Counter Height or Table Height Eating Area on Island
Veronica Canfield
7 years ago
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when an island is a TABLE does it have to be counter height?
Comments (4)Hi, I'm 5' 4" we had stand-in table from the patio to see if we liked it. The extra counter space was nice but killer on our backs. I ordered the Boo's meat block table 30x30 with casters for a total of 34 1/2" H as that is all I had room for. The extra few inches make all the defference in the world to us. Now my grandma had a huge regular height table in the middle of her kitchen she was a baker of wedding cakes and lots of goodies...she never complained about the low height but she was around 5'....See MoreIsland question- 1 Height, v. Mixing table & counter height
Comments (17)I am putting an island in my kitchen. I will have 2 levels. At it's widest the island will be 42" deep. The length is 87". The raised section will have a slight curve to allow for seating (though I am going back and forth about not doing a curve and doing straight across for more space - though I like the idea of the softness of the curve....). I will have a prep sink on one end and my mixer lift on the other. Next to the 15" cabinet for the mixer lift I will have 30" base drawers. Since I will be using this area for baking, I am having built into the toe-kick of the 30" cabinet a step I can pull out and stand on while I am rolling dough. My DH insisted on the raised section to allow him to do prep work (he's taller than I am and the raised area is at the perfect height for him to work). I also like the idea of the kids and the water being on different levels. Unfortunately I think this is one aspect of my kitchen I won't know if I like until it is installed, and then as they say, the horse will have left the barn and I will have to learn to live with what I decide..... I don't have to make a decision this minute but very soon....See Moresupports for table height granite counter in island
Comments (1)We used both. I have an 18" overhang from the knee wall supporting the lower tabletop on my island. To support the overhang, we have table legs, wooden corbels, and metal L-brackets. Probably a little overkill, but I have kids and am paranoid about the slab breaking. Closeup of one wooden corbel and the tops of the metal L-bracket (the bottom part of the L bracket is screwed into the studs of the knee wall and then the cabinet wood nailed over it). Another shot showing corbels and one table leg More table legs/corbels - ignore the crud around the base of the legs/knee wall. That's been fixed :)...See MoreOne level islands--countertop height or bar height
Comments (5)Gailrolfe, Unless your contractor is going to become your personal chef, what he wants doesn't matter ;p I am 5'3'', too. The 32'' island in my plan will definitely be too short for resale, but it fits my needs, so I don't care. However, I am SURE 32'' is the perfect height because I have used a 32'' work surface for many years for all my baking and food prep. You should experiment with the right height for different tasks. The article linked below has a section on the right countertop height that may be of help. Judy Here is a link that might be useful: scroll down to The Right Countertop Height...See Morelyfia
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