Mrs Wine and I are looking to get our kitchen gutted and a new one installed.  It's really old and unworkable (the kitchen, not Mrs Wine )  (i.e. we get in each others way, no dishwasher, limited storage etc.).  Has anyone done similar and are willing to share their experiences ?   We're getting some quotes - and we have our own ideas (not exactly the same as each other, but close enough) - but would love some ideas from the CS team.

What's ultra-important to you in a kitchen ?

Or maybe, what did you think was ultra-important and once it got done turned out a bit unimportant ?

Or what didn't you consider then thought really important after the kitchen went in ?

There's a thousand companies out there doing it, and ten thousand opinions!

Thanks in advance