Moving the sink to make a kitchen work better for two people
My wife and I bought a house about four years ago with an open plan first floor but a galley style kitchen. It worked when we bought the house until allergies got worse in our middle age. We now cook almost every meal at home and we are exploring options on a partial kitchen remodel with the following criteria
The primary goal is to offset the sink and the cooktop so two people can work side by side (sautéing and dishes, for example). Our primary problem with the kitchen is the sink and stove are directly across from each other.
Second, I want to convert from our table made of ikea scraps to a dual height kitchen island. The sink and dishwasher section will be at a standard 36". My section will be at 42-45" to help with back issues. We aren't concerned about sitting at the island.
I have attached pictures of our current kitchen, a rough diagram with dimensions, and an idea of how to move the island about and reconfigure to move the sink about three geet. My goal is minimal changes with some extra usability. Does the achieve my goal of two people working side by side? Is there anything obvious I have missed? I have never attempted to design a kitchen before.