Need advice on reconfiguring kitchen space

Additional straight on picture coming in from front door.

If there were upper cabinets on both sides if the microwave, I don't think the recessed fridge would look so bad.

Can you remove the angled pantry closet? Straight out? Is that an option?

I would definitely fix that corner. That needs attention. If the closet has to stay as is, I would move the fridge to the new open wall.

I would then do less deep storage where fridge was to fix the conflicting doors. If you do move fridge to other wall, check fridge door swing. Open fully, measure & design around.

Also, what's behind the room behind fridge?

Maybe close the wall off in kitchen & make a closet in room behind that wall.

Thanks for the responses! To answer some of the posts.

The microwave uppers are missing because I repurposed those into the mudroom that was created on the opposite side of the new wall. Before that space was just an enclosed tight dining room so adding a new wall broke it up. Picture below.

The closet could come straight out if that was the best option. Would probably need to figure out a creative design to incorporate a new pantry on other side. Additional picture of closet interior below.

The problem with moving the fridge is that there is no plumbing on that wall and it’s a slab house. I also feel like that would be the most ideal option but not sure it’s possible for a reasonable price.

To the person about the closet. Love the idea and after you said that I went to look at that area a little more. It looks like that actually was a closet at one point, which would explain why I have no utility closets in the whole house. I provided a picture below of what’s behind the fridge and of course it’s the electrical panel that must have been added during a previous owner Reno. Not sure of effort to move that... I also have a main breaker panel outside so the one inside is for like the appliances and addition.

Pull the fridge out level with the cabinets and straighten the pantry as well. If the extra space is useable from whatever is behind the area, work that out.

Do you have an actual floor plan with measurements? That would be tremendously helpful. Also, what’s behind the newly created wall?

Regarding water line for the fridge: That’s the easiest type of plumbing line to install/move, and therefore, not as expensive as you might think.

Don’t have a floor plan to share unfortunately with measurements. Wondering if the best option may be to figure out how to move fridge over to other side. Would need to figure out where on that side fridge would look best. But then convert that nook the fridge is currently in to some type of pantry that would be flush with the countertops and cabinets... and then close off the current pantry door. Then I would create a new door on the other side hallway into the current pantry and just use that as a closet instead.

Thanks for posting more photos. Helpful.

Slab floor, that's a challenge. If it were me, I get a quote to see how much to have water on open wall. Hopefully it's doable, so fridge can go there with a pantry cabinet.

If it is outrageous cost, then squaring off pantry closet & changing it to a closet access on other side.

To make up for lost pantry space, a pantry cabinet or 2 on new open wall will be great storage. Make sure to put 3" filler against adjacent wall so pantry cabinet doors can open past 90 degree to pullout, Pullouts.

Rachel's idea of pulling fridge forward & closing off wall behind is a good possibility, too. Yes, some space will be lost behind, but it would look better having cabinets line up in front across current stove wall.

If you keep fridge recessed, put a filler above cabinet then crown to close odd gap above.

So here’s a picture of what the fridge looks like pulled forward. The only problem is the pantry wall is a little in front of the countertops so it won’t line up perfectly. But if I went with this... I would close off the pantry most likely and make it a closet on the other side. Would need a creative design to fill in all the space around the fridge though.

You’re planning to get all new cabinets, right? You should take the entire pantry out instead of trying to configure around it. Then post a floor plan and let others help you plan the new cabinet layout, including adding a pantry back in.

By squaring off pantry closet & shrinking it some, hopefully you'll have enough to do 3"filler+pantry+fridge+fridge panel. I would go to ceiling, too.

Here's a sketch