More pictures please. Is there a reason for the higher ledge? Will that be brought down to all one height?

Yes. Want to get the island down to one level and add a single bowl kitchen sink. We got a new house and I see this higher ledge pretty useless.

I prefer all one countertop throughout kitchen, but I would want to see the rest of your kitchen and understand what else you plan to change, if anything.

Here are the more pictures

I think your kitchen is perfect as is! It’s timeless

i think id tally up all the changes and do this kitchen's upgrades in stages. the things i see are: change gray painted walls 2. all new counters in all areas 3. new backsplash 4 new floor 5. swap some door fronts for glass doors. The most obvious thing straight away is the gray paint and new island top. I'd go light walls and then think about soapstone for island top because many perimeter counter and backsplash options will work with that. I dont think i' d install the the viatera or the backsplash you show. If you lightened the walls and got a piece of soapstone on island I think youd get motivated .......and a bit later do the perimeter and backsplash and then on to a new floor. If you want to do a bit more right away then replace all the counters with same material and hold off on backsplash...pull out what you have and just fix the area and paint it for a while. So depending on your budget and time to do projects and with this decent layout you have flexible ways to go but I'd have a bigger list of things to do.

I don't want to change the entire countertop but I can definitely match the island countertop with the main countertop and just do the backsplash. Changing the entire countertops will just cost too much

get the same granite then?? spend on a great looking faucet and once they cut down the island and it is one height maybe paint it navy.....then stick to a simple ceramic tile backsplash. You'll perhaps find the island commands a different focus at one height and want to do more with it.

Someone painted your house gray to make it seem "updated" for resale. Unfortunately it doesn't go with all the warm fixed elements that are in the house. The gray makes your cabinets look yellow and dingy. I would fix the paint color first, before I did any demolition.

Yes. We are taking out the gray wall color too.. 😊 I really appreciate all the advices

Changing the entire countertops will just cost too much

I'm confused: what countertop are you changing?

I was assuming you were changing the entire wall-side top, and the island, and I think they should be the same material.

Decided to go with same countertops