Kitchen Island - Toe Kick?!?
9 years ago
Hi, I'm wrapping up a kitchen remodel and interested to get some thoughts from folks about adding a toe kick to the back of the kitchen island. Can see from the pics below that both the sides and back of the island are currently flush with the floor. Would it look better to put a toe kick on the back side of the island? Seems the island looks a little too boxy/simple without something on the back side. The counters, once installed, will be white quartz and will overhang the island back by about a foot.
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Yes, everything is 36" counter height.
The front side of the island does have a toe kick...see pic below. I was initially thinking to add a similar 4" toe kick to the back side or just leave as is.
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