Designing your kitchen with a kitchen island does not only add character to the space, it also saves up on places to put your kitchenware, gives an area for you to have conversations with guests while preparing a meal, and can also be used as a dining area.
According to Fresh Home, a kitchen is one of the most multi-functional areas of your home which is both useful and convenient when efficiently designed. It is even more desirable if such kitchen, if occupying a small space, to have a kitchen island to make use of the limited area efficiently.
Even the smallest kitchen island has many functionalities that make your kitchen a dining and cooking area in one. Not only does it create a counter space, it also can be utilized as an eating counter, a breakfast area, storage area if instilled with drawers, shelves, or hooks, and, when sized accordingly, could be used as a divider while you cook and entertain guests at the same time.
Most kitchen islands are designed with shelves or overhangs on at least one of its sides and a backless bar stool to sit by.
According to OC Register, it would also add a touch of class and elegance in designing your kitchen island if it is constructed with warm wood floors to clean lines and decorate its walls with tiles. This way, it would not be too hard to clean. Furthermore, a quartz countertop would also add a touch of style along with a tiny sink that is built into the island.
Now that you know styling the kitchen with a kitchen island brings more space and multi-functionality to your space, what do you think are some other aspects that you may add to the room that would make it more interesting? Should your sink be located in the island or by the cupboards by the stove? Post your comments below.
