first thing I noticed is the door to right of fridge..is this a pantry or a bath or what? . I think I'd go more simple above cooktop and under hood and try to do something around the wall area where door is...over into corner and around window. Maybe a paint color and some open narrow shelves floating on that wall space, to right of door..... even 6-9 inches deep allows use or display. And then continue w tile or something along hood wall but not brick veneer. It's too different and I'd go with more of a a homogenous look so you can go over to window and around corner. Do you need the three doored full height cabinetry by the chair in living room...what if you cut it back to 2 doors.

herbflavor,

the door is to our family room. The cabinetry in the living room on the rendering is actually a nice glass windowed cabinet (the software used was limiting). and between the two living room cabinets is a stone fireplace surrounded by a white wood mantle

Thanks for your input

so the door exactly to the right of fridge opens and closes to family room? that sounds like a lot of traffic flow.....a bit of an issue can be the fact of traffic flow interfering with cooking zone. You would widen that aisle dimension behind the cooktop if it cant be placed elsewhere.

Can the range go on the fridge wall, and vice-versa?

Mama goose, it could but what's the advantage?

herbflavor, we have 4feet behind the cooktop