If you go with A (keep all windows and walls), then I would swap the fridge and stove for safety of anyone coming into the kitchen to not have to pass the stove.

Or you could "rotate" everything clockwise. Put the stove with a small prep sink along the small window wall. Sink and dishwasher along dining room wall with a pass-through to the dining room, and fridge/pantry where the stove is now.

Otherwise plan B looks good, but I would put the dishwasher on the other side of the sink.

Can you close window with out permit, but not take down wall? that would open up other options.
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Would closing the window in B lose a lot of light? Or is that compensated by knocking down the wall to the dining? I would be worried about a really dark kitchen.

For Plan A, I agree with mom2lilenj as far as swapping the stove and fridge.

I hate to see someone lose natural light. My layout was designed around keeping a 9' almost floor to ceiling window. That being said, it looks as if your kitchen has plenty of width. Do you only eat in the dining room? Would you be open to the idea of keeping the window, removing the wall, and putting in an island?

My dream kitchen had an island in it but my real kitchen is too small so a peninsula will give us a casual place to eat breakfast and stuff instead of always on the dining table.

I was trying to do the window with a permit because with the plumbing and electrical inspectors most likely coming to inspect their areas, I thought they would notice that other things had been done as well and then be fined.

I was stressed about the process of getting and owners permit. I spoke with a friend who is in construction and he gave some tips for getting the permit. He doesn't think it will be that difficult. SO he gave me some hope. That will be my project this week. Getting permit process started.

The kitchen currently doesn't have any cabinets on that wall so I had a small round table for breakfast and stuff.

The dining room has french doors close to the wall that would be taken down. I don't have any window furnishings on the french doors because I like looking out and I think that light will also filter into the kitchen. There is another small window above the sink. I am also adding recessed lighting, undercabinet lighting and most likely some pendants over peninsula. Still thinking about the pendants because area is small and dining room has a largish chandeleir. DOn't know how that would look.

THis is the link to current kitchen....

http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j274/mustard_00/Kitchen/

The pics of your house remind me of the home we're starting to renovate in South Florida! What are your overall dimensions?

Have you thought of replacing the window with one higher off the ground so it's at counter height? Then you could put base cabinets on that wall or even your sink & DW. That's what we did...our bay window was only 22" off the floor. We also had a table in front of it, but we really needed the counterspace and that area was too small for our family to eat there anymore....so now we have counters there! What a wonderful improvement it's been! (Our bay window is almost 7' wide)

Before...

After (same view...very different!)

Closeup

remodelfla: What gave away my S.Fl status? Could it have been the hurricane shutter strip on my windows??? I live 5-10 minutes from Dadeland Mall. Living in S. Fl you can understand what it is like dealing with the Miami-Dade Permitting Dept. They don't necessarily make it easy. No wonder so many homes have things done without permits.

Our house being older doesn't have a family room so our eating is either in the dining room or kitchen.....mostly kitchen.

Buehl: Your kitchen came out beautiful. I did consider replacing the window with another one. The window does bring in light but it is on the west side of the house so ALOT of heat comes in as well. Cooking dinner (early, mind you at 4:30ish/5:00ish) is a hot experience and not because of the stove. I could literally cook in my bathing suit and get a suntan at the same time ;-) I have to cover the window with blinds to block the sun so that kind of defeats the purpose of letting light in.