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Let’s consider fluted kitchen islands to understand if they fit your kitchen or not. They can add texture and interest to your interior.

The challenge is how to avoid speccing a hulking, light-blocking monolith while benefiting from the countertop space, storage and seating that an outsize island offers. Kitchen Designer, Tom Howley says: “Our kitchens have become very sociable places to sit, and we can build in a countertop with “knee space” at the end of an island for informal dining. I’ve done one that’s like a giant table in solid timber. It’s like you dropped a farmhouse table on three or four kitchen units.”

[portfolio_slideshow navpos=top]Butcher’s block counters — or islands — become more and more popular in kitchen design and renovation. whether your style is traditional, transitional or mode…

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