You never want to pass the range to get from fridge to sink and IMO you need an independant kitchen designer now before you make some other mistakes . IMO a great room is acombo of FR and DR so really what you have is FR and a separate DR . I will say something about vaulted ceilings they create expensive heating and cooling issues and in very open spaces the sound in the space is a huge issue to deal with, they also cost more to build . IMO a 10' ceiling is all that is practical and still gives a nice feeling in a space .Can you post some elevations of the exterior .

The very first thing to do is to move the fridge. I’m not a professional designer, but there are several who hang around here. You need a kitchen redesign.

I’m not seeing a dead space between the kitchen and the great room. It looks like you’re going to need quite a bit of hallway allowance there for traffic to move toward whatever rooms are cut off the lower left corner. After you allow for that, there’s not going to be a lot of room left for a ”great” room. It’ll be a barely adequate room, IMO. Get some graph paper and cut out some squares TO SCALE of a couch and a couple of chairs and tape them in that room. You’ll see there’s limited space - especially with that big fireplace + hearth - for furniture and walking-around room.

Courtney, don’t know your ages and family size and makeup but without a full floor plan I don’t see any private cozy spaces. Open floor plans don’t give a quiet space for one or two people to listen to music, read quietly or work without interruption or invading on other family members. Is there a den, snug, office or playroom? We’re just a couple in our early 70s, very busy active people and we don’t want to be in the same space doing the same level of activity all the time.

You’re seeing the plan without furniture. Do a furniture layout…couches, comfy chairs, coffee tables, media cabinet, etc., and add walking paths. You’ll see there’s not as much room as you think.

Though you didn’t ask about the kitchen…the fridge is too far from the sink, and you’re going to be walking around the island everytime you want to get from the sink to the fridge, and visa versa. Would drive me bonkers.

Also, I agree with @Patricia Colwell Consulting…the range is in a terrible place. It’s in the direct path of the fridge, coming from the sink…with barely enough room to spare. Anyone at the range will have to move out of the way, to let someone pass by.

You need a certified kitchen designer, not an architect, to plan a functional kitchen.