IMO you needed a plan before doing the floors. You have aDW are you planning on 2 DWs I need meaurements of the space and IMO the range is huge for no real purpose unless you use that grill/ griddle side all the time. All those base cabinets should be drawers and nice deep ones so you have good storage for pots and pans near the range. I need a to scale floor plan of the whole space to me it looks like a large house with a very small kitchen so a scaled drawing of the kitchen space some info as to how many cooks and how many stools you want to have and what the spaces around this space are/

I meant to say it looks BIG but its not

Not removing anything thats there now. dishwasher is moving and a drawer microwave is going whete the dishwashwr is now

Your house is beautiful and I love all the windows! Please post a floorplan of the kitchen with measurements including windows, doors, openings etc. Also the exact spot where the electrical/plumbing is coming up for the island. I’m sure the pro’s here would love to help with ideas!
It will also be helpful if you post a photo of the back wall of the kitchen ( which we haven’t seen yet).

Your home and kitchen are lovely! But your current sink looks small and awkward. What if you put a larger cleanup sink in your new island, along with the dishwasher? Your current sink is well-positioned as a prep sink, especially if you can move the microwave out of that zone.

Don't plan on moving the sink, but the old island had one and the DW is moving to the island so I figured I needed on there. I like the idea of the main sink in the island and the existing as a prep sink. To make the existing sinks better I would need to rework the corner cabinets and replace the counter tops and I'm not really into do in that right now. Not sue what you mean my posting a photo of the kitchen back wall...its an L kitchen that has a small dining are on the end opposite the fridge and a TV room opposite the stove.

This ^^ is exactly what I meant - gives us reference to what is behind the island. Hopefully Buehl or another pro will jump in with more help!

Your kitchen is really nice. Do you have any thoughts on what color the island and countertop could be to complement the existing portion? I agree your sink is not ideal and keeping it just for prepping will work. If there are two people cooking, the prep sink can possibly get in the way of the other cook.

No solid ideas. I hear a lot of folks tell me it needs to be a center point of the kitchen and stand out, but I think I would rather it blend. the space is not very big so I don't want it to be obtrusive. I was thinking of a polished concrete top, but not sure yet. Would like some seating, maybe one on the end opposite fridge and 2 or three on the side opposite the stove.

It may seem the house is under construction or whatever, but it's not, I just don't have a lot of stuff and I like simple and clean spaces...just need to get my furniture back in.