5 Kitchen Island Features Worth Considering

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5 Kitchen Island Features Worth Considering

A kitchen island offers a lot of obvious benefits, like more countertop space, extra seating and additional storage. But there are many not-so-common island features that can really improve the look and feel of a kitchen. Here are five worth considering.

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PRM Custom Builders

The small fridge is a fantastic idea for guests and family, while cooking and work is happening in the kitchen.

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Irene Madrid

I have a PIE shaped island with a distressed black walnut top ( read major splurge ), so people DO have a more intimate experience eating at the bar. It provides so much storage all around it and keeps non cooks 'at bay.'lol. Wish I could send a photo but it says my iPhone photo is the wrong size.

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Tim Shamblin

As a Realtor® I've really enjoyed this website! No. 4 is my favorite, the curved seating side, but would love to have added the piece of furniture at one end (great idea!) and the small fridge at the other end (another great idea!), if there's room for both. The green-colored cabinets is a favorite color of mine but too much green -- I would use cream-colored cabinets for the top.

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Harris McClain Kitchen & Bath

Curved islands are a nice option. They invite people into the kitchen instead of a hard straight edge. If the kitchen has the room for a deeper island I like to put 12" deep cabinets on the back side for extra storage for items not used that often. It keeps those items out of the way and makes your main cabinets less crowded.

~Nicole

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Y Decor

Gorgeous

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Don’t have one

Inspiring

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HU-11992115

Gorgeous! I love it.

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katchason

Plans to incorporate the drink fridge in the island is an idea we are going to incorporate with our current home remodeling. Interesting about the curved island as we went from curved to straight in our last kitchen remodel which was 8 years ago!

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PACE Design & Construction

Love the beverage fridge idea! Great for homeowners who often host.

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Samantha Atkinson

Oh, totally agree! Kitchen islands are game-changers. But man, those extra features? They take it up a notch! Like, think about adding a wine fridge or a built-in herb garden.

Talk about fancy! And how about a pop-up outlet or a hidden trash bin? Genius! And let's not forget about a hanging pot rack or a chalkboard panel. Seriously, these little touches can make your kitchen go from meh to yeah!

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Marsha Carlevaro

We have a drink fridge in our kitchen and love it. Having drinks in it rather than the big fridge, frees up space in big fridge.