A kitchen island is the center of a great kitchen. It is the workstation. The gathering place. The hub. Kitchen islands are the place you drop your groceries, the place you prepare your homecooked meals, the place where kitchen magic begins. A trip around the internet will provide you with millions (literally) of ideas on the best ideas for kitchen islands. Here are some of our favorites.
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14 Times They Got Kitchen Islands Right
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#1 - What's Right: All the things. The mix and match styles, black painted wood with a clean white top. The height, barstool friendly. Furniture style legs.
source: www.decoist.com
#2 - What's Right: Long and lean. Simple reclaimed top. Great storage space in front. Sink.
source: www.decoist.com
#3 - What's Right: Mix of counter styles. Seating is perfect. I am in love with this color and the drawer pulls.
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#4 - What's Right: The bold reclaimed kitchen island top and the stone. The bar stools need swapping out (IMHO), but this kitchen island is a rustic dream.
source: www.homedit.com
#5 - What's Right: No one said all kitchen islands have to be big. This simple and functional kitchen island suits the space. Love the wheels.
source: www.homedit.com
#6 - What's Right: Classic and functional. Love the color and all of the function of this kitchen island space. Rack for platter display, plus seating, storage, and great country details.
source: www.countryliving.com
#7 - What's Right: Table meets wine storage meets modern. Love everything about this. Clean and now, but...there's something old school about this kitchen island design that I adore.
source: www.sutroarchitects.com
#8 - What's Right: For the win. Genius level kitchen island design. Love the mix of wood and metal, plus the varied height for maximum purpose. Storage all around, butcher block, and the bookshelves...nice.
source: www.freshome.com
#9 - What's Right: The built-ins, the baskets, the simple cube design for kitchen islands.
source: www.oxlandbuilders.com
#10 - What's Right: This is the perfect size for a kitchen island. Great storage, love the countertop and totally doable in just about any kitchen on any budget.
source: www.designtilestone.com
#11 - What's Right: I'm moving in. My favorite part is the open shelving on the back. Very functional kitchen island...totally a baker's dream.
source: www.decoist.com
#12 - What's Right: Victorian-design in a dreamy kitchen. Love the upcycling of the vintage furniture for functional kitchen islands.
source: www.housebeautiful.com
#13 - What's Right: Fixer Upper always nails kitchen islands, don't they? Simple and clean. I love the plain wood with the gorgeous top.
source: www.hgtv.com (Fixer Upper)
#14 - What's Right: Keep your eyes open because you can totally create this kitchen island inspiration in your own home. Narrow, portable, and perfect. Again, the wheels.
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Afton Jackson
The part of your article that displayed kitchen islands that hard built-in sinks and storage was extremely exciting to read about. Having all of those features and options in just one area while cooking sounds like an amazing way to organize my kitchen in order to make it easier for us to prepare food. Once I find a kitchen remodeling contractor in the area, I'll definitely ask for a kitchen island like this from them.
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Teri
I definitely wish I had put more functionality into my island. Maybe one day, I'll get a chance to remodel. 🙂