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lauren_england98

island vs. kitchen table

Lauren
hace 6 años
Hello houzzers! We are planning a renovation of our 1950s ranch/traditional house.
Our kitchen/breakfast area is roughly 19’ x 16’. Right now there is a peninsula that basically cuts the room in half, making the kitchen feel small but allowing for room for a small, round kitchen table. We are considering taking out the peninsula, bringing the cabinets and counters all the way down the wall and adding an island. The drawback is that we will lose the space to put a kitchen table, BUT we would have an island we could sit at. That do y’all think? Keep layout and kitchen table or put in an island and use that for seating?
make kitchen bigger, put in island and use it for informal dining
keep u shaped layout and kitchen table
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  • Lauren
    Autor original
    hace 6 años
    Well, we opted for the island! Here are some updated pics! Thank you all again for your advice!

    Comentarios (34)

    • K Laurence
      hace 6 años

      Would the island be table height or bar height?

    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      Counter height. 36” and it would house the main sink in the middle. I apologize, I should’ve included that info. We would have the range moved to the middle of the room and have the island centered with that so that the sink is directly across from the range.
    • K Laurence
      hace 6 años

      In that case I would prefer a kitchen table unless you have a separate dining room.

    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      We do have a separate dining room
    • functionthenlook
      hace 6 años

      Do you have a formal dining room? If not I would go with a table.

    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      We do have a formal dining room
    • Melissa Gallagher
      hace 6 años
      For how many people?
    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      It would need to seat 4, my husband, 2 children and myself. We may have more kids though, but I’m not sure that we’d be able to fit a kitchen table big enough for five in the space that’s there now.
    • Melissa Gallagher
      hace 6 años
      It looks like a tight squeeze for the island. How much space between the island and the wall with the oven?
    • Melissa Gallagher
      hace 6 años
      Or is it a microwave on that wall?

      Would you have anything on that other wall then!
    • auntthelma
      hace 6 años

      The third alternative is to delete the peninsula and, instead of an island, get a large kitchen table.

    • Melissa Gallagher
      hace 6 años
      Sorry....?, not !
    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      Melissa, the cabinetry, microwave and counters on the left wall would not be there if an island is the way we go. That’s only going to be there is we keep the same general layout.
    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      Here’s a little sketch of the island floor plan to help
    • Nidnay
      hace 6 años
      I would go with an island. Here is a pic of my kitchen. It’s 20 x 16, so I have an extra foot. The island is 8' 3" (99") x 6' 8" (80"), and seats 4 comfortably and there is plenty of isle room (both isles are 53” wide and the isle for the stove area is 60”).
    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años

      nidnay, that is a beautiful kitchen!!!

      autthelma, I've thought about just having a kitchen table, but I'm afraid it would wind up not helping us with resale in the event we try to sell.

    • PRO
      CAD4interiors
      hace 6 años

      Why don't you extend the cabinets to create a U shape.. ?. I'm going to need more information. I'm not visualizing the current kitchen.

      One tip that I would say is that counter heights table are so out, you'll never going to use it, plus if you add the island you'll have more storage.

      If you really need the table I'll just add a rectangular shape dining table like the images attached.

    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      KAZA, thanks for the reply! I’m attaching some pics of the actual kitchen to help. There is a window that extends to the floor on the far wall, and that’s the only reason I didn’t extend the cabinets to make a U shape. I am open to that idea though, however I’d prefer not to lose that light, and I’m sure it’s not necessarily inexpensive to take out half that window.
    • Maureen
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      My brother opted for an island for his family of five and gained a really functional spot - a gathering place when they entertain, a great location to lay out a buffet for large gatherings and convenient when someone is cooking and you can sit and chat, it just feels more connected. Go as big as you can and you'll never look back and make sure you can add enough comfortable chairs.


    • Melissa Gallagher
      hace 6 años
      I vote island.
    • PRO
      CAD4interiors
      hace 6 años

      Lauren,

      Having a pantry in that location changes everything. With that said, I don't think you need to touch that window though. One important thing here is the circulation area, If you add a countertop height table in the island you'll have interrupted circulation.

      I agree to build an island with the sink and a dishwasher. (make sure you have enough room for moving and open and closing doors). Then you can keep the layout you draw. The nook area could be on the opposite side with a 54 R table, next to the other window on the left. That way you can move the play area to the right and use the storage for your kid's stuff.

      I truly think you need to keep that roundtable. It is where you are going to spend most of the meals with your family. The table in the island is more to eat and then leave. I'm not a big fan, as you can see.

      Make sure there's enough room to extend the cabinets to the wall (you should have 24" from wall to window). Also, take a look at the passageway measurements.


    • Milly Rey
      hace 6 años

      Losing a table in the kitchen will be a huge resale problem.

    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      Milly, that’s a big concern of mine. Ugh!
    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      KAZA, we would take out that pantry. It isn’t very functional- a lot of wasted space! I would incorporate floor to ceiling cabinets with pull out drawers and shelving, probably next to the fridge if we do the island.
      If we keep the same general layout, we will put the floor to ceiling cabinets with pull out drawers and shelves and an adjacent countertop with a microwave in the upper cabinets above those counters where the pantry is now.
    • Emily Jowers
      hace 6 años

      I've seen a lot of people recently opt for a larger kitchen over having the breakfast nook area. As long as there is seating in the kitchen, I wouldn't worry about it. You could also go for the kitchen table as the island. I've seen that done well but I think that would be more likely to hurt resale than having a beautiful, large kitchen.

    • PRO
      CAD4interiors
      hace 6 años
      Just leave the pantry where it is and add some pull out drawers. I also like the idea of tall cabinets to take advantage of the space. I think yoir kitchen will turn out spacious and gorgeous.

      Take a look at the kitchen renovation we just made. We changed the layout, extended the kitchen and added to the layout a preparation island. The client loved it.
    • Melissa Gallagher
      hace 6 años
      Nice work KAZA!
    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      KAZA- beautiful kitchen!!!
    • PRO
      CAD4interiors
      hace 6 años

      Thank you Mellissa and Lauren!!

    • PRO
      CAD4interiors
      hace 6 años

      Looks awesome!!

    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      Thanks KAZA!
      I will post more pics as the project progresses!
    • PRO
      Sativa McGee Designs
      hace 6 años

      Glad you went with the island. Breakfast nooks are dead space and kill resell value in the market I am in, everyone wants an island.

    • Lauren
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      I’m glad we went with an island too, Sativa! It’s going to be way more functional!
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