Hi Lil, I believe your original plan works much better than the revised version. While the notion of ideal working widths is great, the larger problem here is the post. I worked on a project very similar to this last year where a post could either be connect to, or separate from the island. What we found was that by separating the island the space between island and post became very awkward. It's not enough of a space to comfortably walk through or be seated at the island in front of. Instead of your room feeling open and generous in proportion, it is going to start to feel cramped and awkward. We have a kitchen in our showroom (Kitchen Studio Tauranga NZ) with a 6ft gap between bench and back wall and it works wonderfully. It allows someone to work at the sink and a second at the island with ease. Stick with the original plan. It will feel a lot more spacious, without compromising work flows.

Hi Wally, when your tops were made, all the corners and folds were welded and flushed, whereby making invisible joins. You could now get a Stainless Steel Fabricator back in to weld up these holes and then flush the welds and resurface the whole benchtop; bringing it back to its original condition and making the holes invisible. Hope this is of help to you. Malcolm

Yes the vanity bench is short, but it is the right height when paired with your above counter sinks. I normally design vanities to be about 800-900mm (depending on client's height) high for fully recessed vanity bowls. If you had a normal height vanity with your above counter sinks they would feel too tall, and be a problem for kids. If you want to change the vanity bench height to 900mm then you will need to change your sinks to recessed. Best of luck Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

I would be asking questions from the person who said that they needed to be an extra 120mm wide. Do they actually know how wide a LED strip is? Or have they got confused with a fluro light? This is a 300mm narrow overhead cabinets with LED strip lighting concealed behind a pelmet over the central island bench. I also used the same LED lighting strip above the curtain pelmet shining upwards, and the wall mounted overhead cupboards. "Needs to increase depth to 420mm" translates to "I could not be bothered to do something that needs a bit of extra work and thinking to make my clients happy so I will try and change their minds". Happens all the time in the building industry with many old-school types not wanting to change the way they have been doing things for 100 years, so it is easier to distract the clients. Stick to your guns as good lighting is crucial to a well designed and functional kitchen. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls and Dr Retro Virtual Visits.