On May 28, 10:36*am, mike wrote:
I didn't want to hijack another thread for this so:

Counters should be next to your fridge (to get stuff out), next to the
range, and on both sides of the sink. *

In the "triangle", though not necessarily laid out in the *one*
pattern you propose.

A countertop on an island in
isolation is an indication that the design of the kitchen was
inefficient from the very beginning. *

An island in isolation is poor design, yes. Done right it works well.

Efficient planning of countertop
space would expand on the necessary basic service areas, rather than
place the extra space in isolation. *Ideally, the biggest countertop
space should be contiguous with the sink for easy clean-up.

There is no reason the island has to be in "isolation, quite the
contrary. It's very effective opposite the sink. Like anything else,
it can be done right, or wrong.

So, no I don't think that people come to hate kitchen islands just
because they are put in kitchens that are too small, or just because
they obstruct foot traffic.

If the kitchen is laid out poorly it's not the fault of the island.
Of course it's difficlut to wedge an island into a kitchen that is too
small.