I know you said you did not want to switch rooms; but since you like the look of the sink in the bay (the outside views are awesome), it may be worth exploring. If your DH is like mine, change is hard, but he comes around eventually. Perhaps posting another thread that asks people to weigh in on the two kitchen locations with a mock layout for each might get DH to consider the possibility if he can read what others have to say concerning the positives and negatives of each kitchen location. Many people are remodeling to get a larger kitchen space by eliminating two sit-down eating spaces in their homes. Thus, If you switch the rooms, I do not think you would have to “stage” a formal dining room if the time comes to sell. The larger, well designed kitchen would be a major selling point. Keeping the kitchen in its current location does not gain you a whole lot more space for the kitchen because of the traffic patterns; moving the kitchen to the dining area gains you much more kitchen space. You gain the space for family friendly island seating, and the kitchen does not have to be in a location that “fights” with the traffic patterns of your home. The generous dining space combined with the larger kitchen space would be awesome to entertain in. One negative would be carrying groceries a tad farther but not a whole lot more. ;

Here is a picture of the space. I didn't want to share because of all of the personal photos but I figured out how to blur them. There seems to be a lot of visual space to work with but not much physical space.

I would like to see a rectangle there. You don't really have to worry about the chairs, because they have the table in between them. Pretty room!

It sounds as though your table will fit, but as I'm not clear on which wall is where, let me suggest that you measure carefully. If your chairs, as you say, are not bulky, then you'll need 30" of space between the table and the wall where there is no real traffic pattern, allowing someone to squeeze in and out behind a chair where someone is seated during dinner. But if there is major traffic between the table and the wall, 36" will be required, with the chair pushed part way in with someone seated on the chair. Try these measurements and see if you can navigate around the table with the chairs in use by friends or family at dinner.