We are doing a kitchen reno. We have torn down a wall, moved an outside door and now have an “L” which is open to living and dining rooms. We have a starting point in the plan below. We are struggling to find a layout that incorporates all our wish list, including a 30” gas cook top, a 30” micro/wall oven combo, a single bowl undermount (not farm) sink, a counter depth/single door fridge with bottom drawer freezer (we like the 32 Inch Counter Depth Freestanding Fisher&Peykel Refrigerator with 17.1 cu. Ft) and no appliances on the island. Here is the layout we are starting with (along with dimensions) but we are not able to get the necessary separation between the cooktop and the micro/oven (code requires 9”) in this plan but feel like it’s very cramped.

And here are some photos of the current kitchen. It looks like this because we were in the process of moving cabinets and appliances around to develop the new layout when we suffered a burst frozen pipe on the second floor a few weeks ago that seriously damaged most of the interior of the house (though not much damage to the kitchen). So we have moved out and are doing all the repairs and remodeling at the same time. Note that the kitchen is open to the living room and the dining room, and no cabinets or appliances can be placed on either of those open spaces.

Did I mention that most of the ceiling is a cathedral peak? To give that some bling, we were thinking to add this feature to the peak at the end over the outside door:

Any ideas?

--Rick and Betsi