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Kitchen islands - any views?
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Ive not read all of the posts, but for me the island on that link is too big for that kitchen.
If done right they can look good and be useful but in my opinion you need a pretty big kitchen for it to be worthwhile.I am a Mortgage AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
We have an island in our kitchen/diner, no services but it’s on top of a 900 base unit so good pan storage and the top is used for food prep and serving space. It’s also used when friends come for coffee as we tend to sit there (we have 2 high stools). It fits really well as we have units on only 2 walls and the dining table behind it so it’s useful when we have 7 or 8 people for dinner.
We’re in the process of getting a new kitchen in a new property and we’re going breakfast bar this time as the new kitchen is U shaped and there’s not quite enough room for an island.0 -
We have one. I love it. But our kitchen is absolutely massive (almost 20.5 metres square) so it can take it. In a smaller kitchen it would hugely restrict space and wouldn’t be a selling point IMO.0
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It's not the size, it's what you do with it ...
But 67 foot by 67 foot? I'm jealous.0 -
mrschaucer wrote: »It's not the size, it's what you do with it ...
But 67 foot by 67 foot? I'm jealous.
I’m sure OP meant square meters, (14x14 feet) ��• The rich buy assets.
• The poor only have expenses.
• The middle class buy liabilities they think are assets.
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I have yet to see the point of kitchen islands. I much prefer long walls so you can have long worktops with long storage underneath.
If I had a kitchen so huge it could take an island large enough to be of any use, I would prefer to lose the island and dance in it... I realise I am not normal.0 -
Thanks for the replies everyone! I didn't expect so many tbh.
I think the example I posted is quite bad. I meant to show that my planned kitchen wouldn't have any appliances. My current kitchen isn't small, but it's quite narrow and long. This is how it looks:
https://imgur.com/a/XCkLj20
It's basically a really long run on one side and a small run on the other with appliances under. The 'triangle' does exist. If I were to have an island, it would break it.0 -
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Innnnnnnnnnnnnn
With love, POSR
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