You're trying to do too much in the space available. Eliminate the overhang on the island. NO ONE finds those bar height chairs comfortable. Your table and chairs will then fit nicely between the island and the sofa. The window seat is a good idea.

Hmmm, good thought! Thank you!

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That's what I was thinking - my main issue is will it need to come too close to the living room area, not giving us any space to walk? I really want to be able to seat six.

then i would definitely use the second pic i gave with the bench-not your bench so that the table with fit over the bench when not in use, the chairs also need to fit under the table when not in use. It might be helpful to move 1 over under the desk you have.

all and all the space will not get bigger with an island, or an island table extension .

my thought:

take out the island. Put the table in the kitchen where the island is now, extend the counter top across the window area, even if it has to be a bit lower to go under the window, it still serves as a cadenza, with cabinet space underneath, or you could put a built in desk area there.

Have you thought about making the door an outswing instead? Not sure what the outside space leads to, but that might be an option...

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flair its a great idea but that door has to swing in.... sicbon is that the front door or the door to a deck or something?

It's the door to the deck. We normally just open it and leave it open - so it's not a huge deal. But the area is overall cramped. If someone sits in the back, everyone has to move for them to get out. Not ideal!

thanks....i've got my thinking cap on....

i think flair has the right idea to put your table where the island is but we're not seeing the rest of your kitchen so...

i do know that i have quite a few empty cabinets at our vacation home. if you went all minimalist could you do without an island and have even a freestanding cabinet under the windows? something deeper in the middle and shallower on the two ends, to leave the door the room it needs to swing.

I was trying to find other pics, but no luck. The space is the island is needed, but if we add the cabinets by the window we would be ok.

try looking at wayfair.com for something standalone the right height and width.

if you were willing to change the window (not expensive to reframe just the lower part, dont know what the exterior has going on) you could have full sized lower cabinets, angle at the door.