They have 15", 18", 21" and 24" drawers
Third alternative…
Install 30" gas cooktop instead of a 36" gas cooktop. This is definitely the least expensive solution! Saving on the cooktop and the venting. Not sure that we need a giant 36" cooktop in such a small kitchen
there are quite a few reversible door bottom freezer options out there. here’s one
" It’s easy to find room for the refrigerator in your kitchen, since the reversible door can be placed on either the left or the right side."
It it were I, I would prefer expansive countertops.
Cb, go for the 30" cooktop. Mine is 30", and I have never had issues with not having enough cooktop space - and I cook most of the time.
install 30" gas cooktop instead of a 36" gas cooktop.
good idea- more counter space too!
Agree! Having 6 extra inches of counter space trumps having an extra burner, IMO.
you may have to look at the way various models of fridge doors swing . some swing straight to the side , some swing out and to the side to give more clearance.
not sure if the latter feature is a feature found only on integrated [ built in] models
[ its what I have, mine is a subzero.]
Coralbrook, are you planning on including a built-in microwave?
Just talked to my agent (who represents a lot of buyers in the area) and she said it is a no brainer… 30" stove. Not once has someone put on their ‘must have’ list a 36" cooktop. Not once has anyone commented… “that stove is too small” while walking through a kitchen.
We can have standard size refrigerator AND save the 24" of countertop on each side of cooktop.
Pheww… I’m always happy when the lowest cost solution is the right one 
There is 48" available on west wall. I am going to install a convection microwave and wall oven into a tall cabinet. The microwave will be much easier to use than the ones over a range, plus it will have the benefit of being available as a 2nd oven, if needed (using convection only feature)
I am always the wrong person to ask about these kitchen issues, since my preferences are for much bigger kitchens for the serious cook. 
But… IMNSHO, a downdraft in the island would be a disaster in an open plan space: cooking smells everywhere, not to mention gradual grease buildup.
I was looking at these cabinets, but ultimately decided that in the gallery photos they ended up looking too much like grey filing cabinets. And the waterfall-stule island top looks like cheesy 1970s laminate:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/kitchen/tools/conk/roomset/20153_cosk05a/
I would always go for an internal icemaker in the freezer, and forget the water dispenser. I hate stuff through the door, and it takes up far too much fridge space inside. As for fridge size, when we moved in here we were cursed with a very skinny old SubZero side-by-side that was the bane of my existence. You couldn’t put a big platter, for example, on any shelf. Forget about freezing anything large. We are empty nesters, and I have a fridge and a chest freezer. I also have a smaller free-standing fridge that I used for the chocolate business as my auxiliary. My mother lives alone and has two full-sized fridges. It must run in the family.
I looked at that article about trends. One thing that I disagree with is the preference for pot drawers over pot racks. I own a great Enclume pot rack that I have never been able to hang in this kitchen. Instead, I have 4 large pot drawers. After 20 years of struggling to fit pots and skillets and whatever in those drawers I am SO over them. Okay, some pot drawers would be acceptable, but I also want a pot rack.
Needless to say, I am in mourning for the 36" cooktop.
BTW, the “Rubrik” glass upper cabinet doors in the Fait kitchen are very cool-looking, but I can’t find them on the web site. I wonder if they have been discontinued.
I think the 30-inch cooktop is a terrific idea. It solves all of your problems.
OTOH, consider that this is truly a three-bedroom house. That suggests more than just an empty-nest couple.
I’m pretty sure that most of us peons have been cooking for family on a 30" stove for years. Or at least I have, but I am not an every day serious cook with lots of pans on stove and baking going on all at the same time, except at Thanksgiving.
I do entertain a lot, I seem to have the party house. That is where the warming drawer and extra convection microwave comes in handy.
My empty-nesting ideas include 3 BR. I want my sewing studio! I see a MBR, office and guest room/exercise/hobby room.
We have a fridge w/a bottom pull-out freezer and we HATE it. The door doesn’t close securely if the ice maker throws stuff down the back. Stuff falls through the basket and blocks the door. The stupid thing is 6 years old and the gaskets on top and bottom are shot. Have replaced several shelves which became brittle and broke.Unfortunately, we have room only for a 29" fridge unless we renovate the entire kitchen, so our choices were limited.
Our current kitchen is white and it is a pain to keep clean. Doesn’t help that DH and S2 are sloppy chefs. I need a kitchen I could power wash.
But it’s great to dream here and see all these ideas!
Here’s my totally honest opinion for what it is worth:
I personally love the look of the sleek Euro-modern kitchens but I don’t think that Ikea does a very good job in approximating the look. Mies had it right – The simpler the design, the more important the detail.
I wouldn’t be thrilled with an Ikea kitchen in a million-dollar house.
To my eye, the plain front Ikea cabinets are lacking in character and don’t really have enough oomph to carry the aesthetic weight that a kitchen in an open plan environment requires. Ikea cabinets may be fine for a galley kitchen tucked away somewhere but for the centerpiece of the house I’m concerned they will look flat and cheap. (Hope I’m not insulting tons of you!)
Sorry to be blunt and if you end up going this direction I heartily look forward to your proving me wrong!
(I actually think that nice, simple Shaker front cabinets have enough of a contemporary vibe to fit in very nicely in a modern house, and have a bit more warmth and definition than the plain front Ikea cabinets would have.)
@nottelling, I think you articulated what I couldn’t. cb, someone learning it’s an Ikea kitchen may be turned off. I think that probably for about the same price, you can do something else – same design, but not Ikea.
I will definitely look at what my guy at Lowe’s has on sale and what type of ‘contemporary’ cabinetry he might recommend. I’m afraid it won’t be the fancy german stuff - it is extremely expensive.
The problem is that IKEA offers all kinds of really cool interiors and functionality. Most cabinet companies cannot beat them for cool pull out pantry designs, etc. Lots of ability to configure the drawers and inserts exactly how you want them.
I know I’m not your target audience, but I agree with @notelling regarding the look of the cabinets.
On the other hand, Ikea DOES make a simple Shaker-style door. I think this one has the look you are aiming at:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/kitchen/tools/conk/roomset/20153_cosk09a/
In my house, circa1913, I would use bin pulls. In your flip, the handles shown would be great.
I like that, Consolation!
We have this brand of cabinets in house… more like Craftsman style. Nice and well built. There are some great looking contemporary kitchens in their gallery: