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Does this island look ok?

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

So Ikea helped me design the beginnings of my kitchen, then I took that design and got a kitchen designer. The island was the only thing (besides a few hiccups that ikea has since fixed) that was unfinished completely. Mostly because I have ideas on what I want, but not completely sure of them. I took my KD kitchen and had ikea fix things and mostly fix my island (my designer wasn’t listening and driving me nuts so I told her to send me the final). Here is my ikea island and my KD island (as that’s the only color one and is similar to my new one). Also some ideas on what I’m going for. For the ikea one, we removed #14 and #17 so the counter top is shorter.

So does this look ok? Anything else I’m missing or not thinking of?

Thanks!


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Comments (6)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I have no idea what you are trying to show. What are your issues ? What was the purpose of #14 and #17 Do you have a plan for the electrical you will need in the island?What is the size of the walkways all around the island.?

  • 6 years ago

    #14 and #17 was an ikea wine holder (Which I hated) and a cookbook holder. Asked them to be removed as I didnt like Ikeas wine holder. I wanted square boxes. Someone did suggest a wine fridge, but I really only need something that holds a few bottles, not tons. I’m still trying to figure out where I can put a small wine box.


    Yea, we’ll have electrical accounted for on on the island. It’s 4 foot or more around the island.

  • 6 years ago

    I just want to know if anyone sees anything Im Missing. I know an island is

    what I want to make of it, but still wanted ideas. I only get what ikea gives. ikea and I only took out the front box on the end and added a 18” drawer. I’m just at the point I need to tell her I have no further island changes so I can get my new packet. I need to send to semihandmade and another company to get a quote on fronts.

  • 6 years ago

    Posts don’t attach to countertops. Posts attach to floors, and to stretcher bars or a steel framework that creates a table type extension, that just happens to use posts. Those stretcher bars have to have a plan, and the material, to attach to the island somehow.


    Your posts don’t have any means of support, and there is no method to attach the support at all on the rear of the island, because of the cabinets there that were not designed to have a place to attach anything. The only spot for an electrical outlet is behind the microwave cabinet, because it won’t fit in the microwave cabinet. That’s a bit to reach when needing to use a blender or crockpot.


    None of this is designed correctly to have counter support or electrical.

  • 6 years ago

    Please understand this is an IKEA draft. They design and sell cabinets. Yes you can purchase tops at IKEA from whoever they deal w/in counter tops, but advise that the counter top people deal w/those, not IKEA. This is just a draft to show what your island should look like w/your cabinets installed. It would look weird and not give a good visual w/out counter tops, I think.


    We are accounting for electrical and the like, so we are fine there. I'll delete the post because this is going no where.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Counter top people do not do carpentry or steel welding for counter support. They measure, and drop. IF the support is sufficient. This isn’t sufficient. This has to be designed by whatever designer to physically work. It does not work currently. You need a gridwork support system like a table base to attach the posts to. That grid work has to attach to the cabinets. That design can not do that. Start thinking of HOW that’s going to have to be built to do that.