What's more important? Kids space or living area?

We had a college football player in one of our bunks. He fit.

With a bunkroom our grandchildren can watch TV and we can watch something else or turn it off. Wonderful.
I do a lot of cooking and baking. I do not need an island but I need something that I can lay over the sink so I have more counter space.

I have no trouble doing without an island, I would have trouble getting children out of bed each morning so the dinette could go from bed to table.