I'm not one of the great gurus here for kitchen design, but I have a thought.

It looks like your kitchen work zone has too many paths through it, it would drive me crazy. What about putting your kitchen in the dining area? Or figuring out a different way to get to your laundry room so that pathway could be closed off?

Not an expert, either--but I think you have a challenging space. Can you annex some of the hall/pantry area for the kitchen? I realize that it cuts down on storage in the pantry, but you can get clean-up and the fridge on the same wall. Unless the separate cooktop and ovens are necessary due to mobility issues (I see an elevator), I'd go with a range. If you need a wall oven, possibly a 24" would fit beside the laundry chute? (Area where I have 2nd prep.) Can the icemaker go in the bar?

Or, a galley with extra deep counters, and pantry, command center/drop zone near the stairs? The semi-open peninsula could share a sink between the bar and prep areas, and there's room for the cooktop and ovens. Alternately, the counter in the laundry could be a pantry, and you could have a closet where I have the pantry drawn.

Forgot to address the bathroom. I changed the location of the door because the alcove seemed to waste space. The area behind the laundry chute would be perfect for recessed shelves in the bathroom, and corresponding storage under the counter.

Yes, this is a challenging space. I am sorry I'm not good at the design part. Mamagoose is great though.

Is there any way to change the entrance to to laundry room so you do not have to go thru the kitchen like that?

I like your layout, but I'm not sure all the angles on the left side of the house are helping your layout. I straightened it out and put your closet and bathroom near each other for ease of dressing. I would put a built in dresser in the hall to the bathroom and the closet across from that. I gave you more counter space, but no tub. You may have trouble fitting everything you want into that space. I took a foot out of your bedroom, because you needed the space more in the bath/closet area.

You could put a drop zone near the stair landing. I would think about window placement and furniture layout in all rooms, so that you don't have a bed under a window if possible. A window on each side flanking the bed would look nice.

The kitchen was just a quick idea like someone else suggested.

The galley kitchen is intriguing and I came up with another idea.

You could enter your laundry from the hall for the bathroom and make your kitchen an L shape with a pantry just outside.

I have an idea but I am stuck using my iPad because I lifted boxes the other day. Hopefully I will be better in a few days and then I can sketch it out for you

Wow, definitely some things I hadn't thought of. I'm a little relieved that you all think it's a challenging space, as I have been struggling with it for months and i am glad to know it's not just me!

We can definitely move the door to the guest bath to near the front door. The alcove there is designed to fit a specific piece of antique furniture (card catalog), but at this point I am willing to sacrifice that space for a better kitchen layout. I do like mamagoose's idea of pushing back the kitchen wall (if the bathroom door gets moved and the alcove is gone.)...I'll have to play with that a little... I don't need double wall ovens, 48" range will take care of that.

If it's at all workable, I'd like to keep the island. The windows/french doors along the top of the plan in the master and great room lead out to a deck and look out to the Chesapeake Bay, and if I'm prepping at the island that's the way to be facing :)

The bar area needs to stay, or at least somewhere in/near the great room. Husband wanted a full stand behind, pull up a stool bar, so this was a compromise.

Karneseb, I'm not sure we can alter the angles at this point. We are less than a foot from our max allowable lot coverage! And the pilings are already going in as foundation. The windows on the left side of the plan are high up, and smallish (maybe even frosted). So no worries about placing the bed under them. That side of the home is 5 feet from the property line, as is the neighbor on thier side, so not much to see, we just wanted to add in a little light, but I agree, it's funky! I do like your bathroom layout better, as it was bothering me that the closet was so far away. I just REALLY want a soaker tub! I don't mind losing space from the master bedroom.