#Kitchen Islands: 21 Gorgeous Kitchen Islands, Benches - Carts

What s the purpose of a kitchen island?

A problem which we can often face in modern, spacious and open-plan kitchens is that we’ll often have a lot of open space, but we’ll be lacking in sufficient preparation or storage space. A kitchen island or portable kitchen cart is an affordable, effective and stylish way to utilise the empty space in your kitchen.

A kitchen island is usually a centrally located countertop, with built in storage units, which can be used for food preparation. Kitchen islands can also double up as a counter-table for those quick meals which don’t necessarily warrant setting out the dining table. The material of the countertop itself will vary across different designs. Some will have a stainless steel counter-top, others will have wood, stone or granite. Some kitchen islands, usually the smaller ones, will feature a thicker butchers block as the countertop.

A kitchen cart, on the other hand, is essentially a kitchen island on wheels. It can be used to transport meals and cutlery from the kitchen to the dining room, or can be favoured simply because of its easy portability and ability to be moved to the side when it’s not required.

Below we’ve included some beautiful kitchen islands and carts of various sizes, designs and finishes, for any style of kitchen, and to suit any purpose.