Can't wait to see the results of your plans! I think you'll be fine without a breakky bar - assuming you do have somewhere else to sit and eat! I also thinks it helps to have chairs that can easily be moved so you can talk to the person in the kitchen.

As we are extending the floor cabinets along a wall were there is currently no cabinets I'm not loosing any prep area, taking out the breakfast bar will make it possible for 2 people to be in the space the new layout should provide for 2 work spaces. I do have a Kitchen Designer coming out this week so I'm keen to hear their thoughts and suggestions.

Estimated price for this update. I am purchasing a home with the same layout that you previously had and I am wanting to "open up" the kitchen shortly after closing.

looks fantastic.. at some stage I want to change my kitchen and extend it but just move the breakfast bar back a bit and make it longer. That would add 3 or 4 drawers 90 wide to the end of my breakfast bar and make the corner cupboard usable. A new caesarstone benchtop would top it off nicely I hate the laminate I have now.. In the meantime while I am waiting to afford to do this I am going to just get the 3 or 4 drawer unit and put a wooden top on it and place it at the end of my brekky bar. I will be able to use the cabinetry when I remodel the kitchen. In this photo you can just see the edge of the hallway wall.. if I extend out to be level with that then it will look right.. what you cant see in this photo i my pantry as there is none. Currently I use a hallway cupboard for all my baking and spices. And you can see that I have a long window just to the left front of the breakfast bar. So cant extend past that. So not much to work with.. the hole is where my fridge sits. These are photos of the setup pre purchase.

Richtwin1986 - We replaced the existing laminate floating floor and carpet with a spotted gum floating floor throughout the house but not in bathrooms and laundry.