Not sure what we are voting on?
Looks like a relatively new kitchen renovation. A pity the issues weren't corrected when that was done....assume previous owners.
A floor plan with measurements would be a good start for contribution to improving the space.

Floor plan needed. And not just of kitchen but the surrounding spaces to. Why is there a bulkhead above oven tower is that a beam?

It looks like a new kitchen I know; we were led to believe it was but OMG, so poor. Tiles on the wall aren’t even tiles!! Bits of wood on string stop the soft closing drawers from falling out-not Blum that’s for sure.
Ok, I’ll get measurements tomorrow. Many thanks to both of you. L.

Ummm.... I have no idea what the voting thing is about either! L.

Hi Kate. My husband has done the measuring & I have done the pathetic-looking plan! There is that bulkhead above the dining room entrance & I’ll have to get the man to go into the roof to see what on earth it is-probably structural. 😡 I’m pushing it along. I so want Corian again; we reno’d our last big kitchen & loved not having joins in surfaces, but where we live will probably be problematic. Anyway, if you can give us any advice we’d appreciate it. Thank you.
Lorraine

Hi Kate, again. Above the stove top is just the exhaust piping which goes straight to the ceiling. Even the piping in the roof cavity has not been finished & the exhaust was going straight into the roof cavity. We want a free standing stove-top/oven 900. The shape of the kitchen is also reflected in the adjacent lounge room & hallway. It 8s a nightmare. We are not wanting to do major structural alterations, but moving plumbing etc we do expect. We have the router on the bench beside the back door. Really inconvenient. Thanks. L.

My suggestion
Carefully remove all cabinetry. This can be on sold, donated or reused if you want that finish.
Have straight cabinetry, no angles.
Fridge to be moved to under bulkhead, stove to be placed on back wall. Overhead cupboards to be installed the full length, with integrated range hood.
Left side of plan. Full pantry where fridge was. Then a 650mm wide cupboards with drawers, microwave at 900mm and cupboards above.
Extend peninsula to 900mm. With 600mm cupboards on kitchen side, with a 300mm overhang for stools, on the other side.
Install sink with drainer. Dishwasher at dining end of peninsula.
What are the measurements of distance, from back wall to peninsula, what are the measurements of distance from fridge recess wall to peninsula?
Invest in a different position for router.

Lorraine, from the photos it looks like you have some strange S goes in the adjacent rooms. It would have if you could sketch those up so we can see how best to footprint the kitchen. And indicate which room you want the kitchen to open to.

Oops. S goes should be angles.

Yes we do have those weird angles. The hallway is like an IKEA path, & it does take the shape of the kitchen lines I drew, the front lounge room which backs onto the kitchen also has the same angles. I will take photo tomorrow. The empty space in the middle of the kitchen we didn’t measure, but will if we need to; oh & we have the most revolting terracotta tiles which are from the front door through the hallway. Into the kitchen & down to the end of the house where there is another larger lounge room. I hate to sound like a man-hater (because I’m not) but the husband must have had the upper hand when this place was built because there is little thought gone into most of the places that needed to be practical; ok, he only had one leg (truthfully l) but that’s no excuse for painting a feature wall in the master bedroom a vomit fuschia pink!!! I like what you have done to rework the layout, but I don’t know how much structural stuff is involved. You must do this alot. Xxx L.

Hi Dreamer. You have certainly given us thoughts to work on. We can’t change the angle where you have put the fridge because there is another opening to the front lounge room; the wall is angled in there as well. More photos & measuring today. I can’t thank you enough. To even bother neither helping this way is beyond any expectations I had. 💚💚

“Neither”? Auto thingy put this in!!!! -L.

Do you have the sales brochure with the floor plan?

Hi Hu, exact measurements for the angles on walls would be good to confirm. At the moment you have the wall ovens and the pantry in that corner. Would the fridge definitely not fit? The fridge front would be inline with the wall into dining. Fridges are usually 700-750 deep?

To Kate & dreamer: getting the floor plan out today. 😘

Ok. Many photos to help but here is the master floor plan.

have you considered moving the kitchen away from this awkward space?..it seems wasteful to try and fit new cabinets into a space that doesn't suit what you want... can you post the plans for the whole house

Hi. There is no chance of us doing such a major reno these days. Honestly, we’re too old (both retired) & it would be far too costly. Don’t worry, I thought of it, but my husband’s silence was a yell, “ No.”. Thanks for your contribution. L.

Gosh someone went crazy with angles. It would help to straighten the door to bed 2 allowing you to square up the corner where the pantry is. The good news is you have lots of space to play with.

Oh it is a nightmare! I’ll see what we can do with that corner. I want to have cupboards with glass doors on either side of that exhaust; I want the exhaust to be in a “cupboard”. We have a big room that the kitchen overlooks but can’t use it because of the doors near the bench. On & on. Thank you for your help. L. 🤓

Maybe this, extending your wall towards family and swapping bench under window do an island

Or is bed 2 has an en-suite or is a study

keeping the same location for plumbing and appliances (you may be able to reuse the cooktop and wall oven) i would would lose the tall pantry cabinet in favour of more counter and allow the cabinet maker to work out how many cabinets and wide drawers below new counters with overhanging knee space for stools...drawers and wall cabinets make excellent pantry and crockery storage and unless the old cabinets are beyond repair they can make excellent storage for another part of the house or garage and none of us are too old to have a more comfortable kitchen..best of luck

It certainly is challenging. Good luck.

Even just squaring out the angle in dining would improve the layout possibilities.

Oh, and your "exhaust in the cupboard" is called an "integrated rangehood".....

Lol. Thanks for that dreamer! I won’t look like a complete idiot in future.? Yes, that one angle is where I’m going to have to bite the proverbial bullet. Thanks again. ☺️

Ok all you helpful people, I have almost given up on this kitchen. we saw one kitchen company & he said that in order to do anything to make this a more functional kitchen, we would have to sacrifice something eg bench space or cupboard space. 🤯 I'll get one company to come & see it, then go from there, but it's not looking promising.

L.

you may find that the cost of a custom made kitchen to fit the awkward spaces is more than rearranging walls to make a more functional kitchen that's easier to use, good luck

If your bench is ceaserstone you could get drain grooves cut into it. Or replace sink within with a drain board

Thank you Kate & oklouise. I am listening to your suggestions & am really grateful that you have taken the time to help. L.