Some kitchen designer tweaks

Now that the kitchen is coming together, nothing like some cold feet/last minute second guessing to our layouts. We've already posted the working model. Problem 1 is one side has lots of cabinets while the other side has much less. Problem 2 is we have counter space on one side of the stove, but nothing on the other. So here are some alternatives:

Addressing problem 1 - we have 2 possibilties:

Here is the first option of adding more cabinets to the back. Here we completely enclose the fridge and move the only counter space over from the right side to the left:


For option 2, we have the stove moved to the back. We add a counter to the side of it, so we have more production on this part of the kitchen. Note that the half bath is to the left of the these counters. Some might think its odd to have the stove <5 feet from a bathroom. However, this layout also solves problem 2:


And with the stove moved to the back, the fridge therefore must move to the other wall:


Of course, moving the stove and fridge locations would mean more plumbing work and more electrical work. Plus we would have to buy a new 15" base cabinet and one of the wall cabinets we already bought would most likely not get used at all. So its more costly. But I do like the idea of having 18" of countertops on one side of the stove and 36" on the other. What do you think?