help with kitchen island design

7 years ago

I am looking for advice on what size and shape to make my kitchen island. I would like seating for 4 to 6 adults with under cabinet storage accessible on the kitchen side. There will not be a sink, dishwasher or microwave in the island. On the attached sketch there is 48 inches of space between the island and stove as well as between the island and the sink/dish washer. The sketch shows a 4' x 9' island. I was planning on decreasing the length of the island to make more space between the island and the walkway on the side where you see the sliding barn door, which is our pantry. Our dining room table will not be as large as the one in the sketch, it is about half that size, a round table 42" in diameter. I would like to have some of the island seating face the window and the patio door side of the kitchen. I thought of making the island an "L" shape to accommodate this. How much space would I need to have between the island and the pantry to allow for seating and passing room? Also, if there were seating directly across so that people are facing each other when seated how much space would I need between that side of the island and the dining table?

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GN Builders L.L.C
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
You would need 4' between the island counter with sitting and the pantry.

Since you not planning to have anything on the island you can use any combination of bases to get the width you like and to suit your needs, like drawer front cabinetry, etc

That said, the best way to do this layout id to draw everything in scale and built your kitchen in a 3D this way you can visualize your entire kitchen as it was already built and you can make any changes.

If you like to do something like this, you can drop me a message on my profile page and leave your email and I will reply with details.

Good luck
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damiarain
7 years ago
Generally you need ~24" / person for seating. So if 4-6 people were all in a line along one side of the island, you'd need 96 - 144" (8 to 12'). Having seating along the short edge would help - you just have to plan for enough room so that the two people at the corner don't have overlapping knees - but (as mentioned), you need more space between the island and the pantry so that will shorten your island.

Is there a reason you need so much seating at the island when the table is within throwing distance??
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cpartist
7 years ago
Also if you plan not to have a sink on the island, you should rearrange your kitchen so the fridge is not so far from the sink and you don't have to cross zones. (right now with where the sink is, you're crossing the cooking zone.)