Do you have super long arms??? How do you expect to get the middle of your island countertop CLEAN??? REALLY CLEAN... Maybe you should consider instead, a 78" long by 42" wide island. If you are looking to make the other side into seating area for breakfast nook alternative, the extra 6" will provide more overhand to push chairs mostly in, and provide more eating area for plates and cups! You will be able to clean the center of your island as well, and save money on your solid surface countertop as well! An island that is too large becomes an "albatross" in the kitchen, that is what I call something that is awkwardly sized, and somewhat design killing in aesthetics. In life, many, many times, larger is just not better, and is rarely efficient! Think about traffic flow, you will tire eventually of having extra long paces to get around your super large island. In showrooms they look fabulous, but in life... not so much. they can make a room feel too small even when made too large. You literally only need a 24"x20-24" prep area per person that is cooking or prepping meals! I can remember my mother working relatively efficiently in an L-shaped kitchen that had a cleared 24" wide by 20" deep prep area in her kitchen... and she was Italian, and a fabulous cook, who often experimented with a multitude of foreign dishes, she was a before the times, "Foodie" ;o). Big kitchens and 100's of gadgets don't make you a better cook, but they will make you a confused, financially broken, time consumed clean freak... who orders out more than they cook, because too many options and too much space can be... overwhelming and a pain to keep clean and free of dust! I have a big kitchen, it was here when I moved here... I have been mindfully considering reducing it's size and taking much of that space and turning it into a butler's pantry or food pantry with additional small appliance storage space for crock pots, griddles, food processors (I rarely use), and ultimately reducing the cost of my kitchen update, because I will have less cabinetry, (maybe even some additional windows for natural light), and a smaller work surface... with enough room for 3 people to comfortably prep food for holiday meals, or family dinners... a family who loves each other, cooks with each other! Instead of focusing on competing with "the Jones" think about what is really important to you, and incorporate THAT into you new kitchen. Have fun and be original, be you, when you pick your final finishes! And I hope you find everything your looking for in this new Post COVID era of minimal options for materials. Good luck! Oh and one more thing... unless you really need a bigger pantry, don't increase the size, you'll be bumping into it constantly as you make the turn into that area of the kitchen, and the additional cabinet next to the dishwasher will result in the same problem, but you could put a floor to ceiling bookshelf to display collective items in upper shelves and COOKBOOKS in the accessible shelves below! To help you be adventurous in your cooking endeavors with your family. Maybe with the new cookbooks you can make a new family tradition of cooking something new on Sundays for a special family dinner weekly. I saw the sketch with the table up against the island... this will again, impede in your pathway to the sliding door. You would be better to put a small family kitchen table in front of the windows & if you like cottage or vintage styled homes, you could build a bench seat in front of the windows for the kids, as long as the windows are raised high enough to give clearance for a bench back support and some throw pillows. They can even sit there and do their homework while you make dinners, and you can monitor their internet/computer time as well more easily too.
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