I don't quite follow---- where do you eat? Was the table in the open area in the kitchen?

Is there enough clearance right of the refrigerator for the bins/ drawers to be pulled out & removed?

salonva, I just bought this house but yes, there was a table in the middle of the kitchen.

ci_lantro, Yes, there would be enough space for that, I would just have to adjust the island properly.

This is how it looked before. I took down a part of the wall so there's more light flow.

What do you use the “Extra Room” for? Could that be combined with the family room, making dining space by the kitchen?

Why have you started demo without a plan in place first?

Smith, The Extra Room was built few years ago, it has a separate entry and a concrete wall separates it from the Family Room. It's already used as office space.

Sabrina, had a plan to build an island and I wanted to knock down that wall anyways. I was not planning to change the floors so there was no rush with the kitchen reno but it turned out that I need to remove all flooring, this made me decide with putting same LVPs in the living and kitchen area. But before I lay LVP I need to build the island or add cabinets first.

Just to add, I was also considering building an island with sitting space (and a small built-in wine cooler), and making some small booth on the oposite empty wall (next to garage entry door).

We have LVP and installed island first, then laid LVP (floating floor) around it. Rough edges are covered with molding.

Yes, that is exactly what I want to do, I need to install the cabinets before I lay the flooring.

Here are some more pictures of how it looks now, and the floor that I am laying.