I think cabinet color and support columns will work together.

I don't mind your original plan, nor do I mind the kitchen with the entry. I would change out the coffee area and the storage area and use antique pieces instead. Add a great runner from front door to living room.

As for the blind base, don't give up that space. There are so many options:

https://www.chattersource.com/article/kitchen-corner-storage/

I would not spend thousands of dollars moving the kitchen into the living room.

If you plan on using the cabinets you already have, you need to include the following information for each cabinet:

• Type of cabinet - base, upper, sink, oven, trash pullout, corner, tall (e.g., pantry cab or oven cab), other
• Size - Width, Depth, Height
• Which side(s), if any are finished
• Any other items such as filler, end panels, etc., available for use?

For sizes:

• Base cabs are usually 34.5"H & 24"D
• Upper cabs vary in all dimensions - 12"D or 15"D are the usual depths, height can be 12", 24", 30", 36", or other
• Tall cabs can also vary in depth but their height is based on the height of your ceiling and/or other cabinets installed around them

u1 and u5 are lef- finished, b1 and b13 are left finished. I can order end panels for any unfinished sides

This was original layout (in room to the right of where I am thinking now)

Also the 37" blind base thats in the upper left is the kind that will have half moon pull outs. it does need to be pulled out from wall 6 inches

@Buehl I also don't mind buying a couple new cabinets if it really helps the design

My honest opinion is that locating your fridge directly next to those columns is going to look really odd. When you're in the other room, won't the sightline through the columns be partially blocked by the side of a refrigerator? To me, that would look like an accident. If you're intent on doing this, you really should figure out another location for the fridge. Secondarily, yes, I think that having at least three different natural wood finishes in this small room (the columns, the floor, and the cabinets) will look bad. If you're intent on this layout, you should either paint or stain the columns.

All that said, I prefer the prior layout and location of your kitchen. I am not sure why it would be a big issue to have the main entrance (by which I assume you mean your day-to-day entrance, not the actual front door) be through your kitchen. That's pretty common and convenient - when you have groceries, when you're taking food out to grill, etc. If the concern is losing a mudroom like space, I'd consider the cost of finishing your enclosed porch. When all is said and done, that may be easier and cheaper than trying to shoehorn a kitchen designed for a different space into a living room.

Agree with above. Locating the refrigerator adjacent to the beautiful columns would be a mistake.

Not only will it look sad to have the column framing the side of your fridge, your fridge won't open fully (unless it's a single hinge opening to the right, which will then be inconvenient to the rest of the workspace).

Are you able to consider moving the mudroom door? There might be other ways to try and deal with your kitchen pathway problem.

The kitchen is better in it’s current position.