Homebuilding & Renovating

Designing a kitchen ısland

Designing a kitchen island is undoubtedly exciting — this is a feature that can form the heart of the space as a whole.

But with so many different island ideas to choose from, the task of creating a design that will work both visually and practically can seem daunting. There are multiple decisions that need to be made.

You can only really begin to approach the design of your kitchen island once you have a good idea about how you want the space to work, the size of the room it is being fitted in, how you want to use the island, what your budget is and the overall look you are aiming for. Features such as windows and rooflights also need to be taken into account as this will affect the orientation of the new kitchen island. That doesn’t mean leaving the design of

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