u/AfternoonSandwich

I've been thinking about remodeling our kitchen for a while, but once I started reaching out to designers and contractors, it all felt pretty overwhelming, so I put it on hold. Now, I have more time and energy to focus on it, and I’d really appreciate any advice. I am struggling to make decisions.

We have a brick outside house, so I assume changing the doors and windows will be costly.

Picture 1 / Option 1: This is the design I thought I was set on. Not pictured is a range hood. Not sure about the fridge placement or the sink in the island. My thought was I'd rather be washing dishes and looking into our living room rather than the backyard.

Picture 2 / Option 2: I don’t love this one because the stove is pretty far from the sink and fridge. There’s also no space for a pantry if we keep the current door. I might be able to create pantry space by using upper cabinets in the island where the seats are.

Picture 3 / Option 3: I like this idea, but again, the stove is far from the sink and fridge. We already paved a new patio that’s 20 by 14 feet -So, we'd need to add more concrete and also change the outside doors and windows.

Picture 4: This is our current floor plan with all the windows and doors. Sorry it’s upside down — some people on Reddit mentioned that my other pictures of the floor plan were from different angles, so I thought I’d include this one for clarity.

Which one would you choose or is there another layout I haven't thought of?