I like the last plan, especially if the microwave is in the oven stack. You don't need to access the freezer as often and it takes a little traffic away from your main work area...more like a separate snack area. You might also include a beverage fridge, by the freezer, just for drinks and to avoid the cross traffic between fridge and freezer.

All your plans have a very small prep sink...I think that might need to be a bit bigger. Otherwise, it looks good. Do you plan to have a table with your banquette. Or just casual seating?

I love the layout of my kitchen, more than I expected. It may have some considerations for your layout.

The back wall has the cooktop with at least 24" counter on either side, with the fridge on the end of the line.

The side has the DW and the large clean up sink.

The island has only a small prep sink, and it's located with space on both sides of it...not on the edge.

This works well for us as I have my cooking area...fridge, prep sink, cooktop, while DH has his clean up area. So we can operate together without being in each others' way. Further, I love that the island keeps people on the sitting side of the island where I can talk to them while I cook, but no one is in my way.

It's a poor layout for someone who likes to cook with the family. I don't have time to tweak it the diagram this morning, but you should post on the Kitchen Forum to get some basic layout revisions here. That island prep zone is way too small because of the centered range, and it doesn't appear to have adequate ventilation planned. Plus, it's back to back with the cleanup zone. It would be better to make a feature of the cooking zone of the back wall, with the prep sink remaining on the island.

Annie,
Thanks for posting the layout of your kitchen. We will be having almost the same layout as you. Glad to hear this is working well for you. Can you tell me the dimensions of your island and the overhand you have on the seating side.

Caben, The island is huge and you are going to have seams if you use solid surface. Are you ok with that? Also not a huge fan of the range on the island but might work in your case due to the size of the island. Are you going to have a table at the bench? If so that space you might be to tight.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I did post to the kitchen forum but didn't receive much response.

I put the range in the island because in a past kitchen I had the range against a wall and I didn't like that this left my back to the room for much of the time during meal preparation. Ventilation shouldn't be an issue with a Modernaire hood. It'll be one of the lower profile designs so as not to intrude in the view.

The aisles are wide (4'6) so I'm hopeful we won't bump into each other too much. Due to being a remodel on existing foundation, we are somewhat constrained where certain elements are, so if I want the cleanup sink under a window, that's pretty much the only place for it. I'd rather not do dishes staring at a blank wall.

Yes a table at the bench. It will be a smaller one.

I had the range on my island in my last home and, as originally built, there was only about 2' of space on either side and not much space on the back side of the range where the bar stools were. I liked being able to face the family room while I was at the stove, but really disliked how little space I had left to work with. We remodeled that kitchen and I expanded the island significantly, which helped. Still, in the new house we are building (which has a similar layout to yours), I decided to put the range on the back wall and only a small prep sink in the island. I just think having a full island to work with is much more usable for having multiple people working at the same time, setting food out when hosting, etc.