Consider a built-in table that extends from your kitchen counter or wall. This permanent yet space-efficient solution creates ...

The countertop can be used for informal breakfast ... set with layered textiles for a unified look in the dining kitchen area. As the dining table set serves as the statement piece of the room ...

It's a neater design, and it offers you more flexibility in terms of using the island side as a dining area and vice versa, but the only caveat is that you will have to eat at counter height.