Kitchen design: island vs peninsula?

[BlueDoors]

Five years into a solo renovation and I’ve finally worked my way to doing the kitchen. I have nobody to bounce ideas off and have permanent decision fatigue so hoping for some fresh eyes to critique these designs and help me choose if anyone can help please? For extra pressure, I have to order next week before the current sale ends although I’ve been working on the design for around a year now.

Island design: pros - can move around whole kitchen easily, convivial seating at island and sink placed in the most ideal spot, plus fridge/sink close to entry point to grab drinks. Cons - reduced width walkways and tv is behind two of the island chairs.

peninsula design: pros - more space in cooking area, better cabinet symmetry and at least one wall free to put a dog bed next to. Cons - sink in corner (or can move to face a wall which isn’t ideal), only one way in/out and have to walk right into kitchen to get a drink.

Just to note, the room has a wall at an angle which the software can’t depict, so it’s shown with a red line and I’ve placed the units staggered along this. I haven’t yet decided on the colour and other things like flooring etc, I’m deciding on layout first as this will partially dictate the overall cost. If anyone has any alternative ideas to make it work better, I’d love to hear them!

First photos peninsula design.

No, it’s just one defined room. Hopefully a peninsula or island will create additional surface and storage plus somewhere to sit and eat more informally. I have a separate dining room but we all still congregate in the kitchen despite it being cluttered and only having one sturdy barstool 😂 I’m will definitely buy better ones for the new kitchen.

An island would create a central ‘hub’ but a peninsula would create a walkway through to the dining room which is to the right of the plans.

The poll is nearing 50/50 which reflects my dilemma. I’ll play around with the design some more and see if I can find a solution for some of the cons on both designs which might help with having a clearer winner.

I personally don’t think islands work unless you have a very large kitchen, they always seem very tight with people trying to shimmy around them. Your peninsula design is much more spacious and plenty of room for people to sit and chat, I think actually more room than the island as you won’t be having to navigate around them whilst you’re cooking.