After considering the storage situation, it is likely that I may add some extra cabinets over the shelves area in the kitchen. They will still be out of the way there, and provide much needed extra storage.
Assuming I do, here is where they will go, with the black lines being the front and bottom of the cabinet.
There is also a piece of plywood in the ceiling, at roughly the 12" mark, from the side wall. That will allow me to attach the front of the cabinet to the ceiling, securely, and the back of the cabinet to the wall, without having to worry about it falling off.
