I would leave this layout the way it is and paint the cabinets a white or pale gray to contrast with all the wood in the space, can't see the counters or backsplash but maybe upgrade those and I would paint all the wood that is connected to this kitchen, is the range already there I cant see but I think the space is great just the way it is love the table and chairs. I like the open feeling in the space, maybe the island could have a little wider counter to accomodate stools it is a bit hard to tell if you have the space

I agree with you...flip the island from the center and make the kitchen a "U" shape leaving enough overhang to have 3-4 stools to make it a bfast bar. If possible, you could move your ovens over to where your fridge is and put the cooktop on the kitchen side of the bfast bar so that you could chat with guests while you cooked. Also, that would leave the whole wall where the ovens are for storage and would allow the flow of traffic to move thru without getting burned by a hot oven. Also, the flow of traffic would keep unnecessary people (like little ones) out of the "U" and your cooking/baking/prepping/washing space.

I agree with Patricia that there is too much wood (and I love wood) and something needs to be painted. You could paint the walls and leave the cabinets and bulkhead and add some super wide crown moulding in matching wood to really make the cabinets look high-end OR do the opposite and paint the cabinets, bulkhead and crown moulding. Either way I think that installing crown like in the attached pics would look great! Happy updating!