For 6 people cooking 2 meals a day in a small house, this looks like a great design to me. The layout is strong for such a small space (well the 7'4" deep dimension is small, not the 14' length really) and it will be a breeze to cook in here with that nice stretch between sink and stove, fridge well placed for its door swing, etc... but make sure you have all drawers in your lowers except the sink base. Not door + pullout shelf like I see marked, nuh uh.

Your purposes are markedly different for now and for 2+ years from now. To me, that is a long enough a time and 700 meals is enough cooking to want an efficient and easy kitchen, not putting symmetry above function. I am not sure what sightlines you're unhappy with, so perhaps you could clarify that.

Lack of symmetry is not at all bothersome. No reason a kitchen should have symmetry. It looks very functional. What are the sight lines that you find bothersome?

Thanks for the encouragement, Julie. I guess I was envisioning a light above the island. If we skipped that, the offset of the island and oven may not be as glaring to me. Thanks for catching the pullouts. We will definitely change that to drawers!

I wouldn't regard lining up the island light(s) as important. Looks important in drawings but super rare in real life unless you're certain celebrity designers getting that one lined up camera shot from a spot no one ever stops to look from in real life.

Because you have a vent hood of some kind in the same view, you may want to make that your main focal point instead of lighting, in which case you could choose an airier, thin armed chandelier or two-arm island light (since the island is basically the dining table, I do love a warm pool of light on a dimmer over the eating spot for good vibes). You can hold off the lighting decision until you are farther along in construction, and tape out the hood on the wall, and make 3-d mockups of pendants out of string, balloon or paper "shades", taped to the ceiling, walk around in the space, see if you actually have an issue with it then.

For fun, I looked for images of "L kitchen with island" and 90% did not even have straight lined up shots of the room (similar to how you won't in yours whether you come from the entry or the living room). I did find a couple with nonsymmetrical lights/objects at the island with the hood wall directly behind. Balance > symmetry.

Lack of symmetry isn't a problem. Lack of functionality is. This isn't a good layout for more than one cook at a time. If someone is at the stove, they block the sink to refrigerator path, and also block access to the trash.

@Julie S Good points. Now, I will be googling "L kitchen with island" ha! Thanks for your help.

@mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY) Unfortunately, our family has only one cook (me), but lots of little eaters. Typically, everyone gets kicked out of the kitchen when I cook. If you have any recommendations to improve functionality, I am all ears!

I don't think you have allowed enough space for 6 people to eat at the island .Are you having an eating space in the dining room?

I didn’t say it yet, but did notice the sixth chair at the left short end of the island seems unlikely. I bet you will be squeezing two stools at the right end, especially if your kiddos are youngish and smaller. Not a long term ideal situation, but for a one cook fam with littles I think it will work out while you are here. Get island chairs/stools that on the smaller side for the kids if need be.

We did extend the island in the architectural drawings to 98" to squeeze in a 6th chair. Not ideal, but our kids are all young. We will have an outdoor dining area off the kitchen for most meals, but I wanted some space to be able to eat indoors when the weather is bad.

I'd seriously consider getting rid of the island in favor of a table. Essentially turning the entryway into a dining room. When you are no longer living there, a counter height buffet table can be placed where the island currently is.

I agree with ditching the island in favor of a table. 41" in front of a fridge would be so so tight. At least with a table you can move it.

I would change the windows on the range wall to have a smaller window on each side of the range and leave a little more room between the range and fridge.

The island right on the entryway is bothering me a bit. The double door grand entry takes up a lot of room. I would consider a single door instead.

Symmetry not a concern at all.

Your front entry porch is eating into your living space, as are your double doors. The stairs (is that what they are? everything is so blurry) could also be better placed. I’m not sure of the solution yet, but moving the porch and relocationg the stairs might be the answer to fixing the kitchen. Can you upload the home plan again?

Not a huge fan of this layout for a number of reasons. Might want to put some more time into this. This wouldn't work for my family for 2 years :)

You will be crossing through your cooking zone to get from the sink to refrigerator. That is generally not recommended. I would move the refrigerator to the short wall and place both the sink and range on the long wall. Leave 36" between the range and sink so you can easily slide items between them. That could be a 15" trash pullout and a 21" drawer base. I'd go with a 30" sink base and a 30" range. DW should go to the left of the sink.

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This is basically my layout and its super functional (also family of 6). However, i do have almost 10 inches more between the wall cabinets and the island (52 inches). A table instead of an island would be great for now while you're living there, but if you're going to be using it as a poohouse and entertainment center I'd keep the island for serving off of. The double doors will also be great when its an entertainment space.