Not only would it look bad and be more expensive but it makes no sense function wise. Your kitchen layout also needs to be improved. Get the help of a kitchen designer that is experienced. This one is not.

What do you think will be accomplished by mixing the 2 styles . IMO they do not work together and I am not understanding the reasons. So maybe too early in the morning

I hope I can give enough information. . . Right now, the kitchen is a U footprint with the stove opposite the peninsula. The goal is to create distinct space for two cooks - hubby and I - and bring in more light from the sliding doors in the dining room (left) To do this is to relocate the doorway and stove. To do that added a small sink closer to the stove.

I opted for no lazy susan on the north wall (sink) so I don't have to keep asking my husband to move. I opted for drawers at the end of the peninsula because they're reachable without having to move out of the way.

Full overlay cabinets add 3/4" to the cabinet which increases the countertop overhang.

We make homemade pasta and have pasta parties, and need additional overhang at the peninsula to accommodate attaching the crank pasta machine.

That would consume another 1-1/4" of counter top on both sides as well as encroach further on the bay window. How the backsplash aligns with counter and upper cabinet is also a consideration. Inset doors (not drawers) at the peninsula would allow the countertop overhang to remain consistent with the flush look of the full overlay at the other cabinets - and no need for fake door fronts.

Full overlay flat front cabinets are flush with each other. The only difference at the peninsula is that the frame is exposed at the backside of the peninsula and one cabinet on the inside of the peninsula.

Cost for inset at just the peninsula is doable. Is it really that terrible?

Thank you kay kin. I think doing just the peninsula would have little visual effect. Certainly no functional effect

Mr Main Line, I appreciate your candidness and you to elaborate? The design stems from a highly regarded local designer and discussions with several others.

The pasta machine thing can be solved by getting a kitchen aid mixer with pasta attachment.As for 2 cooks in a kitchen the cooking area and the prep area need to not intersect so the fridge needs to be close to the sink not beside the cooktop. The cooking appliance should be on an outside wall . Post an actual detailed floor plan and see what pops up but right now you are no where near having a kitchen that functions well for 2 cooks.Please make sure all the measurements are posted on your floor plan if you choose to do that. If you mean kitchen designers not interior designers then you need a new one.

Your design guarantees that every person walking through the kitchen will disrupt every person at the refrigerator, range and sink. Your thought process as to why you need things where they are in this design is flawed. Many of our customers come to us with convoluted reasoning as to why they need a design a certain way, Good designers help direct customers towards good design and sensible decisions. The fact that you arrived here with this design and are even considering inset and full overlay cabinetry tells me that either your designer is poor or you are ignoring their advice.

Unfortunately the easiest way to sell cabinetry is to simply give customers what they want. Educating them on the reasoning behind good design can alienate people but in the end they will get a better kitchen. One way to find a good designer is to read a designers reviews on line. If the reviews are 5 stars and the customers talk about how their kitchen design was something they would have never thought of, that is the best sign. If the reviews talk about how helpful the designer was giving the customer the kitchen they thought of themselves then that means they are a good salesperson but a poor designer.

Sorry, Patricia, the crank pasta machines stay. The penninsula stays, also. There is not enough room for an island or wall ovens. The sink is at the only outside wall and it will say at the window with a view of a creek. An unfinished attic is above the stove.

We are both in the kitchen prepping, cooking, and cleaning up at the same time - not one prepping then one cooking. We need more space at the stove and primary sink. This design gives us each a contained workspace without crossing each other's path constantly. . . and takes us out of the walkway. Walking through the living room provides access to the rest of the house for anyone who wants to avoid the kitchen.

We view the refrigerator as the appliance that we spend the least amount of time in front of. It's close enough to the stove and the penninsula, and acts as a landing spot for both prep and cleanup.

Changing the doorway also brings the kitchen closer to the deck. The only real inconvenience I see is at the doorway when the dishwasher is open.

Cabinet style was a secondary consideration. Our experience with a number of purely kitchen designers is that they design great features but won't be using the kitchen with another cook once their work is done. We want and need to be able to function in our kitchen. My question involved how well inset cabinets at the penninsula would blend with full overlay slab cabinet doors.

So, here are photos of the current space and preliminary measurements for the redesign. There doorway at the left will be 30" and the fridge will be about 6" to the right.