A great altrnative to more kitchen cabinets is a pantry--"walk-in" if you'll have the space. A note of caution for kitchen planning: both granite for counters and tile are in vogue at the moment, and look beautiful, but: anything that even falls over on a granite counter promptly shatters; ditto tile--although something that falls on the tile may chip it as well. Granite or marble need regular maintenance--just one more thing--and standing for any period of time on tile while you prepare/cook gets very old--especially as we get older(!)--it's hard on the joints and back.