Here's a quick floor plan .... It roughly shows your kitchen with a 8'X3'3" island. The program I used has its limitations, this island shows a sink, I don't think you want or need the sink. If you have a young family I like the clipped corners shown on this island, although you possibly could add an additional stool if you keep it square. I've changed your furniture layout to reflect a more intimate family room area ..... Here's a few suggestions *add three pendant lights over the island *consider a island with a raised seating area, this will 'shield' the kitchen from family room space a bit, you won't see the stacked dishes in the sink while watching the Twilight series! *if you can add floor outlet I would, this will allow you to safely float the sofa in the space & flank it with tables and lamps Remember when your reviewing these plans & perspective, the program has limitations, the upper cabinet layout for example!! I hope this exercise has helped you visualize your space! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I would go with the 42- I see dilemmas all the time complaining of footprints on island base??? Most adult legs are going to extend far...42 sounds best

60" deep is unnecessary! I am afraid you will not be able to reach the middle of it and it might look odd... I would shorten it to 48" or even 42" if you really don't want the standard 36" depth. You need about 24" - 28" for each stool so everyone feels comfortable, that being said.. you'd have room for 6 stools... but why so long? What is the space this island is in?! I don't think you'd even be able to find a slab this large, and if you did it would require an entire slab of stone! I'd love to see the layout of the kitchen.

The structure is inextricably entwined with the support. A table apron and legs looks the best visually, and is one of the easiest to design support for. But the design for that has to be factored into the island design. Just as any counter support. They all require different island designs. If you had seen as many “is my stone supported correctly” posts on here as we have, you’d want to double check your cabinet maker’s engineering skill too.