Why take away from a great cutting surface? No sink. I vote for loads of storage drawers in that island too!

sandy

something I never thought about but then I don't have an island ... or room for one. Lots of great suggestions here! Makes me wish I could remodel my kitchen.

I'll second this motion
I have a sink and a half in the peninsula counter hoping to get help with the dishes. Didn't work.
Would like to move sink to under window where it used to be but issue of money and how long we stay in this house. Otherwise this kitchen is great ... Been this way for 25 years and really still very happy with everything ... Even the sink location.

I vote not in the island. We had a house that had a large island with nothing on it and I LOVED it! I could use it as a serving area for a buffet, but I especially loved it when I baked because I could clear it off and have a huge platform for rolling out or doing cookies or whatever. It was wonderful. I miss that kitchen...sigh.

I have a small house, kitchen and island. Nothing in the island top. I use it as an extension to my counters. Cabinets underneath. Adds more usable space to a small kitchen.

I have a well laid out kitchen. The sink is at right angles to the stove and the island is right across from the sink. I just remodeled and did not put a sink in the island. Like PABerard, we use ours to serve buffets and the sink would be in the way. Also, it would entail a lot of extra expense to put the piping in for a sink in the island (one of the reasons that contractors recommend them). I have no problem taking scrap the 2 steps to the sink or trash compactor and enjoy having more island space and a good place to serve buffets from.

I second what cash's-mom said

A small round sink in an island can be an excellent addition for meal prep (not for washing up!)

My island is at an angle and comes out from a wall. I have a sink nearest the wall. I prep and eat at the other end with no problems. When I 1st bought this house and knew I would use the island for prep work so had the electrician add a plug strip under the far end so I could plug in any appliance I needed to use. It has worked out well for me. Never had an island in a kitchen before.

This is a double sink.

Also have a desk built into the wall nearest the patio doors and noticed a plug strip along the wall. This works well for plugging in our cell phones, tablets, etc. I don't particularly care for having a desk in the kitchen but as there is a baseboard heater under neath, I can see why they didn't add more cabinets below.

I have a peninsula which is table height, not counter height. It was put there for kneading bread and such. Works great for rolling out stuff, too. My double sink is against the wall, but when we have a buffet meal, we line up the food from the smooth top stove, over the sink, across the counter and then down to the peninsula. The sink has a fitted cutting board which fits over one bowl and acts like more counter space. The longer the buffet line is, the faster you can go through it. People aren't standing in front of three bowls of food while others wait.