Can I get your opinions about having a island benchtop with or without sink. I am thinking of no sink island but not sure if it will effect practicality of things in any way.
We have a single sink with drainer in our butlers and the standard double undermount sink on our island. I would have loved to have a clear island bench but with our design the dishwasher had to go in the island so it wasn't practical to have no sink there. We also have doors on our pantry so to walk through doors to get water also wasn't practical. If your design is open like oz's and your dishwasher is in there i reckon forgo the island sink. But make it a double sink or bigger sink so it's practical for pot washing etc.
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I think it really comes down to how you want to use the kitchen and also how you want it to look - everyone is different.
Having the sink in island takes away some space and the "clean" finish, but I like having a sink in the island just for convenience in the open. I did leave the kitchen design up to Mrs Oz and this is the way that she wanted it, so I had to suck it up anyways....