Oh and here are some photos of the current design to help.

Have you lived in this home or did you recently purchase? That is a beautiful space, but a lot of things about that layout would not work for me. If you haven’t lived in it, I suggest you wait several months to see what does and doesn’t work for you.

Thanks Muriel! We recently purchased. We're quite particular and going through a full house renovation, so we really would like to jump on it during some downtime in our respective schedules. Do you have some suggestions for what options would not work for you given the space? Thanks again!

Sure. I wouldn’t want a prep sink that had no space between the sink and my cooktop. It negates the convenience of a prep sink if you have to move your prepped food around multiple times. I currently cook on a peninsula cooktop that is unvented and I’m used to it, but I wouldn’t (won’t) leave it that way during a reno. I have mixed feelings about those curved island ends but that’s form and not function. The cleanup sink appears small and I’d avoid a corner sink if I could. It looks like you may have a hike to get to oven landing space which is a safety issue, but that’s difficult to make out. If you’re keeping all cabinetry I’d try to scale down the exaggerated crown of the middle cabinet over the dishwasher.

Thanks again! That's super helpful. I have room to offset the prep sink, and can consider moving it even further. The new island will be squared off - or were you indicating you do like the circular ends?

We're thinking of making the wall cabinets even across as well to keep space open underneath.

We're currently working with a 21" corner sink and all designs have us going to a 25 or 27 - would you consider that sufficient? I put a 25 in our last kitchen.

There is a down draft unit in the island for ventilation.

Thanks again!

Hi JuneKnow, thanks for commenting but would you please elaborate on what you believe is very poor? We have had two kitchen designers through and neither suggested any significant redesigns. I've worked with one of them in the past and we were very pleased with the outcome. We're open to hearing feedback and alternative views - that's why we are posting!

Is there a reason that the appliances on the back wall are drywalled in? I can’t get over that. I’d lose one pantry to get some counter back there. My first thought is fridge, ovens, cooktop on the back wall and prep sink on the island... but is that a highly trafficked aisle?