Everything You Need To Know About Island-Style Kitchen Dimensions

A good size for an island-filled kitchen is 4 feet long and a little more than 2 feet deep, but it must also have room for people to move and work around it. Unless your kitchen is at least 8 feet deep and more than 12 feet long, an Island kitchen is not possible.

An island-style kitchen is a freestanding cabinet that can either match your existing kitchen design or complement it. A kitchen island may have kitchen stools around it, for extra seating and include integral storage drawers or cabinets and can be used to house your cooking appliances.

Originally, kitchen islands begin their life as an integral part of family life in the form of wooden farm tables. These early islands gave cooks the extra space required for preparing food and they also used it for unwinding and relaxation. Hence it became informal dining areas.

Today’s kitchen islands have developed into being a more integral part of your overall kitchen design, and it’s almost a must, if possible. They can be created using the same materials as their chosen base cabinets and countertop or can follow the trend for an affluent look.

Let’s take a look below at the three reasons why a kitchen island is a must-have.

1.     As an island-style kitchen can be accessed from all sides, hence it maximized your space and gave more in terms of usage and functionality than merely traditional countertops against your walls.
2.     They become a real focal point of your kitchen, as they can have a look and feel of the furniture. For instance adding seating such as kitchen stools to create a bespoke seating area for you, your guests, and your family.
3.     Having a kitchen island helps you and your family to enjoy modern living in more open-plan spaces, for instance, they can accommodate multiple cooks, party guests, children doing their homework whilst you cook and even can be used as your home office.
4.     A kitchen island beautifully combines function and style. It increases elegance.

 Some Key Functions of Kitchen Islands are –

•  Food Preparation Area :

1. Using your kitchen island as a food preparation area requires a little more thought into the planning and design,
2. Easy access is required to a disposer or compost bin
3. There will need to be outlets for any small kitchen appliances.
4. A useful addition when using your kitchen island as a food prep area is to add a prep sink and a butcher’s block.
5. The refrigerator and any cooktop will need to be near to each other

•  Cooking Area:

1. If you are looking to use a kitchen island as a cooking area, let’s look at 4 top tips to make sure you have everything you need.
2. As you will be using hot pans, it’s important to have a heat-resistant countertop made of either tile, metal, or stone.
3. It is essential to consider a seating area that is raised to make sure your family and guests aren’t in the direct range of cooking spatters.
4. A downdraft fan or overhead vent hood, along with a second exhaust fan in the ceiling is an important consideration if you plan on using an area of your kitchen island for food prep
5. It’s important that there are at least 18 inches of space on either side of the range or stovetop.
   

Hence this blog showed the importance of having an island-style kitchen. Its merits and its demerits.