@mhatres, Consider yourself lucky today. I had a student designer who wanted to see how a design can be made with a little information. I took your floorplan for an example and made these designs for you. Hope you liked them!

Thanks!!! That looks lovely...!! Unfortunately the white counter wont work for the kitchen im planning - abundant turmeric in Indian cooking precludes any soft colour.. Went out today and got myself a black countertop with white veins (I HATE granite), and am now planning white shutters to go with it instead of the grey... Any other thoughts? Am not mulling over the backsplash...

I am not a designer. Not every house has to have a hallway but I wonder about efficiency problem: people crossing into dining table/chairs to get beyond to another room. There just has to be enough room I guess.

The expansive and open plan of this #kitchen is utilized to create two different styles of dining table in the same space. The huge island with high chairs forms the informal #dining table and beyond it is the formal #dining table with high-back chairs for formal gathering. #InteriorDesign #ResidentialInteriorDesign #OpenKitchenDesign #BreakfastCounnter #SmallDiningTable #LivingArea #WoodenFlooring #TibrewalsDesignAndDraft #TibrewalsInterio