Don't eliminate your windows! Your inspo pics show nice, bright kitchens...because there was plenty of artificial lighting used when the pics were taken. You already don't cook a lot...my guess is that you will spend even less time in a kitchen that relies on light from other rooms. Make it inviting, let the light flood in.

#2. has straight shot into the dining room and eliminates a corner in the kitchen cabinetry. I agree that the counter space looks about the same since you can use what would be in the corner on #1.

@lucky998877 There will be a wall of windows in family room and kitchen nook... But, like all the inspo pics, to ensure enough cabinetry, I am going to lose the windows on that stove wall.

If you don't cook much why do you need so much storage??? I agree with @lucky998877. DO NOT remove your windows. TBH, once I started cooking a ton, the amount of stuff I needed drastically reduced. I would get rid of stuff before I would ever lose windows in the kitchen.

Regarding 1 or 2 - there are pros and cons to both. I don't see it being a huge difference, but more of a personal preference. I like protected kitchens (L-shape), but I also agree that the shorter distance to the dining is nice. The only thing I'd change is offsetting your sink the other way so you have more counter to the left of it, as that should be your main prep space...but you probably lined it up for symmetry so form over function? Also I might move your fridge closer to the range, especially if you change the opening location.

I like two over one. Like mentioned above, two eliminates the awkward corner cabinets and has better flow to the dining room. It also gets rid of the two side by side door ways (hall and dining). I think that would look odd in real life.

Thanks @anj_p I will re-consider the windows : ) I mean we're not big fancy cookers. But, we have two young children, so I mean, we cook and we need storage... But I don't think either layout has that much storage at all. I don't have any other pantry space. So, it's approx 15 ft for cabinetry and stove on that wall. The other wall is fridge and a reach in pantry of approx same dimensions as fridge that will be all our pantry storage. That doesn't seem like much to me to eliminate two of the four wall cabinets for windows?? The kitchen nook will have a wall with three windows and one window on right wall. The family room will have a large sliding glass door flanked by panel of floor to ceiling windows on either side, and windows on either side of the fireplace.. And it's a fairly narrow house, 30 ft wide, with only about 15 feet from neighbors on either side..

What are your favorite dishes to cook? Have you threatened to injure anyone with a knife in your kitchen in the past six months? How tall are you?

I like 2. But are you sure a kitchen table will fit in the nook?

Can you show the whole floor plan and how it all relates to the kitchen?

Yes @emilyam819 the nook was built out a bit more since this plans version - so will be 10' wide x 14' long

@Mark Bischak, Architect

Tonight I made mac and cheese.. the powdered kind

I have never threated anyone with a knife in kitchen or elsewhere.. but I do use threats against my husband regularly, so we will have very wide aisles around island and a large basement for him to retire to

5'4"

@cpartist Yes, I had zoomed in to be able to see a bit clearer, but here is first floor:

Two is still my choice! If you add some pocket doors, you could turn your formal dining into a multipurpose space since you extended the kitchen eating area.

I'm all for multiple dining areas when you have a large home and can spare the space. In your case the house isn't huge, so I would eliminate one of the dining areas and give that space to your living areas.

Thanks @chispa We are coming from apartment living so this is plenty big for us! Will be 3500 sq feet plus full basement and attic. We are set on the two eating spaces. I know many don't think necessary. But I'd like a formal dining room and eat in table in kitchen area for my young children. Just trying to figure out which kitchen layout - entry to dining room - might be more attractive..