that you think about getting the wet things out when you are alone, so they can dry. Yep, that's a lot of comments. But you wanted to learn, did you not?

@Jennifer K Yes, you are correct. I am unsure what to do with this room, other than for formal matters. The room you see through the door entry is an extension that the previous owner built. It is a 700 sq ft room that my family resides in mostly. The room in question from this post is between the extension room and the kitchen. I also have a formal dining room and formal living room (so I have the living room, family room and extension - great room). I currently have nothing in my dining room or living room. I will be renovating/relocating my kitchen to where my dining room in currently and making the kitchen much bigger and the eat-in part of the kitchen. Therefore, I am planning to make this room a place that people would sit at to be part of conversations from others in the kitchen. Now that I saw Beth's idea with the four chairs and table, I can make this room my family's game night location (there are four of us). I would make this room more of a hobby room, but I have other areas in my house that I can do that in. In totality, including the basement, the house has over 4,500 sq ft. In the basement, I have all the space I need for storage and way more if needed (there is a very nice crawl space under the extension, so a 700 sq ft crawl space - this wasn't factored into the sq ft amount listed above). I have workout equipment, a play area for my kids, a small sitting area and a bar in my basement. Then on the unfinished side of the basement, there is a large wrap-around workbench that I can do indoor projects at.