My son used to help me cook in the kitchen - he is 190 cm, I am 175cm. I have an old-fashioned breakfast bar which is raised above the level of the kitchen benchtop. My son would stand at the raised section, I would stand at the lower section, it worked really well. An alternative might be to have a pull out step in the kick board spaces for your wife to stand on - I don't know if it would be high enough, but it might make things more comfortable. Speaking from the point of view of a tall woman, I will have my next kitchen cupboards and laundry raised at least 10 cm to make my life more comfortable - bending forward for any length of time is seriously UN comfortable!

To Ella Kate Thrupp....."a woven piece"...as in a wall rug or a tapestry suggested by yours truly and Tribbletrouble441452k7 Trek? Or maybe you have a more novel idea in mind? Have you come across any "woven" art in your professional travels? I have a friend who actually weaves tapestries on a loom as they did centuries ago thread by thread. They are exquisite and each a unique artwork. She works professionally on commission Very time consuming, meticulous and expensive and she also does it simply for relaxation and sells them. Wonder would there be anything along this line available commercially today? Such a "woven piece" would make an enormous impact in any room, so beautiful and unique in a bedroom especially if a design woven to order...but Yikes $$$$$. Afterthought...a painted MURAL designed to order might be a touch of luxury if you engaged somebody to do it and they presented you with a series of pictures for you to choose from.....that would not fall down! I did one for a friend's guest donga in Charleville QLD...she wanted a fantasy and had a lot of input herself, it was a collaborative effort and she got exactly what she wanted. Can't go wrong with a mural...can always paint over it when you want something different.

Hi. We are considering the same thing (will attach the link pic we found on Houzz that we like) as we decided we would rather have one big open uninterrupted island rather than plonking a sink right in the centre. Inevitably stuff gets left draining/sitting/hanging around the sink so would rather not have it on display. And also every time you have visitors you end up standing in the kitchen around the island so better to have one large space. We were a bit concerned about the cupboards above but found plenty of photos of others who had done it and thought why not try. https://www.houzz.co.nz/photos/kitchen-phvw-vp~271728

Can't see why it will be a problem??? I assume the top of the window is the right hight align with the bottom of your wall cabinets. Your cabinetmaker will work it out. You will just need to select a range hood before they finish their design.