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Can you buy a freestanding island? Or buy just island, not a trolley!

6 years ago

We are about to create an open plan kitchen-diner.

We are considering using our existing base units (and doors)

We do think we would like an island unit in the kitchen, not to match the base units though!

Can you buy an island on its own, what about a freestanding one? Or are they all freestanding?

We do not want a trolley like one on wheels, we are looking for a proper one for surface area/prep and bar area. It is unlikely we will have sink/appliances as part of the island.

Thanks!

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Lauren

6 years ago

I 3rd the ikea island suggestion. Had it in my old apartment and it was absolutely rock solid with a beautiful oak butcher-block top. Brilliant quality but weighed a ton! Has two stainless shelves with space for a couple of bar stools on the other side.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/kitchen-products/kitchen-islands-trolleys/stenstorp-kitchen-island-white-oak-art-60323021/

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Gemma
6 years ago
Ikea do one, I think it's about £250, there are others online. You could also have one made.
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Custom Fronts Ltd
6 years ago
You could create one from Ikea cabinets. One of our customers is doing this (and we're supplying lovely fronts and end panels etc).
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Looks like I'm following Atelier Saara Karvonen around dilemmas, but I promise I'm not :-) Just happen to be browsing for interesting dilemmas at the same time. Anyway, I think it might be doable. You could use the end drawer unit from the peninsula as an addition to the wall cabinets if you remove the odd corner cabinet. But what's the worktop made of? Can't see if there's a straight seam at the end of the row of units where the corner cabinet begins? If so, you migt be able to remove the corner piece and reuse the rounded piece thats on top of the drawer unit. But that would have to be cut straight and to size. You will also need to know whether the floor goes under the cabinets, otherwise you'll be left with a gap in the flooring. Or it might be discoloured. You need about 100 cm around an island, so first measure whether an island would be possible and what kind of island you would like to/could get. Think about how much the peninsula bothers you and if you can live with it until renovating the kitchen. I'm not sure whether it's worth the upheaval. Also, if you get an island and you are going to change the kitchen in the future, will the island work with the new cabinets and layout?
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Melissa S
6 years ago
More pricey than ikea but Neptune do a couple
obobble
6 years ago
Have a look at Pineland Furniture Ltd. www.pineland.co.uk
Kazza None
6 years ago
The IKEA strenstop ( or strenstrop) is lovely and is £250
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User
6 years ago
I'm obviously suffering from lack of caffeine or sleep or both this morning. Surely if you're keeping the original kitchen units then you can buy any kitchen island from any shop as an extra, I would however, match it in style to the original kitchen albeit not in colour?
Richard Thompson
6 years ago
I've recently carried this out for a client of ours. We've made the freestanding kitchen island first and the rest of the kitchen will follow when they have the finances. It gave them the opportunity to view our work as a tester as well as get a functional piece of furniture! Save to say they loved it.
Ellie
Original Author
6 years ago
The ikea one is smaller than we were hoping for. Looking for something with drawers etc in
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Custom Fronts Ltd
6 years ago
You can just put Ikea drawer cabinets back to back. Ikea carcasses are very high quality. Look here http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/ideas/3-ways-to-think-about-your-kitchen-1364308671815/?N=0+4294966694&Nr=content.type%3Ai%3Aideas&Ns=rank%7C0&t=ideas&filter=Kitchen. Our webshop provides fronts, side panels and even worktops to customise it www.customfronts.co.uk :-)
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Custom Fronts Ltd
6 years ago
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