With the change in the real estate market many families are making the choice to remodel their homes instead of opting to purchase a new home. With that decision they are more often than not starting with the most important room in the home, which is the kitchen. Aside from new better appliances most cooks [...]
Every fixed kitchen island is custom in the sense that it is unlike any other, and is made to fit your space and needs. Custom kitchen islands cover a range from the completely custom-made and custom-finished island to match your custom cabinets, to a much more economical island made out of standard size cabinets and [...]
Islands have been so fashionable in the last few years that they have been squeezed into every possible – and not-quite-possible – kitchen. In the right situation, islands can really improve kitchen floor plans but they take more space than you might think.
One of the best locations for an island is between the kitchen area [...]
The main advantages of L-shaped kitchen floor plans are that it’s easy to keep traffic out of the work triangle, they can be compact, and the area opposite the corner of the L can be the perfect place for a table and chairs or an island.
If the L gets too big, though, it can mean [...]
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Islands are very popular features in kitchen layouts – but an island is not automatically a useful feature, or a good use of space, in every kitchen.
There are several things to consider when you start working on kitchen island designs.
Do you have the space?
First, and most important, do you have space [...]