KITCHEN RENO CROO: How big of an island should we have?

[Samcanadian]

He's pumping water around his house to facilitate this

This is clever, tbh.

 

[Tenny]

Do you need that wall there? I'd prefer the larger one with no wall.

(Didn't read thread)

 

[thekinggovernor]

Bigger island is always the right choice

 

[Samcanadian]

Do you need that wall there? I'd prefer the larger one with no wall.

(Didn't read thread)

It's a supporting wall, so we need it.

 

[///TRASH]

lol i know dude. the more I think about it the more I flip flop.

I'm leaning Big Island though (some would say Peninsula) which is why this nearly unanimous poll against it only muddies the waters for me more.

In the end you should just do what makes you and the wife happy. Sounds like you have your heart set on the big one. Even if it ends up not being optimal, like you said, it’s only a few steps through the dining room.

What does Mrs. Sam think?

 

[deegan]

Full island, but move the sink for bench space, god dammit

 

[Samcanadian]

In the end you should just do what makes you and the wife happy. Sounds like you have your heart set on the big one. Even if it ends up not being optimal, like you said, it’s only a few steps through the dining room.

What does Mrs. Sam think?

Mrs Sam likes the big island too. We hate to lose the counterspace, bceause aside from about 18-20" on either side of the cooktop against the bank of cabinets, we have no other space. We need that prep space for cooking, baking etc, and I hate to limit ourselves.

 

[///TRASH]

Mrs Sam likes the big island too. We hate to lose the counterspace, bceause aside from about 18-20" on either side of the cooktop against the bank of cabinets, we have no other space. We need that prep space for cooking, baking etc, and I hate to limit ourselves.

😎 go for the big one homie. Weighing the cons, I bet you would be more frustrated and regretful if you go small and end up not having enough counter space or think it looks out of place in the grand space. Sounds like the inconvenience of a longer path would be comparatively minor for you.

 

[ERock]

I would opt for the large island.

 

[Samcanadian]

😎 go for the big one homie. Weighing the cons, I bet you would be more frustrated and regretful if you go small and end up not having enough counter space or think it looks out of place in the grand space. Sounds like the inconvenience of a longer path would be comparatively minor for you.

I told my wife that OT thinks we should go small island.

 

[Ron]

I told my wife that OT thinks we should go small island.

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The real ones know you should do the big island

 

[Tenny]

It's a supporting wall, so we need it.

FFUUU

I'd go smaller then probably. (Voted)

 

[Ron]

It's a supporting wall, so we need it.

You can do some structural upgrades but I suspect you want to do minimal work for a kitchen remodel

We added a beam and columns to get rid of our dividing wall between the kitchen and living room

 

[borazhasleftthebuilding]

I told my wife that OT thinks we should go small island.

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Tell her that coffee girl likes the small island

 

[Samcanadian]

Tell her that coffee girl likes the small island

Man. MAN.

 

[Samcanadian]

Do you need that wall there? I'd prefer the larger one with no wall.

(Didn't read thread)

So coincidentally if you didn’t have the wall…. Would you still go with the small island? Definitely not right? Well even if the wall stays it doesn’t technically interfere with flow vs no wall and big island. There’s a mental component of leaving the kitchen through the dining room to get to the other side of the island that might throw some off, but it’s maybe one or two more steps than if you got rid of the wall.

 

[Normie]

More space to move around > more space on the counter top

The opposite of whatever this guy says.

 

[DasVWBabe]

Your flow is going to feel so incredibly interrupted if you don't have pass through on both sides. You say "technically" about the flow not being interrupted with the wall there, but I promise you it will interrupt the flow both functionally and visually.

 

[DasVWBabe]

Also, what is smaller island? If it's > 9' you'll be fine long term and you'll be so happy you left you and your spouse escape routes.

 

[Samcanadian]

Your flow is going to feel so incredibly interrupted if you don't have pass through on both sides. You say "technically" about the flow not being interrupted with the wall there, but I promise you it will interrupt the flow both functionally and visually.

I’m not sure I’m ready to sacrifice the very tangible counter top space, the storage and the admittedly subjective aesthetic for this unquantifiable aspect of “flow” tbh.

 

[Samcanadian]

Also, what is smaller island? If it's > 9' you'll be fine long term and you'll be so happy you left you and your spouse escape routes.

I think it’s like 9 and a bit.

 

[B-Line]

The longer island makes me feel like the way kitchens are designed in apartments rather than a contemporary house.
And again, you can always have an additional piece of counter on a hinge that can drop down with a pass through underneath.

 

[Samcanadian]

Explain how the wall interrupts the flow functionally if it’s the same width as the island and doesn’t effect your path to the other side of the island. I agree with you visuallly but I can’t figure out what the big hardship would be with or without the wall. It’s just be a big ass island we still have to walk a mile around to get to the other side of, right?

 

[Samcanadian]

The longer island makes me feel like the way kitchens are designed in apartments rather than a contemporary house.
And again, you can always have an additional piece of counter on a hinge that can drop down with a pass through underneath.

We are definitely not doing the drop down thing although I appreciate the outside the box suggestion

 

[B-Line]

is your peninsula going to have cabinets built into it?