I need the same answer - we'd need the kettle and toaster and the tea making things on the island - how does that work? no point of a cluttered island - defeats the purpose of a modern kitchen. any ideas?

so the tea things are not on the island, we would have to keep them somewhere on the island part - perhaps in a top drawer

Hi, just curious of what you decided to do with this issue in the end? As this is something that’s been racking my brains for weeks, exactly the same scenario, tall wall units on one side and just the island as a countertop which I don’t want cluttering. Have you got any photos of the end product?

It's been years since I posted the comment. I didn't end up building an island - our kitchen was too small for it. instead we have a peninsula and the kettle and toaster are on the side and the tea and cocoa in the cupboard above. I'd say now though that if I did have an island I would buy a fancy looking kettle and toaster set and display it on the counter - there are some really nice ones - vintage ones, modern designs, bright colors, copper color etc. The tea, cocoa, sugars etc I would probably put in a drawer though as canisters on the side too may be too much clutter. Hope this helps. Maybe google images of kitchen islands and see how they're displayed. Or may googling 'kitchen islands with hot drink station' and see what that brings up. Good luck. If you do find a good idea I would like to see

the featured answer by Ellsworth Design Build is a good one too - ''At the end doors open up revealing a hidden section of counter with an electric tea kettle, the tea cups, and the tea. I just shut it when not in use''