If kitchens are the heart of the home, then the kitchen island is the heart's centre. For this reason, finding the right space between the counter and island can make or break how well your kitchen functions.
Many of our favourite kitchen layouts include islands, so unless you're working with a galley or L-shaped kitchen, there's a good chance you may choose to integrate one. 'A kitchen island transforms the kitchen into the social hub of the home,' says Howard Miller of H. Miller Bros. 'We see them as the modern-day equivalent of the traditional farmhouse kitchen table where the family activity and kitchen work centred around one big table in the middle of the room.'
