A trough sink is also shallow, so I'd think the important thing to keep splashing down is to limit the flow of water. You can do that with a Tapmaster, while making it more convenient to use. (If you don't know it yet, it's much discussed here. You set the flow and temperature you want, then use the kickplate of the Tapmaster which has its own valves to turn it on and off at where you've set it.) Actually, the collected wisdom is that you'll also want a garbage disposal on your prep sink, and for that you might have to bring the sink away from the edge. If you're trying to save cabinet space, however, that may not be a consideration for you. If the trough doesn't work, you could also think about offsetting the 15" sink you were thinking about, instead of centering it. And you could even consider a 12" sink. That might not be big enough to clean a whole bunch of spinach, but would be fine for rinsing and peeling.

Speaking purely about clearances, if there is at least 5' (60") b/w the edge of the peninsula seating and the table edge, then you can probably fit stools there. As to whether you need stools with the table so close, that's a personal decision. While table seating is different than counter seating (table being more comfortable in general), sometimes both can be useful. We have two seats at our peninsula...with only 50" b/w the peninsula and table. I can tell you those 50" are not enough if someone is sitting at both. Even moving the table so the chandelier is off-center only gains us 5"...still not enough. Because of this issue, we don't use both seats at the same time. However, when we're not using the table, the peninsula is convenient for breakfast, homework, projects, etc....and it's nice to have seating there at those times. [Our mistake was not moving the chandelier when we took a few inches from the DR for the kitchen...if we had re-centered the chandelier, we could have placed the table so we had 60" between peninsula & table. Live and learn!]

Skimming here there are some things to think about The eye sore part: -You can barely see the towers now so there must be some current trees between the house and the towers --but what if something happens to the trees? Disease, more development, the power people feeling the need to cut them down *I would definately try to get a handle on whether there is going to be more development between the house and the power lines -Will winter affect being able to see the towers? -Someone mentioned upgrading - you might want to call the electric company and get an idea of whether they will be upgrading - although it will be hard to find any office or employee that has a clue, you will have to have patience and persistance The risk thing - hard to know. When I was younger I used to worship at sciences feet. As I've gotten older I find scientists tend to be arrogant and absolute. When new findings throw out previous findings which is the nature of science, they don't even blink. They just tout the new findings as the now absolute last word with the same arrogance. I try to do research with information from all sides and apply some common sense and gut feeling. You have to do what feels right for you and don't let anyone make you feel bad for it. Resale - Given a choice I would prefer not to be near power lines. That is of course getting harder to do. You need to really evaluate the bigger picture of the areas people "like you" are looking at. Sounds like schools etc. are important. How many "good" neighborhoods in your price range are affected by a negative (hwy, power lines etc.) Do people have choices? Lkplatow comments: madmartian - I'm in surburban Philadelphia -- close enough to NJ to have the same problems I guess. Too much development, not enough land.... Really the elephant in the room everyone is ignorning is population growth. Although of course I realize a lot of people with chime in with population moving around - growth (whereever it happens) still is a bottom line problem.

Agree with Nancy. I don't know that there is a specific spacing called for but as far apart as possible will help. But do keep in mind that variety of both also determines their storage life. Some varieties will store for months with no problems but others are only good for a few weeks regardless of storage methods. Dave