IMO we need to know measurements and a range always needs a hood so 2 and 3 are out I like no cabinets around the hood and I hate open shelving but i also do not like the fact that the DW is does not appear to be next to the sink. I like working with floor plans as opposed to 3ds

This reminds me of those puzzles at the back of magazines that ask you to find the things that are different between two pictures, and one pic has someone wearing gloves, and not wearing gloves in the other, and that sort of thing. You don't provide any measurements, so we are in the dark about advantages of any one of your pictured plans over the others. Pictures 2 and 3 are code violations with cabinetry directly over a heat source--but perhaps that is a drawing error. Rather than make us try to figure out what is going on from those 4 tiny pics, why don't you just ask us specific questions about different choices that you are looking at?

The fridge seems to open the wrong way in all of them.

@Kirsten D-P : Yes, pictures 2 and 3 have hidden vents

Hi @Patricia Colwell Consulting : Thanks for your feedback. Pictures 2 and 3 have hidden vents. The DW is next to the sink, but it doesn't show on the pictures.

The hidden vents still need to exhaust to the exterior and the DW is another reason for floor plan as opposed to warped idea of space with 3D

What are the rooms/spaces on each side of the kitchen? If living areas are to the right (as we look at the plan), then the fridge needs to go on that side, so that anyone entering the kitchen for a snack or drink can access the fridge without walking past the range.

Maybe because it's the first one I saw, I like the first plan, but with the fridge/MW and pantry switched, and range moved to the left.

I think the decision will need to be a personal one based off your needs. I'd be between 1 and 2, because I think pantries are really nice for storing foodstuffs all in one place if you don't have a closet/walk-in pantry. The one thing I'd be concerned about with a pantry right there is what is beyond the room. If it's going to make a tight, awkward corner, then maybe not. I like having the visual of the vent hood and not having cabinets nearby, because I fry a lot and always get grease all over the cabinets. However, if it were a small kitchen without much storage, I'd go for the cabinets.

Context matters. For example, is your fridge next to the eating area? Or is it at the other end of the kitchen so people will always be traipsing through your workspace to get a drink?

#1 but with the columns flanking the range like this and with an induction cooktop instead of gas range. Get all the drawers you can in the space.

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In picture one the refrigerator door is opening the wrong way. So is the pantry to the right of the range. I prefer a smaller upper, so you could hang a broom on the door in the bottom section.

I would not have a cook top with cabinets overhead.

I’m almost always going to vote for more counter space, versus cabinet storage, especially when it looks like there is a ton of storage available. And I like the way it looks with the hood. So I voted for 4.