I'm sorry but your photos are way too small and your graph of your kitchen is blurry so hard to read.

THx clartist...I will repost in a few minutes and see if it helps.

Re reading your comment Ann, and like your excellent points.

Please post larger pictures of your space, because it appears you are making your kitchen smaller due to the size of your furniture. Is that correct? Is it possible your sofa is too large for the space? If you want dining space for five, an L-shaped kitchen would be a better solution, I think. Your plan needs to include upper cabinets if you have a storage problem.

HI Zmith. WIll repost other pics and yes, you are right. I am experiencing 2 problems. THe current distance between the counter /frig side wall and the peninsula counter is 7.5 ' ...not enough for a table and too much walking between activities. I want to shorten this and gain 3.5 ft for my furniture. Right now it sits 1' from the peninsula.

Storage is not a problem, thankfully. . For the most part it is 2 of us, the extra seating is for visitors.

Have you considered a 6x3' island, for better flow, rather than a peninsula, with dish storage in the island, facing the DW. Using Ann's suggestion of a range, and side cabinet on fridge:

You might also consider a counter depth fridge, which will allow you to move the island closer to the long wall.

Yes, mamagoose, that is what I was thinking. So much better than the cramped "U".

A flush refrigerator relieving the congestion Is fab. Thank you for the draft edits

Have drawn up many plans for this kitchen only to toss them out for one reason or another., My reservation about storing dishes in the island is handling / grasping them in and out of drawers.. SOmehow not fond of the idea. DW accessibility is superb . MY idea about the 2 peninsula pullouts was to house everyday dishes all in one place with DW, drawers for flat wear nearby. ANnK comments on narrow base cabinets are relevant to adapt here as well.

I need to think on the 6 ft island, I Can see how it would work.

My reservation about storing dishes in the island is handling / grasping them in and out of drawers

We just moved to our house where we have our dishes stored in drawers for the first time ever. My DH was against the idea. After only one week in the house, he sees how much easier it is to take dishes out of the drawer versus reaching up to grab them.

CPartist, We become attached doing things one way and voila, the alternative is equal too or better than,. Solidly warming up to the ideas above as they solve so many issues in a concise manner. Really well done.

LOVE my new dish storage drawers!!! I suspect you would too once you get used to it.

Another one who has dishes stored in drawers for the first time and love it. In fact most of our things used frequently are stored in drawers. At only 5ft tall(on a good day) reaching anything above the first shelf became a struggle unless it was close to the edge of the shelf. It was more difficult bringing down a stack of plates from the upper cabinet then getting them up out of a drawer.