In most houses you still see a traditional straight kitchen interior design or a corner kitchen. But the kitchen island or cooking island is on the rise. With a kitchen island you have a lot of possibilities to organize your kitchen in a totally different way. It provides a beautiful spatial effect, provided you have enough space in your kitchen and also ensures that there is enough space around the island. And it also provides more cosiness and atmosphere, not only because of its appearance, but also because you really create a focal point in your kitchen, where the whole family can come together.
A kitchen island provides more contact
When you are working in a corner kitchen , you often stand with your back to the rest of the kitchen interior design. Are you working on a kitchen island, then you automatically have much more contact with your environment. Certainly when you have an open kitchen, you can also keep in touch with the living room that way. In this way, the kitchen really becomes the beating heart of your home, where you meet to cook and eat together. If you choose to expand your kitchen island with a sitting area or a bar, then your children can sit comfortably by and talk about their day while you prepare the food.
Enough space needed
You can't just place a kitchen island in every kitchen interior design. You must have enough space for it. In principle, you must assume a total surface of at least 20 square meters. Moreover, you need a free passage of at least one meter to be able to move around sufficiently and to be able to organize your kitchen as practically as possible. Along the wall where the traditional kitchen layout has the counter, you still have room for a beautiful cupboard wall . And of course you can also expand the island with a sitting area with bar stools.
Many styles possible
You can get a kitchen island in every conceivable style. Very popular are the models with a natural stone or concrete work surface combined with white cupboards. But materials such as metal, stainless steel, chrome, plastic and glass also contribute to a modern style. For a rural atmosphere you can, for example, use (oak) wood , stone and granite. Especially in combination with a large stove, this is absolutely beautiful. And do you want a kitchen with a classic look?? Consider dark wood colors, brass, bronze or marble. Because the kitchen island has a central place in your kitchen, it can emphasize the style of your interior even more. That effect becomes even greater when the island also fits in with the style of the surrounding spaces, such as your living room when it has an open connection with your kitchen.
The counter top
If you want to use your kitchen island for eating as well as for cooking, it is important to think carefully about choosing the counter top . Of course you have to be able to work well on it, you want it to be scratch-resistant and also resistant to heat and moisture, but it is also the eye-catcher of your kitchen island. You have many different options. In a modern kitchen, a concrete worktop looks great. If you want a kitchen with a more rural or classic look, then a granite worktop is very nice .
Lots of extra work and storage space
A kitchen island in your kitchen gives you a lot of extra storage space in the form of cupboards and drawers. This also makes it a lot easier to keep your kitchen tidy. In the cabinets in the island you can nicely clean up all your pans, casserole dishes and the like, in the drawers your cookware. That way you always have everything you need at hand. Of course, what is also delicious is the worktop, which is much wider than a traditional countertop. This also makes it much nicer to cook together. Moreover, you no longer get in each other's way so quickly, because you can approach the kitchen island from different sides.
Route the pipes and move the extraction system
Of course there are also a few hooks and eyes on a kitchen island. You must move or extend all facilities that are standard in the wall to the center of the room. Electricity for your electric hob, the water pipe and the drain for your sink and of course the extraction system. That can all be arranged easily, but it is more work than with a standard kitchen setup. Fortunately, extractor hoods can now also simply hang freely or be incorporated in the ceiling. There are even hotplates, in which the extraction system is already incorporated. Completely invisible and yet effective.
A rinsing island
In addition to a kitchen island, you can also choose a kitchen island or a peninsula in your kitchen. A sink island is very similar to a kitchen island, but the difference is that you have a sink instead of a hob. That of course means that you have to place the hob in a different place in your kitchen. For example, you can choose to place another kitchen unit along the wall. Because you already have enough cupboard space in your island, you no longer need to mount wall units above that kitchen unit, so that your kitchen retains its spatial appearance. With a rinsing island you must of course bear in mind that you have to pull the water pipe through and have a drain made in the middle of your kitchen.
A peninsula, also for smaller kitchens: Italian kitchens and bathrooms of quality
A peninsula is a rectangular block that is placed with the short side against the wall. You only have to provide enough walking space on one side and all pipes and connections can simply come out of the wall. This makes a peninsula also very suitable for smaller kitchens where the space is too limited for a kitchen island.
Is your kitchen not getting smaller?
What many people are still afraid of is that a kitchen island will make the space smaller. Understandable, because you feel your kitchen is a lot fuller than when you place the counter and the cupboards along the walls. The center of your kitchen will then in principle remain free. In most cases you will place your dining table and chairs there, but those eyes are not as massive as such a large counter in the middle of the room. Certainly if you do not have a kitchen of 20 square meters, but have to do with a few meters less, the space will indeed become full quickly. There are, however, a number of tips to make your kitchen with a kitchen island look spacious.
Tips to keep your kitchen spacious
To begin with, you should try not to overfill the space and make optimum use of the storage space in the kitchen island. Then you no longer need to place tall cupboards. If you still need more cupboard space, consider a wall-to-wall floating cupboard next to your kitchen island. You thereby create a sense of space. And if you have a niche in your kitchen, you can also use it by installing shelves in it. You can hang kitchen utensils on racks or bars that you attach to the island, the ceiling or the wall. This saves space and is also particularly decorative.
Note the mutual relationships
Finally, you can also store many things on shelves, which you prefer to place high. Use storage bins or boxes to make it look neat and tidy. And always keep a close eye on mutual relationships, for example by working with height differences. In addition to a kitchen island, for example, you can very well set up a table at headroom with a set of stools around it. But with little space, you can also choose to integrate the table into your island.
Useful optical tricks
And then there are also a number of optical 'tricks', making your kitchen appear larger and more spacious. In the first place you always do well to let in as much daylight as possible. Daylight gives a sense of space. The same applies to the use of white or other light colors in your interior. And you can also make the room look bigger by keeping the corners free. That way you ensure longer lines of sight around your kitchen island and that also gives a spatial effect.
Why choose a cooking island?
If you have the space, it will of course add a lot to your kitchen. A central meeting place for your family and friends to cook, dine and drink together. Lots of extra storage space. Lots of extra workspace. A kitchen island is itself an atmospheric element in your kitchen and also emphasizes the style of your kitchen. The possibilities in terms of different styles, materials and accessories are enormous, so why not opt for a kitchen island?
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A kitchen island provides more contact
When you are working in a corner kitchen , you often stand with your back to the rest of the kitchen interior design. Are you working on a kitchen island, then you automatically have much more contact with your environment. Certainly when you have an open kitchen, you can also keep in touch with the living room that way. In this way, the kitchen really becomes the beating heart of your home, where you meet to cook and eat together. If you choose to expand your kitchen island with a sitting area or a bar, then your children can sit comfortably by and talk about their day while you prepare the food.
Enough space needed
You can't just place a kitchen island in every kitchen interior design. You must have enough space for it. In principle, you must assume a total surface of at least 20 square meters. Moreover, you need a free passage of at least one meter to be able to move around sufficiently and to be able to organize your kitchen as practically as possible. Along the wall where the traditional kitchen layout has the counter, you still have room for a beautiful cupboard wall . And of course you can also expand the island with a sitting area with bar stools.
Many styles possible
You can get a kitchen island in every conceivable style. Very popular are the models with a natural stone or concrete work surface combined with white cupboards. But materials such as metal, stainless steel, chrome, plastic and glass also contribute to a modern style. For a rural atmosphere you can, for example, use (oak) wood , stone and granite. Especially in combination with a large stove, this is absolutely beautiful. And do you want a kitchen with a classic look?? Consider dark wood colors, brass, bronze or marble. Because the kitchen island has a central place in your kitchen, it can emphasize the style of your interior even more. That effect becomes even greater when the island also fits in with the style of the surrounding spaces, such as your living room when it has an open connection with your kitchen.
The counter top
If you want to use your kitchen island for eating as well as for cooking, it is important to think carefully about choosing the counter top . Of course you have to be able to work well on it, you want it to be scratch-resistant and also resistant to heat and moisture, but it is also the eye-catcher of your kitchen island. You have many different options. In a modern kitchen, a concrete worktop looks great. If you want a kitchen with a more rural or classic look, then a granite worktop is very nice .
Lots of extra work and storage space
A kitchen island in your kitchen gives you a lot of extra storage space in the form of cupboards and drawers. This also makes it a lot easier to keep your kitchen tidy. In the cabinets in the island you can nicely clean up all your pans, casserole dishes and the like, in the drawers your cookware. That way you always have everything you need at hand. Of course, what is also delicious is the worktop, which is much wider than a traditional countertop. This also makes it much nicer to cook together. Moreover, you no longer get in each other's way so quickly, because you can approach the kitchen island from different sides.
Route the pipes and move the extraction system
Of course there are also a few hooks and eyes on a kitchen island. You must move or extend all facilities that are standard in the wall to the center of the room. Electricity for your electric hob, the water pipe and the drain for your sink and of course the extraction system. That can all be arranged easily, but it is more work than with a standard kitchen setup. Fortunately, extractor hoods can now also simply hang freely or be incorporated in the ceiling. There are even hotplates, in which the extraction system is already incorporated. Completely invisible and yet effective.
A rinsing island
In addition to a kitchen island, you can also choose a kitchen island or a peninsula in your kitchen. A sink island is very similar to a kitchen island, but the difference is that you have a sink instead of a hob. That of course means that you have to place the hob in a different place in your kitchen. For example, you can choose to place another kitchen unit along the wall. Because you already have enough cupboard space in your island, you no longer need to mount wall units above that kitchen unit, so that your kitchen retains its spatial appearance. With a rinsing island you must of course bear in mind that you have to pull the water pipe through and have a drain made in the middle of your kitchen.
A peninsula, also for smaller kitchens: Italian kitchens and bathrooms of quality
A peninsula is a rectangular block that is placed with the short side against the wall. You only have to provide enough walking space on one side and all pipes and connections can simply come out of the wall. This makes a peninsula also very suitable for smaller kitchens where the space is too limited for a kitchen island.
Is your kitchen not getting smaller?
What many people are still afraid of is that a kitchen island will make the space smaller. Understandable, because you feel your kitchen is a lot fuller than when you place the counter and the cupboards along the walls. The center of your kitchen will then in principle remain free. In most cases you will place your dining table and chairs there, but those eyes are not as massive as such a large counter in the middle of the room. Certainly if you do not have a kitchen of 20 square meters, but have to do with a few meters less, the space will indeed become full quickly. There are, however, a number of tips to make your kitchen with a kitchen island look spacious.
Tips to keep your kitchen spacious
To begin with, you should try not to overfill the space and make optimum use of the storage space in the kitchen island. Then you no longer need to place tall cupboards. If you still need more cupboard space, consider a wall-to-wall floating cupboard next to your kitchen island. You thereby create a sense of space. And if you have a niche in your kitchen, you can also use it by installing shelves in it. You can hang kitchen utensils on racks or bars that you attach to the island, the ceiling or the wall. This saves space and is also particularly decorative.
Note the mutual relationships
Finally, you can also store many things on shelves, which you prefer to place high. Use storage bins or boxes to make it look neat and tidy. And always keep a close eye on mutual relationships, for example by working with height differences. In addition to a kitchen island, for example, you can very well set up a table at headroom with a set of stools around it. But with little space, you can also choose to integrate the table into your island.
Useful optical tricks
And then there are also a number of optical 'tricks', making your kitchen appear larger and more spacious. In the first place you always do well to let in as much daylight as possible. Daylight gives a sense of space. The same applies to the use of white or other light colors in your interior. And you can also make the room look bigger by keeping the corners free. That way you ensure longer lines of sight around your kitchen island and that also gives a spatial effect.
Why choose a cooking island?
If you have the space, it will of course add a lot to your kitchen. A central meeting place for your family and friends to cook, dine and drink together. Lots of extra storage space. Lots of extra workspace. A kitchen island is itself an atmospheric element in your kitchen and also emphasizes the style of your kitchen. The possibilities in terms of different styles, materials and accessories are enormous, so why not opt for a kitchen island?
Get more details:
http://forum.melanomainternational.org/mif/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=6985&sid=cd970d1beeed352d7106d86a335d7d3b
http://kbforum.dragondoor.com/members/malcorboy.html
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