Hi - there’s two options for obtaining a kitchen design usually ...

Either going to somewhere that sells kitchen and they will do one for you for free, in the hope that you will buy from them. (They make a markup on what you buy to cover their costs and make a profit.) they most likely won’t let you take the design away with you though.

Or you can pay for an independent design to be done with you involved at each stage... it means you can approach any shops and ask them to price your layout more like a tradesman might do - so often you can ask for discounts etc and you can easily compare like for like with quotes as they are all the same layout. (If it were us - we’d work on your project over a Monday to Friday time slot, but unlike like most build trades we price per project and not a day rate - so your kitchen would be about the same price as a good dishwasher.)

Either way you get a design done to suit your space - the second way it suits your lifestyle and family too as you are involved with the design process.

If this house is a long term home it’s probably worth getting it designed specifically for you ( independent route ).... if you are doing up the house to sell then a generic plan will usually be fine ( first option ).

Hope that helps !

Hi, I'm not a professional, but I see two possible layout options. Don't take these design ideas for definite, they are just meant as an inspiration.

Or... With the dishwasher next to the sink, on the layout it's a small cabinet, but ignore the cabinets I used. I'd use loads of drawers in real life. Still... hope it gives you an idea. I've used
a built-in fridge and freezer. They will probably give you more space than an American style one.

OnePlan, thank you for your post. I have pm'd you.

Caroline, thank you for the mockups. The second design is the one that so far most of the retailers have come up with (except they make it a straight run of floor-to-ceiling units along the whole wall). That design would work, but something is not quite right for me with that layout and I'm not sure what it is that's bothering me... The first layout is not something I have previously considered, so I will play around with it to see how it feels. Thank you so much!

Really like Carolina's first render it seems to make the room look larger. When you sit at the breakfast bar you get a better sense of space.