Wow is that a bad sink/dw design! The good news is even a mediochre design will be a big improvement! you will need a measured 2d floor plan for folks to help. short answer is you do a rectangular island - although note replacing hole in flooring may be an issue. agree with getting rid of pantry and extending cabs. you’ll have room for a countertop model on a shelf above cabs and pantry cabinets. there are trim kits available if you want mw built in or use a drawer mw but those are pricy!

To get the best help, in addition to the measured diagram, some more information will help.

You say you have a large family. How many children? What age group? Senior or handicapped family members? Special dietary needs? How often do you shop?

Why all this? Some people are on a remote farm and can produce. Others keep a Kosher kitchen or cook in a wok. Some want five kids to do homework at the island. Your kitchen should meet your needs.

Then give an idea of budget. Kitchens are very expensive per square foot. Those fabulous kichens in magazines can be hundreds of thousands. Can you do DIY? You want ideas that are in keeping with your home and your budget.

Thank you
We are a family of five - two ages 12 and a 4 year old. However we often have people over and cook at home almost every night. No special dietary needs and we are not on a farm. Ideally, I’d love for breakfast to happen around the island for easy cleanup. However our dining room table is right off the kitchen so perhaps it wouldn’t make sense to put seating around the island. See picture of our dining room table in relation to the kitchen. My budget is probably 30-40k. DIY is not an option. I don’t want high end finishing but more of middle my range

Are you asking for help with the Kitchen remodel or just pantry help? If Kitchen remodel then...

Please post a fully-measured layout of the space under consideration and a sketch of the entire floor. Both can be either hand-drawn, computer generated, or drawn up with computer/app tools.

By "fully-measured", we mean a layout with the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway labeled. See a sample below. If something cannot be moved or changed, label it precisely on your layout (see post in sample) and tell us why it cannot be moved/changed -- we may have some ideas for you.

The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries.

Regardless of how you draw it up (by hand, computer, etc.), please be sure all measurements are labeled. (Note: Computer generated layouts often lack key measurements and, sometimes, measure to/from things like the middle of a wall or the middle of a window. Neither are useful. Measure each item and the distances between each item.)

Other questions...

• Tell us about you and your family and how you plan to use your Kitchen. All-adults? Empty Nesters? Children (now or in the future)?
• What appliances (& their sizes) do you plan to have?
• Where are you flexible? Can walls/windows/doors/doorways change (move, change size, add, delete)?
• Do you have a basement under the Kitchen or are you on a slab?

The above was taken from the Featured Answer of the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" thread.

Wow the island is atrocious. Just replace it with a rectangle. The cabinets and counters look great. You can look into replacing the microwave with an under cabinet hood. Taking out the pantry will require re-doing all of the cabinets, so I’d leave it, but get creative with a new shelving system.

Venting - does the hood area go to an exterior wall that you can vent out of or do you have to build a soffit and go outside elsewhere?

Are you intending to leave the current cabinets and counters on the outside walls and just get a new island? $30k - $40k is a pretty low budget for this size kitchen with all new cabinets. I would keep your current cabinets. Knock out the pantry and get a built-in cabinet unit that has a microwave at the counter height level. Of course, this is only if it won't cost a fortune to duct a new range hood.

Rip out the island and put in a new bigger one, but do so within the current, though enlarged, footprint so you don't have to redo the floors from the current layout. Ditch the ceiling uppers and repair the ceiling. Get more ceiling lighting over the new island. I see nothing wrong with adding a shallow overhang for stools at the counter.