butcher block countertop

[ATTACH]66334[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66335[/ATTACH]hello guys. i have a problem. i try to figure out how to redesign my old kitchen(20 years). What i did until now(i want to make it by my own so any advice would be nice) -walls are clean, black oak floor -bought incorporated oven, induction hob, 30 inch fridge,dishwasher,cloth washer (all stainless steel) -searched like 1 week for design ideas but its hard and i cant afford a professional advice -tried to use 3d webdesigns software's for kitchens but i don't like what i see What should i do. i attached my kitchen dimensions and 3d model of it. What i want -i would like an island (with/-out any appliances) -i would like the oven to be mid-air level Any help would be great.

[ATTACH]66724[/ATTACH] We're planning to update our kitchen (circa 1983, picture attached) with new cabinets, floors and countertops. The kitchen cabinets occupy two sides of a corner with the sink in the corner. Above the left side we have a 1 ft deep soffit. Looked in this soffit and only found an electrical line. Above the right side we have a 2 ft deep soffit which contains some kind of HVAC conduit (returns, I think). Ideally we would remove all soffits and install ceiling high cabinets, but this simply isn't possible on the right side for our budget. On the left side it would seem possible to remove soffits, if electrical line can be easily dealt with, but then you have the problem of two different height ceilings with a soffit that sticks out two feet on one side! The real problem is what to do with the corner cabinet, which as you can see in the picture was never finished originally (maybe they never knew what to do!) We considered extending the left side soffit out the same two feet, but wonder if that "boxes in" an already small kitchen. Ideas?? Please help!