Kitchen with an island - minimum size?

tommyedinburgh

After some renovations we will have a kitchen 7.1m long by 4.2m wide. We are looking into Bi-Folding doors for the 7.1m length to engage with the garden. 

Is the space going to be wide enough at 4.2m for an island? We’d only have units down the 7.1m wall with the glass doors opposite. I’m not sure it’s wide enough. Thoughts? 

Rosa_Damascena

This sounds like a nice project!

From my own recent experience you'll need 600mm depth plus a little overhang for your cabinets, plus 1m either side of your island to allow a free flow, say 2.7m. That leaves 1500m for an island and it can be long given you have a total length of 7.1m. Cabinet depths come in 600m and 300m so you could have a 900mm island (a bit on the slim side), 1200mm or 1500mm. Post a pic of your plan when its done so we can gawp please?

maisie_cat

Our old house had an open plan kitchen/living that was  8.5mx4.5m, we had a 2mx1m island and there was plenty of room around it. Here we have a 4.5mx3.8m kitchen and I made a 1.2mx0.75m island because I'd got so used to having one. with hindsight the huge one in the old house was too big, but this one is perfect. In both cases the islands didn't have appliances or sinks, they were just for prep.

Doozergirl

I think 3.5m width is the minimum for a 900mm island to be practical, leaving 1 metre around it. 

The sensibility of an island facing a blank wall, I'm not sure about.  Facing out of a window would be perfect.