kitchen island help asap

3 years ago

Hi all. Happy holidays!

So I’m remodeling my kitchen finally. Built in the 50s it’s a peninsula style kitchen. I originally wanted to turn it into an island but decided to follow the original design. My contractor threw out a suggestion that was interesting. He suggested I turn the peninsula into an island but to turn it the other direction that the kitchen runs, almost like a “T kitchen island” the island would go into the door way, eating up the dead space I have in the family room. I can’t picture it, but it sound intriguing. He also wanted to add cabinets in the other corner where the book shelf is to “tie it all in” My only hang up is that I don’t have the money to change out all the flooring to make it all match. But it does sound pretty good. Can I get some Input from the community? I sent some pictures and included the original layout and the new lay out. Please excuse the mess. Cleaning out the kitchen has been a pain. Thank you!

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Dennis Lin
Original Author
3 years ago
Additional pictures
Dennis Lin
Original Author
3 years ago
I forgot to mention that where the wood shelving. And wall would be open. Basically an island but turned around perpendicular to the kitchen
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sheloveslayouts
3 years ago
We need to see the 2d drawing with dimensions.

At first glance, I'm leaning toward a peninsula with NO counter seating if you have a breakfast table nearby. Both plans appear to crowd the cased opening too much.
Dennis Lin
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you, I’ll try and draw something out. Currently i have no breakfast table besides the one in the other room. I was thinking it does crowd that opening as well. Contractor jokingly called it a glorified walkway and wanted to eat up space with the island tying the room together. I’m also leaning towards the peninsula!
sheloveslayouts
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Is the room with the banquet table, boxes, ceiling fan and the book shelves your family room? Not a breakfast area?

Depending on your budget... it looks to me like you could make the cased opening to the dining room more narrow to make your kitchen larger.
Dennis Lin
Original Author
3 years ago
I think traditionally that whole room where the fireplace is was a large dining room. I like the idea where I make the door casing smaller to enlarge the kitchen but since my house is relatively dark, I do want to keep the casing that size so the light from the French doors shines in moore. I added that fold out table to mimic what it would be like with an island there. Not sure I’m a huge fan of walking around it… and still not sure how I like the look of it.
Dennis Lin
Original Author
3 years ago
To add to that. Currently breakfast is had where the island is now. Or we’ll take it over to the table to the left of the door casing where we have a “dining area”