For the living room, the focus should be the balcony area. So flipping the couch to face the wall and not the dining table will help. Kind of like this pic. Even if you already have the sectional that is in the diagram, you should be able to flip it. In fact a sectional would probably work better than the couch in this pic. I also really don't like the style of this pic, but it showed what I meant, For the girls' room: No matter which bedroom you choose, you should maximize floor space so that they have the biggest play space possible in their room (as they get older you can add desks for school work and such). To get this space, I would give them bunk beds. This configuration gives them an open feel and more storage, essential for girls. You posted two different kitchen designs. This makes it hard to give you advice. I agree with other posts that your sink should be away from the wall. This allows you to have stuff to the left of you (drying dishes in my house), while you wash vegetables on the right of the sink. You need the same space on both sides of the stove, also. At least 24 inches on both sides is good. 36 is better, though. The first design has a nice little countertop space that adds a place for your daughters a space to sit a watch/ talk to you while you're in the kitchen. When they added this to the first design, you lost cabinets on the other wall. This is bad, as the space is already storage limited. Try making the rounded countertop bump out into the living space more. If you play with the shape, you could make it work without losing the cabinets on the other side. It doesn't have to be rectangular or a perfect circle. You can see how this one isn't confined to the floor plan of the kitchen. I think this is what you would need to do to make it the most functional.

Is this a new home or are you remodeling? Do you have a floorplan that shows doorways and windows?

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Hi...17' by 18' for kitchen is bit more and u hav not said its only kitchen or open kitchen including dining too. Anyway as of now i'll say some vaastu tips and suggestions first. Keep stow at SOUTHEAST (agni)corner. Keep hand wash sink at NORTHEAST corner and also fix water filter in this corner to wall. Keep grinder/mixer at SOUTHWEST corner. Could also place refrigerator at this corner because SOUTHWEST corner is suited for heavy loads/weight. Above stove could fix exhaust fan or smoke chimney to drive smoke out. Make sure all plug points are neatly planned as per equipment requirements. If u hav own borewell make an tap at ur sink in which direct borewell water comes (optional) Make wood cabin in such that it reaches ur hand easily for very much frequent usages. Hope u r bit ok as of now