The good news? It can be possible to add an island to an existing kitchen, according to professional designers. But to assess ...

"It serves both functional and aesthetic purposes, creating space for seating while enhancing the overall design of the ...

If you’re looking to add personality to your kitchen layout, a circular island may be for you. The design can go full ... may be underneath a countertop overhang, for instance).

The island kitchen countertop idea also has benefits for cooking. Ruben Gutierrez, Principal at Miami-based Errez Design says: 'The effect of the large overhang on this kitchen island is unmistakable.

Kitchen islands have taken over the interior design scene for years now — perhaps ... Worktables can also be constructed with overhangs or empty bays for stools.” A great kitchen provides ...

Here’s how to design an island that works for your particular space and the way you use your kitchen. By Tim McKeough As the kitchen evolved from a work space hidden from guests to the place ...

Park & Oak, an interior-design studio in Glen Ellyn, Ill., recently completed an open-concept kitchen that includes an island pair: one of navy-painted cabinetry topped with white quartzite ...

Q: A few days ago we had our kitchen installed and everything seemed fine. But when we started cleaning it we realised that the overhang part of the island was shorter in depth than we had agreed to.

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. I used to complain that kitchen islands had become so big that they were now kitchen ...