Island or no island
I am designing the rear kitchen extension. Below is the plan attached. The dimensions are 5.2 m by 4.3 m with patio doors on 4.3 m wall. One design is kitchen with island the other is kitchen peninsula. Could you please help to select one?
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Isha Dave
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8 months agoI’ve got both island and table in the extension I had last year - the table doesn’t get used but I wouldn’t be without it. The island is a godsend and actually if you have the space, the kitchen would probably look empty and bare without one. What dimensions do you have between the island and the long run on the far wall? I think I’ve got 1.2m and actually wouldn’t want any more - 1.1m would also have been fine, otherwise you’re having to do extra steps to move between them.
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8 months agoYou have got 4300 width,
600x2=1200mm for each side kitchen units if you want to you both walls for units and you need 800mm minimum between the unit and the island to walk around.. and the rest is around 1200mm for island in the middle ,,
Depends on your design, if you put units on 1 wall and the rest in the island it would work..
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