Have you ever walked into someone’s kitchen or toured a model home kitchen and felt like the kitchen island was nothing more than a big box that took up space in the center of the room?
I was in a kitchen recently and the island stood our like an eyesore. There were no design details on the island and the only real function the island served was for food prep.
When you think about it, a kitchen island is basically a big rectangle or square box, sometimes with functional elements built-in and other times not. It can be a free-floating, movable element or a built-in design.
The kitchen I was in got me thinking about creative way to add style and function to a large kitchen island so today I want to highlight a few design and architectural ideas to give a plain island style and personality.
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