Kitchen Islands

Introducing Our New Kitchen Islands:

Adding Style and Functionality to Any Kitchen!

InvitingHome.com has launched a new collection of kitchen islands in three styles -- each one a triumph of form and function. Their beautiful design and solid construction will enhance any kitchen. All are made in the USA with solid birch details and hardwood cabinets and legs. The optional butcher block tops feature beautiful, hard maple construction and FDA approved food-safe glues and finishes.

Our Sonoma Kitchen Islands, the largest and most functional in our collection, come in four colors with fully adjustable shelves and roomy drawers. This island is 53-1/2" wide x 33-3/4" deep x 35-1/2" high and features soft-close under-mount slides on the drawers, European hinges and solid hardwood legs. Wine lovers take note: Optional wine racks, enough to hold up to 48 bottles of your favorite vintage, are available!

Our Hartford Table Top Island is available in antique white and distressed black. If it's additional workspace you're after without the density of a full cabinet underneath, the Hartford fits the bill with a top measurement of 45-15/16" wide x 28-1/16" deep. The 34-1/4" high unit features reeded, knock down legs, soft-close under-mount slides on the drawers with optional food-safe solid maple butcher block top.

The Saratoga Butcher Block Island is available in antique white and distressed black with classic legs. Our smallest island, the Saratoga is just perfect for more compact areas where work and storage space is at a premium. This island is 36" wide x 24" deep x 36" high and features soft-close under-mount slides on the drawers and knockdown legs. It comes standard with a luxurious 3" edge grain maple butcher block top.

Take a peek at this exciting new collection; we're sure it will spur you to imagine the possibilities.

Kitchen Islands and Peninsulas

Do you find yourself traveling from area to area when cooking in your kitchen? Are you short of storage space? Do you end up looking into a wall or having your back to your company while cooking? The solution to these problems is the centrally located kitchen island. The anchor of a busy kitchen, the island is a multi-talented fixture that provides a working surface and pivotal location for preparing food while helping to stylistically shape the room. Many of today's islands are spectacularly designed in both the form and functions they provide. Alluring silhouettes, multilevel surfaces, and varied head-turning materials are imaginatively combined. Built-in wine racks, adjustable shelving, rinsing sinks, cooktops, and warming drawers are just a number of the "bells and whistles" that accompany the well-equipped island. Keeping the island appropriately scaled to the rest of the kitchen is important. Many islands appear too large for the kitchen in which they are placed. An island should not be so big as to hinder movement in the room or visually bully the space with its size. Like cabinetry, it should be considered a piece of furniture that is thoughtfully integrated into the space and design of the room.

In a roomy layout, you can shorten the distance between the three key work areas by adding an island or peninsula. A peninsula base and ceiling-hung cabinets offer convenient storage for tableware and linens. In an L- or U-shaped kitchen, an island can add visual interest, breaking up the space without confining it. It also provides an extra work surface, a convenient spot for snacks or informal meals, as well as a place for setting up a buffet when entertaining.

A kitchen island can also serve as an excellent location for a cook top or second sink, if plumbing and ventilation hookups permit. It could also prove the ideal spot for a wine rack or cooler, a wet bar, warming drawers, modular refrigerator units, or additional general storage. For maximum efficiency, be sure the design provides a clearance of 48 inches from the island kitchen to the wall cabinets.