My ceilings are 8 ft. Note: all of the cabinets are white- I'm not sure why some of them are showing up as gray. I know that I want to put cabinets on the left side of the kitchen by the refrigerator. I want at least one floor to ceiling cabinet because the kitchen does not have a pantry. I want some counter space next to the fridge so I can take stuff out and set it on the counter. Besides what I did in this drawing I thought about putting an actual pantry cabinet next to the fridge but I really like the look of stacked cabinets. Other people might not though??

The right side of the kitchen is challenging for cabinets because of the placement of the window (a corner cabinet won't fit there). I'm thinking about not putting a cabinet there because I really want some counter space without cabinets over it. The kitchen I'm replacing has wall to wall cabinets over every counter and it makes the kitchen seem really small and cramped. What I'm concerned with is that someone down the road (if I sell the house) won't be happy with the number of cabinets.

Currently, it's only me using the kitchen. I do a lot of cooking and want counter space. I also use the table as counter space. I would like an island but an island isn't going to fit into this kitchen very well as far as I can tell. I have taped the floor for various island configurations and they all seem too big. I know I can get a really small one or a cart but I'd rather have a table at that point because I also want some seating in the kitchen.

The kitchen will be used for cooking and when guests come over we often sit in the kitchen rather than the dining room. This house does have a dining room so technically I don't need to the table in the kitchen but I like it.

There is an option to widen the door to the dining room by approximately 1.5 ft but I'm on the fence about doing it. I would have liked to remove the entire wall and opened the kitchen up to the dining room but it's a load bearing wall so won't be simple. I've already decided not to do that.

None of the other doors can be eliminated or changed. The windows could technically be changed but I don't want to change them so I'm going to say that they can't be changed.

I have a basement where plumbing can be accessed. I could move any of the appliances. My main concern with the stove is that it's at the end of cabinets and it seems like it would be better to have some counter space on either side of it. The problem is, the maximum counter I could put on the other side of the stove would be 15 inches which doesn't seem very useful and I would lose the large prep area by the sink/stove.

I don't need a baking center. I'm planning on having a range, MW (currently it's on the counter), cuisineart oven (also currently on the counter), DW standard, refrigerator (CD), true ventilation hood. I'm planning on standard size for all of the appliances. (On a side note I have thought about just getting a cooktop because I don't use my oven. Since it's just me I use the cuisineart oven for everything because it's faster, smaller and turns off automatically when it's done. However, I'm worried a lack of oven would be a huge issue for someone down the road if I sell. I would be willing to consider cook top, oven configurations outside of a range).

I can do anything I want with lighting. The ceiling is currently open so it will be easy to run wiring. I'm thinking about doing 6 recessed lights around the perimeter, a pendant over the sink, a larger pendant or small chandelier type light over the table. If I leave the counter space open on the right side of the kitchen I've though about putting a couple of small pendant lights over it because I like the look. I'm not sure if someone else would though??

This kitchen is in a 1912 victorian so I'm trying to do something that fits somewhat with the style of house, but that also makes sense financially. Currently, I'm planning on Ikea cabinets. Besides trying to stick to somewhat of a traditional design I also like minimalistic designs. So I don't want to cram as many cabinets as possible in if it's going to make the kitchen look cramped, but I also want to include enough that someone down the road won't be worried about lack of cabinet space.

Thanks for the help!