Well you're already doing things backwards by demoing before having a solid plan in place.

Because you lost that one wall you now have nowhere for the fridge. The best place for it will probably be at the end of the sink run of cabinets. But I wouldn't put in a slider door, there won't be room. A single door at most, but that will make the dining space tight. The microwave can go in the island so that's not a problem. As for the pantry well you really don't have space for one unless you lose one of the windows or put it on the otherside of that doorway but that would kind of close in the space.

Welcome to the Kitchens Forum, Chelsea!

Could you please let us know the exact measurements of the space as it is now? We need the widths of each window/wall/door/doorway and the distances between each window/wall/door/doorway. (See below for a sample layout of what we need.) "Box counting" is not very precise, so we really need the actual measurements.

We also need to see a sketch of the entire floor so we can see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the house (and rooms) as well as see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen.

Sina's correct, though -- before demolishing anything, the entire plan should have been worked out. You now will have constraints that may limit your options. But, that's water under the bridge for you (but to lurkers -- please take note!) Let's see what we can do with what you now have.

The Layout Help FAQ has more information that would also be helpful:

FAQ: How Do I Ask For Layout Help & What Information Should I Include?

• https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5500789/faq-how-do-i-ask-for-layout-help-what-information-should-i-include

(Taken from the "[New to Kitchens? Read Me First![(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/new-to-kitchens-read-me-first-dsvw-vd~5500754)" thread)

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Sample Layout (also in the Layout Help FAQ):

is this helpful at all?

or maybe this too? thanks so much for your help!

I'd omit the peninsula between kitchen and LR, in favor of a deeper island with seating, and put a tall pantry cab where the fridge is drawn (but turned 90 degrees). The peninsula seems to far from the work area to maintain a connection to those seated.

I pulled the sink counter out to meet the fridge box, and made the window box more proportionately more shallow. MW is in a drawer in the island, with an optional, centered prep sink. The only drawback is that the exterior doors are separated from the clean-up area by the tall bulk of the fridge, but the fridge is convenient to the table, easily accessed from the LR, and has good work flow.

ETA, there's space to make the island even deeper--up to 60"--with an extra run of cabinets on the back (red lines):