I would keep it as is for now, finish the kitchen and live with it for a few months before you start ripping things apart. It is always a visual shock when a new element get added to a project, but it should look normal, and as planned, in a few days!

You want enough of an overhang to sit comfortably. So I think it is fine.

That is exactly, the size I am planning for my new island. It will be awesome. What is your quartz and is there a seam?

It’ll lol right once you get the seating there.

*look

Thank you all! It‘S been stressful for the past couple of weeks. And remodelling on a budget and without any design help can get overwhelming. I will wait to see how it looks after we install the sink and the faucet.

@tryingtounderstand i‘m sorry for the typo, the size it’s 10X4,5 and we used a jumbo sheet, Compac Unique Calacatta, no seams. They told me that anything over 10 feet will require a seem, which I tried to avoid.

@Natalia, thank you. I love your quartz as well. As your slab very wide, Are your cupboards xtra deep?

I think having stools there will balance it out...but they need to be substantive stools, with backs.

@Natalia Pulido If the size is 10 x 4.5, No, I don't think it is too big! That is the size our island will be and I can't freakin' wait! My current prep space is about 30 inches wide LOL. My KD told me anything wider than 4.5 feet across makes it difficult to clean the center of the island. The overhang is good for seating. The only difference we did is that our cabinet maker has a faux panel coming out to the end of the overhang on each side to help support the large slab, thus making the overhang visually disappear from the side view.

It's lovely! As others have said, I think the size is fine. Your choices are all very pretty.

I'm laughing about this: "P.S. Please don’t mind the mess" because it looks pristine!

Not a question of its size, but it looks very close to the ovens and certainly the fridge.

Add some stools and some half eaten cereal bowls and it will feel like the perfect size.

I think you’ll be happy with the size of it once you get your other elements in the kitchen. :)

Have to ask- what color are the walls?

@tryingtounderstand thank you, we have cupboards on both sides of the island, one side 18 in deep and the other 12in. And we have a 5in in between them to hide all the plumbing.

@Louise Smith, I appreciate your input, it is narrower, but that was the max we could opt for, it is 42 inches between the island and the stove and 36 the fridge and the island.

@chicagoans thank you! It’s a European thing, we ask our guests to excuse our mess, lol

@salonva the paint is from Benjamin Moore Classic Gray.

@User thank you! I’ll have plenty of half eaten cereal bowls with the 3 kids 😃

I think it looks great, though I keep going back, staring, and shaking my head because I can't find the mess!

You also need some color to break it up. Everything in your kitchen in the same color family makes the island look larger cause the floor, counters, walls and cabinets are blending with no breaks and that makes it look larger. Try to add breaks for the eye with colored bowls, or a crock pot of spatulas in a bright color, or some other things with a bright color to them.

What looks wrong, and dangerous, is the large unsupported overhang. Is there at least some invisible steel under that?

And a slippery even when not wet gloss floor in a work room? SMH.

The island looks great! It will be really nice when you have stools there - don't do anything too dainty.

On a side note - Does your ref have the tilt front drawers? They could be a problem with that tighter walkway there.

I love the lights! What are you doing for a backsplash!?

This is very exciting for you

Well, my first thought is yes it’s too big. How much room is there on the oven/fridge side for the cook(s) to move around in? How much room on the other side after stools are in place and people are sitting there? That area looks like it needs to serve as a hallway . . .

it's perfect, and I'm totally jealous! like other said, as soon as you finish furnishing the kitchen, it'll look right to you.

Looks like it might need to be shifted down away from the pinch point at the refrigerator. What is supporting the overhang? I’d rather have seen legs and stretcher bars. ”Floating” is too disconnected. It’s not too late to add that.

@littebug zone 5 Missouri, thank you! I wish I would’ve hired a professional/designer that would’ve seen all those things before installation. I can say that I learned a lesson.

I will wait after I buy the counter stools, if it still feels disconnected then I will have to add some kind of legs to the overhang.

You’re not understanding. The questions about the support are safety oriented. Stone cannot cantilever that far. It will break. If there is no support for that, that’s an emergency! Get some 2x4 cribbing under that until support can happen.

I spoke to my fabricator and he said that it’s fully supported. Not sure what he used, but he comes tomorrow to install my laundry counter so I will ask. Thank you!

Just FYI, we have an overhang of 10" (of butcher block) - we considered 12" but space is at a premium in our kitchen. I think 10" is the smallest you could get away with (and I don't think it would work for larger adults).

We have 4 kids and got these chairs https://www.serenaandlily.com/riviera-counter-stool/m10328.html?color=Navy%2FWhite#start=1

They are very well made and don't show spots or damage, plus you can basically hose them off if you need to. It might be a way to introduce some color/pattern into the kitchen, should you like.

Do not guess! Guessing could kill someone. Take a picture of underneath.

It’s beautiful!

ProSource is right. While it’s beautiful, I am also in a middle of a kitchen Reno. I was told by FOUR different fabricators that I would have support if it hangs over 10 inches. I’d definitely recommend taking a picture underneath and posting. That way you can speak with some internet professionals and get some advice before speaking with your contractor. The biggest thing is making sure your kids are safe. Do it for them! If it’s supported, then perfect.

Yes, i just checked, it’s reinforced! Thank you all for your advice!

Shims to level it are not support. Plywood flexes. It’s inadequate. Steel is required.

I was told I had to have like some brackets or something underneath. Where are yours?

I was told by my contractor that steel reinforcements is required on overhangs 15” or bigger. Supposedly on granite and marble it’s 10 “ or more that needs support. I’ll talk to him again tomorrow, since I’m still considering in the near future to remove the overhang completely, so the room doesn’t feel crowded. Thank you all, I really appreciate your input, because it opens my eyes to see things that I overlooked.

Overall, your kitchen is beautiful. I pray my Reno turns out just as cute.

@Debbi Washburn i am thinking of a Carrara marble subway tile or a glass and marble Diamond shape. Another hard decision.

The fridge’s drawers are pull outs

I narrowed your island, lowered your TV and your wall decor. Don't line things up with the top of the door frame

@BeverlyFLADeziner thank you! It looks much better, I’ll try lowering the wall decor. Wishing it would be that easy to make the island smaller

@Tia S it will! Post pictures when it’s done

Don’t panic on the support thing. We have Cambria quartz on a 24 inch cabinet with 12 inch overhang and no additional support. I specifically asked the fabricator about it and he confirmed it didnt need additional support. That was seven years, many board games, kid’s breakfasts and parties later and it’s fine.

I really like the diamond backsplash! I think it will look great! Your kitchen is basically done. It would be great expense to try to "redo" the island or change things around. This should all have been staged with boxes or cardboard beforehand.

Get moved into it and live with it. I don't think you will regret it

Do I think a 10’ by 4.5’ island is too big in general? No; it’s what I actually have in my kitchen. I do, however, think its too big in your kitchen, as evidenced by the small aisles. I also think that 12” isn’t a sufficiently comfortable overhang... you want more like 15”. And I definitely would feel better if there were supports under the overhang.

But, that ship has sailed. Your island is in, and unless you have an unlimited budget, it is what it is. Your finishes are pretty, and probably no one (except is TKOs) would ever even notice any of these things.

Auntthelma, your countertop looks to be only about 5’ long, and presumably has countertop support on the wall side. It‘a not really the same.