What has your KD suggested? Can plumbing be moved? As far as layout goes, I'd rather have the fridge in the range/micro place or the recess opposite the sink so it is close to the sink for offloading and prepping items.

I may be a buzz kill but please keep your walls intact. Open concept is overdone, in my opinion. You have two rooms close enough to mingle yet you don’t have to walk a mile to carry things. I vote for keeping walls. I agree with decoenthusiaste - switch fridge and stove if you can. Your kitchen is a good size too. But do engage a kitchen designer if you can. You’ll save money, time and headaches.

Conn,,,,she wants an island. there is nothing wrong w/removing a wall if she wants it open and larger. To me, the formal dining room is a total waste of space. why keep that room if they don't use it??

Daniela, need a lot more info.

Budget,

Style/design,

are you redoing all of the flooring

I assume you're getting all new cabs?

recessed lighting?

what about the bulkhead?

Appliances?

how about a vent hood, diff stove? or a stove top and a wall oven? move the micro to a lower

spot?

I think you should look at some kitchen pics to get ideas, and seriously consider spending some money to hire a kitchen designer. They will give you layouts and ideas that you haven't even thought about.

If you go over to the kitchen design forum, upload a detailed floorplan, measurements, they have some really good KD's that can come up w/something for you

something like this layout. (but you'd have a window where stove is, and a slightly diff layout by the door

you could have a larger island. maybe fridge can go on the far right?

what about a layout like this? could you close off that laundry room door and move it to the other side?

I think this option would give you the best layout if you could somehow close off that door and move it. or somehow redo that laundry room at the same time as the kitchen.

diff layout w/a peninsula, but you could shorten this and still have an island.

this is why I asked for a budget and an actual floorplan.

And why I also said to bring in KD. There are things that you just don't know you can do.

Do you know if the wall is load bearing? This might influence your decision, however, regardless, I'd take it down.

You have entries to both spaces from what looks like a hallway and then when you come into the kitchen there is an entry to the dining room. This needs to be dealt with also. Good Luck!

Agree that the cost of a kitchen designer will be saved many times over by avoiding mistakes.