On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:04:40 -0500, "todd" wrote:

In my quest to build kitchen cabinets, after getting the base cabinets made
(granite countertops were installed today), I'm getting ready to embark on
an island. For the most part, the base cabinets were pretty much standard.
For the island, I'm wondering if anyone who has built kitchen cabinets
incorporated any (for lack of a better term) "cool" features. Or, for those
who haven't, are there any features you'd like to see? Along of the lines
of what I'm talking about could range from a special drawer to hold the
aluminum foil, plastic wrap, etc., to a pop-up mixer stand.

todd

The island in our kitchen (came with the house, I don't build kitchen cabinets)
has got a sink, a special drawer for spices, and a pull out ironing board. The
island is in two levels, one counter height and one at table height along one
side and at one end. There are also two usable 120VAC outlets and one European
type 220VAC outlet (don't ask, I said it, "came with the house" ).