For the eating area, I would do away with the stools and just put a round table in the middle of the space. Round will allow easier passage around the table, but a rectangular table pushed up to the windows at the bottom would also work. Both options would seat 4 people comfortably given the space you have.

As far as the working part of the kitchen goes, my only real criticism is that the passage between the end of the peninsula and the wall adjacent to the family room opening seems pretty narrow. Perhaps you don't need a 33" wide sink cabinet, or the 18" cabinet at the end could be reduced to 15". Either option would align the end of the peninsula with the edge of the opening to the hall at the top and allow easier flow between kitchen and family room.

I agree with ditching the stools, as drawn they render the space behind them (breakfast nook) unusable.

I feel like it looks good!

Is the microwave by the fridge?

@rebasheba we didn't plan for a microwave, we have no use for one. Should we still plan for a built in microwave for possible resale?

The breakfast nook is really not conducive to a table/chair setup, because of the two doorways-in the past we had a very small bistro table set w/2chairs and even that was intrusive on the walkway. I was hoping the breakfast bar and a couple counter height stools/or chairs would allow some breakfast seating and eliminate a table/chair setting, what do you think?

@RappArchitecture I was under the impression that the edge of the peninsula aligns with the entry/walkway? Our sink is 36 inches, i will double check on if a 15 in trash cabinet would work better. As far as the breakfast bar area, a table /chairs setup has never worked it's just a tight area with 2 doors in a pretty small area, we were hoping to make it user friendly with extending the counter and a couple bar stools/chairs? We don't necessarily even need/use the door to the deck in the breakfast nook because there is another deck door in the dining room AND family room addition ditectly adjacent to kitchen/breakfast nook so deck access has never been an issue. This is a picture of what the kitchen looked like before demo, hoping to show how small the nook is a little better.

What about trying an island with end seating instead of the peninsula?

@Debbi Washburn I would LOVE an island, the designer we worked with said it wouldn't work :( tbh if there was ANY way possible I would jump at the chance, I'm not convinced an island won't work but I'm not a designer and not sure how one could work but I'm more than open to

In that case what about a deeper overhang for the counter seating. What is it now? If you want people to sit there or potentially eat there, they want to not have the faucet right under their nose.

If you don't need that deck door, is closing it off at all an option? Seems a hindrance.

@rebasheba there is a bank of cabinets extending 24in plus a 12 inch counter overhang for the breakfast bar, it was suggested to make it 16 inch overhang. We eventually want to close the door off when we replace the wall of windows in the next year or two.

I agree with your designer that you don't have room for an island. The only thing I think you could do differently is make it more of a galley and reduce the space between your range & sink to 4-5 feet, but then you're reducing the width of your kitchen. You'd be able to move your peninsula seating in a bit, then, but your kitchen wouldn't really change aside from losing a cabinet. It may give you the ability to fit in a banquette in the corner, although I'm not sure that's worth the trade-off.

your stove/cooktop appears to be on an inside wall?

Yes @new-beginning 36 inch induction cooktop going in same place as electric range on inside wall with non-vented range hood.

@MDLN while I like this switch, if the cooktop was switched with the fridge it would be right in the middle of the main walkway through the kitchen a straight through from the front door/entry into the back living areas and I don't think that would be very practical since I spend a ton of time cooking daily. I wish this could work because then the sink and stove would be much closer than currently placed. For this reason we are adding a pot filler to the back of the cooktop wall so it's a bit easier to manage the long trek from sink to cooktop.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/sunnyside-road-residence-kitchen-2-traditional-kitchen-minneapolis-phvw-vp~344186

I would add an attached table into the breakfast room with barstools that tuck under the table. I’m not sure what dimensions would work, but you’d at least have three seats and could utilize the space.

@MDLN please show me what you mean, I don't think I understand

@MDLN

@Debbi Washburn just finalized our kitchen contract with your island suggestion, thank you so much will post pics once completed. I did have a question, how wide do you think the island could get without compromising walk through in front of fridge/pantry area?

The island in there was based on a ref 35" deep to the door front including an air gap. That would leave 48" to that corner of the island ( based on the island top being 29 1/2 deep ).

Here is the basics of how I imagined the island

If you have the 2 end panels plain, then you can cut them to a different depth if you want to add an inch or 2 to the island.

Personally I would not any more to the island - maybe an inch? Keep in mind, those dimensions I put on the picture are to the countertop edge - do not place your cabinets to that. All that calculating and conversation needs to be done with your designer and your contractor and is to be based on actual room dimensions.

I can't wait to see it!!