Kitchen Renovations: Kitchen Island With Seating

This beautiful location is known as Honuala’i On The Big Island, Hawaii The home includes a fully equipped gourmet kitchen, formal living room and opulent dining area with seating for 18 people and a fully-equipped gourmet kitchen with breakfast Some fixtures, like the faucets in the master bath and the pendant light hanging over the kitchen island, have a retro feel ceiling fan and room for ample seating. It’s also wired for a wall-mount TV. Is there a view from up there? The kitchen island—it's where everybody wants to be. Designers are equipping islands with under-the-counter appliances, electronic controls and stylish design, turning what had been a humble seating annex into a command-and-control center for the home. The adjoining kitchen is outfitted with sleek stainless steel cabinetry, a butcher block topped island with raised and a separate glass-enclosed steam shower with built-in bench seating. The guesthouse, a short snowmobile ride from the main house The U-shaped kitchen features espresso-stained maple cabinets, granite countertops, an island with seating, brick-joint ceramic tile backsplash with a mosaic tile accent feature, under-cabinet lighting and stainless-steel appliances. The adjacent sunroom The restaurant’s warm design features a bar lounge, a large dining room and an open kitchen with seating at a chef’s counter will go to the Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation. 1195 Island Ave., 619-255-7800. .

The building, which overlooked the Connecticut River as it joins Long Island Sound, was razed juts into the harbor and provides outdoor seating. The dining room, which was very dark, Kodama says, is now light and airy in a white, beige and steel The finished product has plenty of luxury touches appropriate to its price tag. There are marble tiles, granite countertops, a kitchen island with room for seating, stainless steel appliances, a wet bar, a whirlpool bath and a soaking tub with a view of There's more of that; an open-area kitchen with a huge center island, a movie theater with tiered seating and a game room with a wet bar and a separate casita that holds an exercise room and a music studio and a 4-car garage adds up to its amenities His There’s only one seating per night, so be sure to call ahead. The meze tour continues in Nicosia with Athos Trokkoudes’s deceptively simple Mezostrati (011-357-22-662-727; $25 for the meze meal), which serves the island’s best halloumi and lountza .