how deep is your island seating overhang?
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Comments (31)Is it possible to do a kitchen island with an expanded butterfly leaf? I want an island that seats 4-5 (limited space) all the time but the ability to expand to seat more. I've seen expandable tables that go from rectangle to square and think that would work for me. The kicker is I want the pedestal/base to be the same as my other kitchen cabinets. So it would be an island with an expandable top. Using a base cabinet of 24x24 with a rectangle table top 54 x 39. That gives me a 15 overhang on three sides. Is 15 in enough of an overhang? The fourth side would be flush with cabinets for accessibility when not expanded. Then the table would expand to a square (54x54) and the the fourth side would overhang 15 in making room for another 2-3 people to sit at the table. I think I would lose the top section (normally where a drawer goes) of the cabinet to accommodate the butterfly leaf or a sink base cabinet. Is this possible? I'm an accountant not a carpenter.......See MoreIsland Seating Without Overhang
Comments (11)I would say it's very awkward. Before our remodel our penninsula had a very slight overhang, maybe 5 or 6 inches. My wife is short and has short femurs as well and she found it uncomfortable. I agree with the previous poster that you decide how you want the island to function and then design a look that makes it work. Don't let the typical boring spec-house island make you think all islands with overhangs look bad. I have seen a handful of creative ways to give islands with seating a more furniture like look. I have seen a few island very similar to the one you posted, albeit without wheels, that also had seating. Imagine the same island with a much shorter drawers and apron. Remove all the shelves and have the legs running all the way to the floor. You can even put in a lower shelf if you like. So the drawers and apron are essentially the overhang. But if deep down you really don't want people sitting at your island all that often then by all means don't include the overhang....See MoreSmall island too small to support overhang for seating?
Comments (12)Some of the things hollysprings mentioned may be code, depending on where you live. It was required for us to run electrical through the cabinet. The code even specified that we needed an outlet on the floor next to the cabinet - but luckily the inspector didn't notice that we didn't bother. We did need an outlet on the cabinet side wall. We thought we would need 15" overhang for our counter, but we did it at 12.5" and it works great. If this was your main eating area and you wanted it to feel like regular table seating, you might want 15" but we sit there a about 5-6 hours per week and it's fine. Our counter with overhang is quartz. Depending on whether you are using 2cm or 3cm, you may need support -- which any good GC can do, you add 3/8" steel bars under the countertop. At either 12" or 15", there is no need for corbels or other more intrusive support....See MoreThorn on overhang/no overhang, seating/no seating at peninsula
Comments (39)I have not had time to read everyone's responses but your post reminded me of my kitchen. I got rid of the overhang to add storage cabinets instead and couldn't be happier. My width for kitchen and eating area was only 18.2 feet but I am so glad that I have 5 feet between the arms of the U. It allows 3 people to work comfortably and to move in and out without bumping each other. I will post the layout evolution and the reveal. I LOVE those outside peninsula storage cabinets- one is a "charging drawer" that has a power strip inside it for all those electronics that otherwise clutter the area. My boys think this is genius. Another holds all the office supplies for those who choose to work at the kitchen table. There is a coffee/tea drawer , a stationary supplies/mail drawer (where I hide accumulated unsorted mail when I have visitors), and an "empty" drawer to hold things cleared off the table when we need to eat. We have not used the small undercounter fridge except for company. There is even a large toekick drawer which is full of miscellaneous supplies- backup keys, batteries, dental floss, etc. We had never used the peninsula for seating in the 20 years we had been in the house so there was no hesitation getting rid of it. scrappy25 layout evolution scrappy25 reveal...See MoreBuehl
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