![]() ![]() It was designed as a 2-level island with function and site lines in mind. The Sarah off the Grid, Season 2 kitchen is one of my favourites, and this island is a special one. Try wrap-around seating instead of seating on just one side. Don't be afraid to have fun with colour in your kitchen. Think about how to best harness the space in your kitchen and the design of your island to get all of those best features in. You can do wrap-around seating which is one of my favourite tricks because it creates more conversation groupings when people are hanging out in the kitchen. You don't have to choose the long side or the short side. You don't have to put all your seating on one side. ![]() This island has two levels with lots of storage on the backside used as the pantry. You can always repaint it if you ever want to do something different. I don't think you will regret it - I designed this kitchen in 2009 (12 years ago!) and it's still standing the test of time. One of my favourite islands I've designed is the one I painted dijon yellow and featured in our Sarah's House 3 farmhouse kitchen renovation. Don't be afraid to have fun with colour in a kitchen. Install tongue and groove paneling underneath the island to give it character. ![]() Always think about the flow of your kitchen to inform how you should design your island. Eliminate the need for a sideboard by installing island cabinets to service the dining room. Know what your home's structural elements are and think about how you can work around them. Go from cramped to spacious by removing the wall that separates your kitchen from your dining room, which also allows you to make the most of your island. Have you seen my video on corbels? Click here for lots of ideas on how to integrate corbels into your decor in innovative ways! TIPS: 10. You'll also note, we used architectural salvaged corbels in this kitchen. We also jazzed up the underside of the island with tongue and groove paneling to give it a little bit of character. In effect, this maximizes the flow from the dining room into the kitchen. This way, you can go in and out from the dining room and not be bumping into somebody at the other end of the island. On the right hand side of the island, we tucked in a couple of stools. We installed cabinetry for extra storage on the left hand side of the island which allows our clients to service their dining room and also eliminates the need for a credenza or sideboard. There were some columns that couldn't be removed because they were holding up the floor above, so we simply attached the island to the columns and embraced what we were working with. If you ever wonder whether you should remove that wall that separates your kitchen from your dining room - I say absolutely! It's such a game changer. In this case, the island is built into the structure of the kitchen. This house is a small two story house and it went from feeling cramped to feeling bright, airy, open and spacious once we took out the wall that divided the dining room from the kitchen. Choose island cabinetry colours that will stand the test of time. Create a visual barrier into the kitchen to hide clutter with raised island cabinets. Know what to splurge on and what to save on when renovating and designing your island. Use two colours you love that you will never get tired of so that it will stand the test of time. This kitchen is white, white and more white, but I chose to add subtle dimension by painting the island the lightest shade of grey. If you're thinking about doing a two-colour paint option for your kitchen, always think about how to make the most of it. The great thing about having the raised piece at the end of the island is that it creates a visual barrier into the kitchen so when you're sitting at the dining room table, you're not looking at whatever mess the cook left behind. To me, this calacatta marble was worth every penny because it presents itself like artwork with its beautiful, unique veining. If you're renovating, you have to know what to splurge on and what to save on. It also has the most gorgeous calacatta marble (big splurge!) that wraps around the storage unit. It has a raised storage area with high-gloss cabinets designed to service the dining room. There's a lot of things I love about this two-level island. He suggested we relocate the closet that's in the way and move it into the front hall, and move the powder room into where the closet was, and presto! We had a lot more space to work with. My husband, the Minister of Exteriors, had a great idea. For years we lived with a peninsula in the kitchen, but we decided to renovate and take down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. This is our sleek and modern kitchen in the city. ![]()
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