The dimensions seem small given what they are fitting unless it's only floor space 22x6.10

What's the space to the left, as you walk in from the garage?

How about the closet next to the breakfast area? The depth seems like wasted space to me.

And the Xed out spaces by the stairs and in the laundry room?

The multiple turns in the stairway take up a lot of space.

So every time you come in from the garage you have to walk through the kitchen? I wouldn't like that at all. Just bad.

We come in our kitchen right now. It's our door closest to our garage. It drives me nuts as we have no storage in the kitchen. I want a mud room for all our stuff. Backpacks shoes coats etc....

Herb- I love it! I think the edge of the closet maybe load bearing. We haven't met with they builder as we are paying off our land first.

I was also thinking about adjusting the stairs. Great thoughts!!!!

Herb would you suggest removing current door on left in kitchen???

1 wall kitchen with island. I like it!!!!

"door on left in kitchen"..you mean the small side hinged door out to deck...? the issue with your kitchen being a traffic lane will be mitigated somewhat if you skooch fridge over,remove breakfast closet,..... diagonal cut into living zone will develop. the little kitchen door to deck might be nice,but may be redundant, if you expand the long wall with glass and double French doors for example. My neighbor has a small door off her kitchen-she dries things out...sets out plants and camping stuff to air out/etc. I don't think they use it much for human passage though. You could do without it. By having the little kitchen door remain , you might invite that situation of "traffic lane" which you may be able to circumvent with some of the changes. Why don't you think about it.

I was thinking of removing it as well. My concern is we have French doors in the kitchen and live in upstate NY with a cold draft especially right now.

You come into your kitchen now, but why would you want to continue to do so if it could be better? In this plan you're walking into the work flow which is not great when you're cooking.

Here's what I'd do in terms of entry. Changes are in red. Now you have two ways into the laundry/pantry area. This also eliminates what was basically a dead end hallway and now your kitchen is not a main thoroughfare to the garage. It still works for you in that if you're in the kitchen you can always change a load of laundry but anyone bringing laundry from downstairs doesn't have to walk through the kitchen.

Plus this will eliminate the cold from the garage into the kitchen.

Also you could make the x'd out area between the stairs into a "mudroom" type space for hanging coats, storing boots, etc.

Additionally, I would absolutely put your w/d on the outside wall. Much safer, shorter run, etc.

I would turn your foyer closet door entry so it opens the opposite way against the wall.

Do you need the peninsula separating the kitchen? I'm wondering if just a dining table would work better.

I disagree with Herb and wouldn't eliminate the closet in breakfast area. However you could instead make it a nice built in breakfront to showcase your dishes, etc. I'm a firm believer in there is never enough storage.

I like having a door from the kitchen out to the deck. Makes it so much easier to bring out plates of food, etc.

I wondered about the changes you thought of in red. But wasn't sure if rhere was enough clearance for a door.

I'm not sure what the x in the mud room is unless it's mechanical for upstairs?

I also thought about putting the w/d upstairs in the mechanical closet. Then it's a pure mudroom

We also wouldn't use the front door nor would guest we are planning on building a ways away from the road and the parking would lead to garage entry for all guests