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Here is a link that might be useful:

I much more prefer your plan newbiekr, it gives that line of cabinets a focal point. I think you might want to consider flanking each side with 39" or so. The narrow sized cabinets that you are now questioning seem way to narrow; I'd go for functionality in this situation instead of form, especially since your eye will be drawn to the stove area.

Thank for the suggestion aloha2009, we appreciate.

The cabinet maker is saying that a 39" cabinet will have the shelves that are too long to remain straight over long term use. That's why he wanted a combination of 24 + x.

The other issue is that the left of this wall is the sink wall and a corner lazy susan. That makes the bottom have two 4 inch openings (symmetrically around the oven) that are so narrow that we will have to fit a drawer front vertically, and most likely not be able to use that 10 inches of space :(

Here is a new proposal

Top
16.875 doors, 3" filler, 36" range hood, 3" filler, 16.125 doors

Bottom
Lazy Susan, 6" spice rack, 30 inch oven, 6 inch spice rack, 2 cabinet doors 16.25"

The doors may become a little wider or narrower if the framing requires it, I am assuming 1/4" for each door.

That makes the center of the range hood around 56, which is almost center of the wall

What do you think ?

Please keep in mind that the wall to the right opens into a hallway, and the wall to the left has the kitchen sink.

I would put the fillers on the ends of the run, not in the middle.

Think: Filler pullouts! No wasted space! (Assuming you don't need that filler moved to the ends to allow doors & drawers to open).

Here is a link that might be useful: Rev-A-Shelf Wall/Upper Filler Pull-Outs

Are you merely using the Ikea planner or are you buying Ikea cabs also?

For what it's worth, if you use a cooperative custom cab shop, you can make identical doors on uppers but have one cab with a different, wider inside dimension and merely access the extra space sideways from the door, the extra interior space being behind a blank filler panel. Note the far right on this photo.

Thanks everyone for the ideas. I can see that palimpsets situation is just like mine where one side is slightly larger.

I am working with a custom cabinet maker, and am using ikea as a tool to visualize the ideas. He is patient and cooperative.

Palimpset, if instead of using the door extension, I put in a narrow glass door as a pullout for that space, how do you think that would look ?

It is deliberate asymmetry, and brings some visual interest. But it can also draw attention to that away from the range hood.

I am meeting with the designers again today afternoon to finalise the plans

Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions and ideas