Why all that seating at the island and a table & chairs not even 4 feet away? Are you a family of 6?

The first thing I noticed was the refrigerator next to a wall. I'm glad you're paying attention to the space needed to open the door fully! Would be great to have a pullout instead of filler, if you can.

If your vibe is coastal, would you consider a gorgeous blue tile backsplash?

if the table is the main dining situation I'd do more with it. Have a sense that you think most eating will take place at island. But a dining area w table and chairs should not be an afterthought. I might skip the stool at the end of island on left. I might put a light fixture above the table and a sconce w directional arms above the window. Your secondary zone at the window is for coffee? laying out food? so along w table make more of the area there. The glass cabinets flanking hood/ large island and all the stools/ pretty backsplash and so on , once done, is plenty in the mddle of the space. I might skip the pendants actually and focus on the counter selection and as said...do more over on the left. Maybe clarifying how you think this is all going to get used , day to day ,will help. The subtle color tones in living room .mauve? can be inspiration for paint on the two side walls of kitchen.....along w white cabinets..very nice...the oak cabinets inserted is optional I guess .....your discretion. Most concerned the dining on left side is too forgotten.....too squished in...not inviting.

I wouldn't do glass on either side of the range. Keeping it clean from all the grease etc from cooking will be a nightmare.

Agree with herbflavor on the table. It's much too cramped there to be inviting. And it's kind of missing a purpose, to be a crowded casual table for 4, when there's an expansive island for 6 right there. Do you have another dining area? If you do, I would consider skipping the table entirely. Two casual seating areas are a lot for this space. If you don't have another dining table, then you need to shrink the island to give this table some breathing room.

I'm not a fan of the pantry/hutch cabinet either. It does create beautiful symmetry and framing. But it walls off the light from that awesome window. And it interrupts your longest stretch of countertop. You would get less drama but more function if you put the pantry & appliance garage next to the fridge, then moved the range left, towards the window. If you really want some symmetrical framing, maybe repeat a narrower on the right side, just 12" deep for everything above the countertop.

Appreciate all the feedback! We do have another large dining room. The breakfast nook is just for the three of us for daily meals.
Island is for entertainment seating and possibly daily meals sitting too. We haven't had a large island before so it's hard to tell what we'll actually use... But we do typically eat at least one meal together.
I hadn't thought about the balance of the space either. Y'all are right that the left side is feeling a bit forgotten

@Shazia - if there are 3 of you, I'd wrap the cabinets from the far wall along to the left so that it's an L shape. Ditch the kitchen table - you won't need it. I

@herbflavor what a pretty idea for the paint on the walls flanking the kitchen. Could certainly add dimension without being stuck with a trendy kitchen design. Was worried the white cabs only might be too plain.

Personally I would want there to be counter above the microwave there, so if you take something hot out you can set it right down without turning, and never have to hold it over the floor.

Despite what I said above, I'm a fan of keeping a table. I dislike island seating, I wouldn't want that to be my regular family meal space. The first change to make is just using a smaller table. Our kitchen table is also situatated off to the side of our island, in an 8-foot wide space. We got a huge improvement just by replacing our 45" diameter table with a 42" table. It seats 4 people very comfortably. For 3, you could even go to 40" or even 36". You have the island right there to hold the serving plates (or morning cereal boxes).

Make it a pedestal-base table, and you can crowd more people around it when needed. We just hosted a small party where 6 adults fit around the 42" table for snacks and drinks before moving to the dining room for dinner.

Spent a lil bit of time on this but not much. Centered the range on your door opening, pulled the fridge off of the wall, put towers in to match the size and look of the fridge, I prefer my sink offset from the range, in case I am back to back with someone helping in the kitchen, the asymmetry doesnt bother me there, entourage in your kitchen will break that up. 42" from front of range not front of cab. Put in a tray drawer. Have fun with your finishes, dream big :)

Oh shizzzz @rabbitdesign...at first I thought you did an inspo pic but realized this is actually a pic of my kitchen?!

@Shazia - I'm in the middle of a reno and have spent years designing my plan, and some things jump out to me. As I wrote, I'd extend the cabinets along the wall by the window. Ditch the wood cabinets to the left of the stove and put the window there. I really prefer sinks NOT in islands so I'd put the sink under window, near range. The window looks crammed next to the wall. Put the fridge on the wall perpendicular to range. Put a window where the fridge was.

LOL, yes it is @Shazia

wow, thank you @Rabbitt Design, this means a lot that you took the time to do this. It's helping me dream big again b/c this kitchen is balanced and striking at the same time! what is a tray drawer?

@herbflavor this kitchen is mostly for daily use for 2.5 people. My husband, my bonus daughter who stays with us 1/2 time and me. I don't cook much but we do do tea/coffee/smoothies daily so thats why we have the beverage area. I cook about once or twice a week. And we typically will eat dinner together.

I also like to entertain (more casually with friends) and leave food and drinks out for people to graze and for me to still enjoy the event. So this can be friends stopping by for a girls night on a school night for coffee/dessert or a full blown dinner party. Either way though, I'm not the kind of person who wants to be working hard when I could be enjoying time with friends instead! I also host retreats 1-2 times a year where a personal chef comes in and uses the kitchen and we do coursed meals in the dining room.

So basically I can create a showroom kitchen but that is still functional! And I want it to make me happy everytime I walk in :)

My dream is that somehow this kitchen makes me start to enjoy cooking - but this could be a tall order, lol!

@Sally T how exciting! share pics of your reno! it really is SO much work - I had no idea at the onset of this!

you bring up great points and one of the few things we won't do is move the window - this reno wasn't planned (our house flooded unfortunately) so we're taking advantage of the opportunity to start from scratch but window moving wasn't part of the plan. If we do change something, we'll turn the windows in the living room into slider patio doors.

Honestly our house gets a TON of light - except the kitchen and I'm kind of ok with that. Even the window that's there doesn't get light like the rest of the house b/c of the direction it's facing.

And let's totally talk sinks in island! I hear you on no sink in island - and I know most of my friends feel the same...BUT functionally, I love the sink in the island.

It allows me to have the function of the dishwasher and trash right next to it and tucked away so you don't have to see them. The only pain in the behind is it's not as pretty to have a faucet emerging from the island. But I'm willing to compromise on the day to day function and hope that a beautiful brass faucet with Blanco sink won't be an eyesore at a party!

I think sink-in-island views come down to cleaning styles. I let the dishes stack up as I cook, and I set a lot of them out to air dry after washing. I like to have that mess on the perimeter. For cooks who wash, dry, and put away immediately, sinks in islands work fine.