Personally, the small corner would be too dark for me, and I would at least miss a small sink on the island for cooking. But the former is a matter of taste, and the latter is my personal passion *g*. Also, the wall solution in the niche makes it too dark for me. I find the wooden countertop solution stylish, but I would be afraid of constantly scraping against it (I'm an expert at that; I take every corner, and if one sticks out so prominently into the room, that would be my personal Waterloo). I would have liked it better if it hadn’t been placed on top of the worktop but integrated into the worktop. As it is, there’s too much layering at that spot when you look from the side.
Please do report how the front holds up regarding fingerprints!
Have fun cooking in the new kitchen!!!