Wikibooks: Kitchen Remodel/Islands and peninsulas

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• Language: English
• Subjects: Double Island; Booth Island; Bar Island; Table Island
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Kitchen Remodel/Template/Navigation Kitchen islands and peninsulas provide countertop space and are great options for large spaces. Depending on your electric and water connections (which in turn depend on your budget) an island or peninsula can also accommodate electric appliances (cooktop oven microwave oven mini fridge wine chiller) or a sink and therefore become part of the work triangle. = Types and possibilities = I this section I would like to give a selection of types and of possibilities in pictures. Table Island.svg Table island Island Table Hybrid.svg Island table hybrid Mobile Island.svg Mobile island Partial Bar Island.svg Partial bar island Chefs Island.png Full bar island/Chef s island Island and Butcher Block.svg Island plus butcher block Stepped Island.svg Stepped island The step can be used for either decorative or functional elements. Angled Island.svg Angled island Integrated 2 Level Island.svg Integrated 2 level island Notice that the upper countertop is too high to make it a dining place. Extended 2 Level Island.svg Extended 2 level island Booth Island.svg Booth island/U shaped island Only half of the seating is easily accessible the floor may be hard to clean. Double Island.svg Double island Detached Peninsula.svg Detached peninsula Integrated Peninsula.svg Integrated peninsula Double Bar Peninsula.svg Double bar peninsula Room Dividing Peninsula.svg Room dividing peninsula Of the many options that there are some make more sense than others. A particularly silly one in my opinion is an island or peninsula with a sink on one side and a bar on the other who in the world would celebrate dish washing as a social occasion of such importance that even deserves its own designated theater? = Anatomy = Although there is a wide selection of prefab islands on the market most kitchen islands and peninsulas are custom built out of the same elements that also constitute a regular cabinet row. Some of the most common elements are (see image) A. Countertop. Depending on the material the countertop can be ...