Thank you. I want to replace it to make it a little larger, it is still functional. Looking at the original floorplan of the house, the island was supposed to be 36 X 72, but the original owners made it 25 X 72, so I just want to have a larger island. I had previously seen a home with the same floorplan that had the original island size and I really liked the way it looked. I will probably have to have someone come and refinish the counters though bc there are nick and chips throughout it. Since we are adding the ledge already, I figured we should also do the island since the pricing is coming less than I had expected. Here is a partial closeup. I was actually taking a picture of the carpet, but it's the best one I have with no flash.

Do something totally different...like pebble tiles.

I would remove the existing laminate in the entrance/hallway AND the tile in the dining room. I would leave the laminate behind "doors" such as bedroom doors (thus reducing your total price tag while still giving you the appearance of a continuous floor). Replace the carpet AND the tile and part of the laminate. Replace with a laminate product that will work nicely with what you have going on the house (furnishings, paint, other laminate, etc). Or you simply replace like with like. Remove the carpet and replace with carpet (be careful because the carpets were matched to the tile) and save up for a full flooring replacement in 10 years. If you can't afford to do everything all at once, you will end up with the SAME DILEMMA in 5-10 years time. In fact, I'm going to predict that laminate will give you another 5 years...and that's it. I can already see the slightly raised edges of the laminate (back lighting helps illuminate this issue). The seams should NOT be visible in a healthy/happy/well adjusted laminate. Only a laminate that is starting to approach "end of life" will start to have this type of "lipping" show up. This slightly raised plank edge tells me there has been some form of moisture intrusion that is starting to erode the plank = delamination has started. I'm sorry to say but I would keep an eye on the real issue here - the laminate is almost at the end of its life. If you cannot afford to remove ALL OF IT right now, then save your money. You will need it (and more) in the next 5 years. Check the age of the laminate. If it is 10 years or older, it means I am bang on the money and my prediction will come true sooner rather than later.

Styrofoam is a form of polystyrene, a highly flammable compound. I don't believe it is allowed by code in exposed interior locations unless covered by non-flammable materials. In a situation with a house fire, it would melt, emit toxic fumes, and increase the speed of the fire. Here is an illustration of how polystyrene reacts to open flame: Foam board flammability