What is the distance from the front picture window to the dining/kitchen wall?

Im sure islands are lovely (never had a kitchen big enough for one lol) but there is no way i’d get rid of a dining table and only have counter seating.

@sheloveslayouts from the front of the house where the big bay window is to the wall we are removing? that is about 21ft

Agree with @lharpie I vote for no island, table needed.

Make the finishes the best you can, you won't miss having an island.

@lharpie i worry about that too, especially because we have a 1.5 year old. I just cant picture an open kitchen with a dining table in the middle, and worry about the lack of counter space with no island

Table is essential

Our previous house was a similar layout, but a "tri-level". First, I'll say you need to really think about the cost/benefit of renovating any kind of split level house. They are inherently near impossible to renovate out of their oddities. Our location wasn't anything particularly special and the cost to try to renovate didn't have enough of a return on investment so we moved.

You do not have room for an island, in fact it would make it less functional. The best thing you can do for function is close the wall to the family room and place your fridge + pantry + microwave over there. The drawings below are an example of this change. the window is positioned as-is, but your back door is shifted toward the sink.

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Our current house is single level, but similar to yours. Our front to back of house--kitchen+dining+living -- is 29' x 16', so I have a 3D of experience of what your 29'x14' is like in real life. Do not expand your kitchen any further into the living space. I too have 21 feet for living and dining and it's tight -- don't compromise it.

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/goodbye-island-hello-kitchen-table-stsetivw-vs~56756472

Here's an interesting article addressing just this issue. I personally love a kitchen table.

I agree with the other posters that you should keep the dining table.

If you can have a wall where you now have rails you may have a small island cart with drop down leaves and keep your table.

I think you can have a 9-10" deep pantry/broom closet next to the fridge on the DR side and can still be able to open fridge doors wide enough, though you must check it if you decide to go that way. I have a 33" wide 18" deep base and upper with an under cabinet MW on the other side of the fridge, then an 18" deep, 18 or 21" wide tall pantry cab (not sure fillers needed).

Sink cab is 30" wide and I have a corner cab like below.

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