That's a pretty big wine rack!

Very pretty kitchen.

Can you post a pic from the side? I'm very into retrofitting cabs, but have to see how it's hooked in.

Christine

The pictures I have aren't ideal.

This is sort of at an angle:

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This shows the front side of the island (sorry it is blurry)

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I think you could probably take out the lattice strips &....

1. Replace with shelves to hold cookbooks & a few pretty pieces of cookware.

2. Or, you could probably have doors put on, if you could find a match to your cabinets.

3. Depending on depth & size, you could have pullouts for trash & recyclables (again, if you can find panels to match your cabinets).

The cabinets indicate the manufacturer is Legacy but I don't know beyond that (house is about 6 years old).

The other option I had considered was to make the cabinet island "shorter" under the granite thereby creating an overhang so I could put a stool there.

It looks like you could easily remove the lattice by cutting the strips out, and gently prying them off the frame. Then replace it with shelves for a bookcase.

If you want doors, check the rest of the house for matching doors. I'm stealing doors from the laundry for my expanded kitchen, 'cause they match.

We took out a similar rack and made it into shelves for cookbooks. We liked it so well, we did the same thing when we did the reno.

I would find shelving for cookbooks more useful as well. Your kitchen looks spacious like it will be enjoyable to cook and entertain in. Congratulations on your new home.