Oh also, just to say, we got patio doors put in place of a window, and a window put in place of the window/door combo (or will be soon). I wanted to be able to let more light into the kitchen and see into the garden easily!

Just curious, but are you in England?

Yeh Sophie, I am. Have I posted this somewhere weird?!

Do you have a 2D measured layout of the space....we need that to really help with the questions you posed.

I would switvch cabs on the cooking wall. Put the large cab at the corner to give you more prep space where you need it: at least 36” between sink and cooking surface...st leadt as much as you can get.

You should use all drawer stacks instead unless you have a specific need for a doored cab.

Is the white door near the new sitting area your regular entrance to the kitchen? What is the shorter door for?

It is telling since most homes in the USA do not have the washer/dryer in the kitchen. Those that do, usually have them in a laundry closet, maybe behind bi-fold doors. In a small apartment here, they might put a stacking laundry set in a hall closet.The current dishwasher (?) is also different.

I don't have a 2D measured space I'm afraid. The kitchen company came with a digital tape measure, typed it into a computer and then I got pictures after explaining what we wanted!

I'm probably being a little stupid but rantontoo, when you say swicth cabs, what do you mean? We unfortunately can't move the large cabinet over as it would encroach on the window that's already there.

Also what do you mean by use all drawer stacks instead? Sorry, I don't quite understand!

bpath, the white door leads to the hallway and front door. The smaller door is an understairs cuboard housing coats and shoes mainly, and probably pet things when we get it built!

If the under stairs cupboard is for coats and such, do you often enter the house through the back door of the kitchen, then go through to the front hall and the rest of the house?

Do you usually use a dining room for meals, or do you eat in the kitchen?

You might be able to do some booth seating in the alcove left of the refrigerator. If space is tight, use a round table.

No, we don't go through the kitchen, we just don't have anywhere else to store coats or shoe. We have a 2.4m by 1.4m hallway, (or thereabouts) which leads straight into living space. No other rooms on ground floor.

At the moment we eat our food from a tray in the living room! But in previous homes we ate in the kitchen.

We kind of wanted the seating at the back by doors so we could see into our garden. The front is kind of overlooked and doesn't let in as much light as the back does! Although I do like the nook look!

Ask your kitchen company if they can send you a top-down view, i.e. a 2D plan. That will generate more suggestions here.