Kitchen islands do not have to be large spaces, or fixed furniture. Even our kitchen doesn’t have to be huge. We can find models that will solve a large part of the storage without taking up too much. Do you want to see it? Read on to see these 4 ideas for different kitchen islands!
The kitchen, oh the kitchen! The space in the house that most often ends “sleeve by shoulder”. Lack of space is a good excuse, but it will cease to be if you decide to include a kitchen island. And we are talking about a multipurpose room in which we spend so much time that we must take advantage of every last inch. That’s why we want to show you why we consider different kitchen islands to be the true queens! They help us to store many things in an orderly way, and even to eat, cook and enjoy the company of friends. You will not lack reasons to want one, but now!
Different Kitchen Islands to Make Good Use of Space
1. A kitchen island to eat, store and carry around
Having a table for breakfast or a snack in the kitchen is always great. It is because, in addition, that same surface will serve you to prepare your dishes, for example.
Therefore, if your kitchen is tiny and you can’t put a table, get a multifunctional solution like this kitchen island that can be used for a thousand and one tasks. You just have to accompany it with a pair of high stools that allow you to sit comfortably to eat, and voila!
On the lower shelves of this kitchen island you can place crockery, jars of vegetables and pasta, and cups … anything you want. Although we recommend that you put here everything that you use the most on a day-to-day basis, in order to have it as close to hand as possible. Also, think that you can move it from one side to another easily thanks to its wheels.
Finally, the drawers will serve you to store all those little things that you do not want to be seen , such as clothespins, rubber bands to tie food, papers with recipes, etc. Is very complete!
2. An island where you can display your dishes
We continue with a different style, a more spacious and open kitchen island, but also ideal to be used as a table to
eat or to prepare dishes in a larger space than the worktop itself or as an extension of it.
In this case it is fixed (without wheels), somewhat lower in height and with a pair of shelves on one side that not only help you by offering you extra space, but also do not hinder or bother you on the other side, in the one with the stools.
Think that on this large kitchen island you can fit between 4 and 6 people sitting on stools for an informal snack, so it also seems an ideal proposal if you have a kitchen open to the living room and want a versatile space that also acts as dining table.
3. Kitchen islands with storage
This is an option with a more industrial style, in stainless steel. What we like the most about this type of Kitchen Island (in this case, our FLYTTA) is the large storage capacity they have. In this example, it has two lower shelves, one of them with support so that larger cans do not fall when moved from one side to the other.
And that is precisely its great advantage: the possibility of moving it from one place to another with total comfort thanks to the four pivoting wheels with stops, so that once you want to leave it stable somewhere, it does not move a hair!
You can place it next to the counter to have more space to cook or to place the dishes already served on top and bring them closer to the table.
4. Ideal for foodies
This kitchen island is 100% homemade: we have created it with several METOD kitchen cabinets and a wooden
worktop. As you can see, it has everything: a large work surface to cook your favorite dishes and desserts, and plenty of space to store cookbooks.
In addition, on the other side it has shelves to store all the utensils that you need when it comes to getting down to work as the great chef that you are.
