Thats is very far from anything classic or useful. Put in a kitchen table. Not an island.

Hi ers616-

I don't know what "timeless neocolonial" looks like, or looks like to you.

There are a lot of these decorating phrases being bandied about and they have different meanings to different people.

I do like the British colonial style- British Raj, British colonial (Asian, West Indies and Caribbean and Spanish Colonial.)

To the best of my recollection there isn't seating at the kitchen counter.

Even the servants got to sit down at a proper table to eat.

OK, I'm done being a smart derrière.

Why do you want such a long counter? Why not eat at a proper table and have family conversation?

Another thing- you are changing quite a lot in that kitchen.

Instead of doing it piecemeal and thinking about the counter in isolation, please make a total coordinated plan.

Otherwise you run the considerable risk of having your kitchen be a cacophony of inharmonious notes.

Another thing, please use a NKBA certified kitchen designer who is experienced and well recommended and whose prior work you have had a chance to look at and whose references you have had a chance to check.

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I need to see a to scale plan of this space IMO an island is best when it stays withing the footprint of the kitchen space and allows 48" walkways all around it . So please post a plan and also pics of the whole space

I shouldn't have mentioned the neocolonial thing, as it seemed to distract from the question regarding the best way to design the island.

The reason for extending the island is we have changed the flow of the house to accommodate the needs of our young and growing family. We have a very large dining room immediately next to the kitchen that gets a ton of use. Having a space at the island for our little ones to pull up a stool and play and participate is important to us. Because we changed the flow, we eliminated the "eat in" kitchen portion (a half wall and low hanging light fixture), which gives us a lot of open space that we would like to utilize with the island.

The below image are the dimensions of the kitchen. We aren't wanting to make it any wider, as the current flow of the kitchen works okay now. Just really unsure of the post width and setup. With the counters 38" wide, and the cabinets 30" it feels like the 5" posts may just be too big.

Bad plan. Keep the table.

So helpful thanks?