Kitchen Islands and Carts – Organize Your Kitchen With Extra Space

When you want to create a beautiful yet well laid out kitchen, using kitchen islands and carts becomes critical. If you live in a city, there is a challenge in optimizing the space in your house, creating less space for kitchens. So what can you do if you really enjoy cooking and having a magnificent kitchen?

This is where the concept of kitchen islands and carts come in. What exactly is a kitchen island? It is simply a stack of cabinets or storage space in the middle of your kitchen for keeping dry foods and kitchen accessories. The top of this cabinets reaches to around your waist height, which also serves as a table for food preparation and other items.

With the right design, having a kitchen island can serve both functionality as well as bringing a different look and feel to your cooking area. Kitchen islands come in many designs, from an antique look, to being a breakfast bar, to being just a simple multi-purpose table top.

If you are designing your kitchen from scratch, then you can also consider having your kitchen island built-in. This allows you to create your own custom design that is unique to your home. However, if you do not want to have a permanent kitchen island, you can consider using a kitchen cart.

A kitchen island cart functions similarly to a kitchen island, except that it has wheels. In other words, a kitchen island cart is a portable kitchen island! This allows you to move your kitchen island from the kitchen to your dining area, where it can also serve as a side table for holding drinks, foods, desserts and other foods during your meal.

If you are thinking of how to build a kitchen island, it is fairly simple when you have some decent woodworking skills. The best place to start is to look at existing kitchen islands for some ideas and designs on what will work best for your kitchen design. Otherwise, you might be better served to just buy it off the shelf at Ikea or Lowes.

Other models that you can check out are the Napa Kitchen Center by Home Styles. Made with solid wood construction, you can store spices on one side with a paper towel holder on the other. You get two utility drawers for storing your accessories, as well as two framed doors that conceal two adjustable shelves inside. The great thing about the Napa Kitchen Center is that it has heavy duty rubber casters that allow you to move it around, while coming with locks for safety.

Remember the breakfast bar concept? This model comes with a small table that extends out to the back which you can use for that very same purpose. Comes with clear instructions and is very easy to assemble.

Another portable kitchen cart is the Stainless Steel Top Kitchen cart, also by Home Styles. It measures 36 inches (Height) by 20.5 inches (Depth) by 44 inches (Width), and weighs 111 pounds. With solid hardwood construction and a stainless steel top, it comes with a natural finish that makes this item a good addition. It has two utility drawers with brushed steel hardware, a middle shelf that can serve as a wine rack shelf, a brushed steel towel holder and heavy duty locking rubber casters that make this kitchen cart mobile yet stable and safe. Easily cleaned using a soft cloth, it is also easy to assemble.

Increase your working kitchen space simply by adding kitchen islands and carts, or using a mobile kitchen cart for more functions.