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

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.


My sister in law has a kitchen island and I think it's great for them
...When food is prepared on the island and the girls are helping each other
with a meal , it's a great way to have a glass of wine, converse right
across from each other while preparing food together... Also during harvest
time shelling peas and reaping other benefits from the garden it is great
for that. Great for demonstrating the kids on how to clean a fish as they
can sit right across from you and learn..
I just built an entire second kitchen in our home these past few
months. My wife has just opened a cake decorating business and according to
the Canadian Govenrment health laws we can't sell food from our home in the
same kitchen we use daily...It had to be a seperate kitchen...... So in
building the second kitchen (cake studio) we put in an Island as it will be
a staple in decorating a wedding cake, Bday cake etc. She already has a
rotating table to put cakes on and could do it on a countertop, but they
look better on display on an island to give a better picture of what the
final product will look like... so I am very much FOR having an island....
We also had a section of our overhead cupboards removed that came out
from the wall (seperating the kitchen from dining room) so we could use the
countertop as an island and breakfast nook.... Jim


Hi,
Our island can be work bench, table for pot luck supper when folks
gather, grocery bags stay there until put away. Don't have to put them
on the floor bending down. Some times we pile up news papers books we
are reading. Yes, it is really an island between two counter tops. We
have separate dining room for formal function. Nook between sun room and
kitchen for casual eating. Sounds like a sour grape who does not like
it. I guess every one is entitled toone's own opinion. Good luck with
your cake business.
Tony from Calgary in snow now.