I'm pretending I never saw the other plans. ;)

I would line up the doors through the pantry, and recess the fridge into the pantry wall as far as possible, leaving the doors clear of the counter, of course.

I'd shorten the island by a few inches, and move the prep sink to the other end, so that when someone is prepping, there is a view through the window over the sink, and so that prepped items are closer to the range, for scooping and dropping. The prep sink would also be more convenient to the bar.

Is the pass-through for groceries? My grandson would love it, but it seems that it would be easier for an adult to walk through the door and put grocery bags on the counter or floor, than to bend down and slide them under the table, walk around, and bend down to retrieve them.

Thanks! We are taking all 3 plans to the build team and will have to make the final decision based on budget, if only money were no object.

The main door into pantry will be a pocket door, so I can leave it open for everyday. I don't necessarily need the second door or a pass through for the groceries. I don't mind walking around with the groceries. I will let DH make that call. I could also do a counter height pass through. The main reason I want a pass through as opposed to a door is that a door will eat up a bunch of storage space.

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Thanks for the input on the prep sink. I wasn't even sure which side to put it on so just tossed it in there. Would seating be out of the equation do you think? The dining area is kind of far away, so thought a few stools tucked under may be useful.

I like the counter-height pass-through, where you have the table drawn, but I would make the pantry more like a butler's pantry, and have the two doors, as I drew it.

As for seating, I think you have room on the LR end of the island, but to make it more sociable, you might want to put a seat on the back corner, kind of like nightowl's island, so that you and your DH would be at right angles from each other. There is no appliance on that end of the wall counter, so just keep the stool tucked under when not in use. But, if the island is 4' wide on the end, you have the recommended space for each diner (24").

Is there a reason you're having the dining room so far from the kitchen and the living room right next to the kitchen? It makes more sense to put the dining room opposite the kitchen in the smaller space and make the bump out area into part of the living room. Also when you walk in the front door, you don't want to see a dining table.

Also I agree with mama about the two doors through the pantry instead of a pass through.

Because of the stairs that area is pretty small so I figured a dining table could fit there and save the bigger room for living room.

Here is the original plan. I switched kitchen and guest as I wanted the guest room closer to the bath.