My ideas
Seating with backs or arms If you have a narrow island, seats with backs and arms will provide a more comfortable dining experience. At the same time, arms generally take up more space and often won’t tuck under your benchtop as easily. If you hope to use stools with arms as well as backs, plan for each guest to have 70 to 80 centimetres of width instead.
An island can look just as stylish with some breathing room around the seats or bar stools, and anyone who dines there will be glad to have enough personal space to feel comfortable. Plan for each guest to have about 60 centimetres of width. But beas generous as you realistically can. If you’re planning out the configuration of your island, try drawing or taping out different scenarios to see which allows for the most seats of this size in your space.
Two-sided seating: adjacent sides Adding seats to just one adjacent side can go a long way to making your kitchen island a more inviting spot to dine. By extending the island overhang on two sides instead of just one, you will allow guests to sit facing each other. You can keep seats on both sides at all times, or save space by keeping stools on just one side most of the time and pulling a seat over to the available shorter side when needed.
One-sided seating An island with seating on just one side is a common arrangement for a reason, and it can work well for some situations. However, if you’re looking to use the island as a frequent spot for family meals, it’s usually not ideal. Placing all seats on one side means everyone who is seated will be facing forward in a line, which doesn’t facilitate conversation.
Frosted glass doors This option provides a slightly more open appearance than standard upper cabinets, which works great for mixing up your kitchen look without giving up storage. You may even be able to attach new frosted glass doors to existing cabinets instead of springing for all-new units. Tip: Push less attractive products toward the back of the shelf, and bring beautiful glasses or dishes toward the front.
I’d avoid making drawers too deep as you’ll find you end up piling everything in there and, instead of making finding things easier, you’ll have to rummage to find what you’re looking for.
drawer dividers - I assume adjustable
swinging pullouts for corners
nice splash of colour
I like the marble look here
love the under bench top effect of curved wood
unique use of wood as splashback and island top with wood behind drawers
love the wooden island top and the bright flash of yellow against the concrete colours...would probably date though....but easy to change
another curved corner! lovely feature. I don't mind the colour of these cupboards either
if we can have curved cupboards at all I would love that!
I don't mind some opaque, backlit glass doors to act like "windows"
more inside door shelving ideas for easier viewing
inside pantry doors perhaps?
this wallpaper was also in a bedroom save
I don't mind the little stones!
interesting way to add detail to a boring colour scheme
flooring - love this!
courtyard idea with polished concrete or is that too tricky
courtyard idea
Practise crowd management If you have a busy household, it’s a good idea to create more than one work zone in your kitchen, and position things you’ll use together in the same area. When Jane Powell at Roundhouse designed this kitchen, she incorporated a useful pantry cupboard with an extra benchtop inside for storing appliances, making coffee or preparing a snack, and located it right next to the fridge. By having a food cupboard, fridge and extra benchtop at one end of the kitchen, it makes life easier for the busy household. “If someone wants to make a sandwich and someone else is at the other end cooking, you’re not in each other’s way,” she says.
Is there a cabinet in your kitchen you tend to access more often than others? For the owner of this space, it’s the pantry. In fact, she’s in and out of it so frequently that the doors are nearly always open, and closed only when the kitchen isn’t in use. Hannah Morris of Ian Dunn Woodwork & Design didn’t want the open doors to be in the way, so she came up with this clever design for her client. “We suggested pocket doors on here so they could be stored neatly out of the way,” says Morris. “Hinged doors would have really encroached on the walkway.”
mix of blue and white
courtyard sliding screening?
blue cupboards and wood
courtyard
love this!!!!!
I like these for bedroom colours
love this floor!!!
If you have some spare or wasted space nearby but not quite in your kitchen, you may be able to utilise it by incorporating an extra bench. If it’s a little out of the way, it’s doubtful you would use a second bench for cooking or food preparation, though that doesn’t mean you can’t treat it as a different work zone in its own right. An extra bench could become a dedicated space for making your morning coffee away from the hustle and bustle of breakfast, a mini-bar stocked with delicate glassware and wine, or even an appliance storage cupboard to free up room on your main kitchen bench.
especially useful under a microwave I think??
love this use of a drawer
Removable sink inserts miraculously magic up extra work surfaces by fitting snugly over your kitchen sink. Some models slide back and forth while others sit over your basin recess. These changeable designs cater to different tasks and often offer specially fitted chopping boards, mixing bowls, strainers, drying racks, dip bowls and more. Think about which you need the most… or get a combination of the above.
creating more bench space
hidden electrics
love the range hood! and the narrow cupboards above the sink to stop you bumping your head
need more ledge space for chairs. Pull out drawers in island bench. no bench space on wall only bench space is island !!!!!!
dark and moody bedroom
slightly raised wood hides power points and separate the work zone
laundry storage and drying rail
single long shelf bathroom shower
sliding door splashback spices
kitchen island bench antique
pull down racks
trouser racks
Slimline pull out drawer
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