We've come up with this layout and just curious if we may be missing anything big.

The only changes to the original layout are:

Get rid of the breakfast nook by adding a bank of cabinets under the nook windows.

Move garage entry door and expand the laundry room slightly.

I would love to add a wall between the nook and kitchen but I don't think that's feasible. I think the only major issue we may encounter is replacing the windows in the nook area. Right now they are too large for lowers so we'll have to switch them out for something smaller.

Would love to get some feedback on this layout.

Just to throw out an idea:

Move the garage door as you thought. But instead of a laundry room think of this space as a laundry nook -- make it narrower and close it off with sliding/barn doors or bifold doors. Use the new wall space between the nook and the garage door for coat hooks/shoe bench, etc.

Oh, with a cat cut out of course.

Thanks for the suggestion, CB. I do like the idea of a laundry nook and, of course, the cat cut out. My only concern that we'd lose some storage in the laundry room for brooms, mops, etc. Although, if we change it to a nook, then that might allow for more storage space near the new garage entrance. We're severely lacking in kitchen storage with the current layout.

Sena's layout is much better!

I'm sorry, but your original layout had a lot of issues...

• Cooktop in an island with no emergency landing space on one side
• Cooktop arranged so the island was a barrier island b/w the sink & Prep Zone and the cooktop
• Cooktop in the middle of a major path through the Kitchen - the Cooking Zone and cooktop should be in the most protected part of the Kitchen!
• Expensive venting if cooktop is in the island
• DW in the way of what was most likely going to be your Prep Zone b/c of the amount of counterspace on the left

What do you plan to do with all that counterspace in the former Nook? You might consider adding a prep sink and making that area a Tea/Coffee/Beverage and Snack Center. You could put the MW in there and, if you have one, a toaster oven. I would put in a MW drawer so the MW doesn't take up counter space. The Center would be near the refrigerator and easily accessed without getting in the way of someone cooking or cleaning up.

To help you understand the suggestions/comments, I recommend checking out the Kitchen Design FAQ threads:

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Kitchen Design FAQ threads:

Kitchen work zones, what are they?

• http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3638270/faq-kitchen-work-zones-what-are-they

Aisle widths, walkways, seating overhangs, work and landing space, and others

• http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3638304/faq-aisle-widths-walkways-seating-overhangs-work-landing-space-etc

How do I plan for storage? Types of Storage? What to Store Where?

• http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3638376/faq-how-do-i-plan-for-storage

Ice. Water. Stone. Fire (Looking for layout help? Memorize this first)

• http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2699918/looking-for-layout-help-memorize-this-first

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Yes, Sena! I love that layout so much better than mine. My heart was set on this layout but yours is better. Plus, I think yours may be more budget friendly which is a plus. :-)

And Buehl, you have described exactly what we're dealing with
currently. The first picture is our current layout and I found myself
nodding in agreement with each of your points.

For the cabinets
in the former Nook - my husband and I had previously discussed your exact
suggestions. We'd move the coffee station over to that area and install a
MW drawer closest to the fridge. If not there, then we're thinking possibly the island. I think the only thing I can't quite envision is the
snack/coffee station area. My concern is that it might look odd since
that area is set back a bit from the fridge.

The island currently houses the
downdraft cooktop and I don't love it there. I didn't see any other
options unless we built a wall between the nook and kitchen as
previously mentioned. I like the idea of moving the cooktop over to the
current prep area and using the island as an actual prep area.

And I'm
in complete agreement with the current prep zone. When either my
husband or I prepares dinner, the other is cleaning and the dishwasher is in a
frustrating location.

I could never figure out why I didn't like
the locations of the ovens but after seeing Sena's option and your
explanation, now I get it. In all of our other houses, we've always had a
counter to the immediate left or right of the ovens and in this house
we don't. I've always felt cramped when using them - now I know why.
It's so obvious now. The more I look at Sena's layout the more I
love it. It gives me the needed space in the laundry room and the counter next to the wall oven is perfect.

Here is another idea similar to what you originally had in mind. It might require more work, moving wall oven, and the pantry under the stairs and making the pantry less deep or the island less deep.

Your garage is so big, it would be nice if you could recess the closet on the right into the garage some.