A prep table is rooted in farmhouse and country kitchen ideas and instead of being an extra surface to use for a sink or hob, it's ... even if you didn’t have the room for an island or prep table.

Instead, the island has a sink and dishwasher on one side; ... a soapstone table surface, where the island faces a fireplace, is about 42 inches off the floor ...

The earliest islands were humble work tables placed in the center of the kitchen. If you were wealthy, it was where servants orchestrated dinner — think of the downstairs buzz of “Downton ...

Pro Tip: If you’re uncertain about your kitchen island size, put a table in your kitchen to get a feel for it. Cut a cardboard top the size of the counter you’re considering, and tape it to ...

Can someone explain to me the logistics of sinks in the island (am deciding whether to put a stove top or sink in my kitchen island). Where do you put the drying rack for pots and pans that don’t go ...

Q: My new kitchen is going to have a large island with my double-bowl sink in it. The young plumber and my contractor want to use some newfangled thing that just fits under the cabinet. They call ...

Islands also tend to put guests on one side, leaving the person doing the work standing alone on the other, which can sometimes feel like an imbalance of power. At a communal table, everyone can ...