Kitchen island overhang for side seating? How??
Hey there!
I am having an IKEA kitchen installed and an wrestling with how to accommodate a 24 inch overhang on the island. I have two rows of back to back 24-inch deep cabinets that total 72 inches wide by 48 inches deep. I'd like to extend the quartz another 24 inches from 48 inches to 72 inches total depth (so island would be square, 72x72). I'm doing this to try and accommodate one side seat on either side of the island in addition to the 3 front seats (see an example of this in the attached picture). Havent been able to get any info on how to do this (the IKEA installers said they don't do any island supports/posts/legs). Can I just add two wooden posts at the either end of the overhang (also like the picture)? Thanks in advance!
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sheloveslayouts
6 years agoRelated Discussions
what is the optimum overhang for island seating
Comments (6)EvilBunnie is correct, the NKBA Guidelines recommend the following: Table-height (30" high): 18" overhang (knee/leg room) Counter-height (36" high): 15" overhang Bar-height (42" high): 12" overhang My recommendation: If bi-level, consider increasing the overhang to 15" so the 15" + 3" or so that extends over the lower level = 18" to be sure you have enough usable counterspace...12" is pretty tight if you plan to use it for anything other than setting a drink down If you have a main/cleanup sink or range/cooktop/rangetop in the island or peninsula, consider increasing the overhang to protect bystanders (or sitters!). Again, these are my recommendations, but I think you should have: At least 18" distance b/w the faucet & overhang edge if there's a main/cleanup sink For a Prep Sink, I think 15" is fine. At least 24" from the back of the cooking surface to the edge of the overhang if there's a range/cooktop/rangetop No, I'm not a professional KD, but since I started my remodel journey in early-2007, I've not only researched online, but I've also checked out every house I've been in for the various configurations to see what works/doesn't work and my above recommendations come from the results of those observations! Haileysuper, your KD ought to be ashamed of herself! Is she NKBA certified? If so, she should have known better! I suspect she isn't certified and doesn't really know any better OR she just wanted to sell more cabinets OR she was convinced you wanted an island w/seating no matter what. If the last case, she should have at least checked with you! Do you have anything behind the seats besides a wall? If it's a walkway only (i.e., no cabinets or appliances), maybe you could squeeze a 2 or 3 inches out of the aisle......See MoreDoes your island seating overhang arched?
Comments (15)Our old kitchen had a peninsula with an arch. I really liked it. I may have over-arched it because it was a stretch to reach all the way across for cleaning. Our new kitchen layout didn't work with an arch in the island, but the old arch now lives on as a curved backsplash in our powder room. Arch on the old peninsula: Arch is now a backsplash:...See More6 inch overhang on one side of island--pointless?
Comments (7)12" isn't enough overhang either. Not to be comfortable seating for adults. You need 15" to not have to sit sideways. And with a table right there, it's equally pointless. The only situation that I can see it being useful is if you want a place to perch a bit while prepping for a single stool. You can't really fit 2 stools in 24" with only a 12" overhang unless they are small kids (that quickly grow!) that get along. Once they are bigger than you are, only one of them will fit there. That will happen sooner than you think, so think about whether you as an adult would ever use that overhang for prepping before putting it in....See MoreShould an island have an overhang on two perpendicular sides?
Comments (2)It's common to have seating on perpendicular sides of an island, but it depends on what is across the aisle from the overhangs. We'd need an expanded plan to give informed opinions. Unless you need a pony wall to house the plumbing for a sink, in an island 42" deep you should be able to have an overhang of at least 15" on the long side. Cabinets will be 24" deep, with a front overhang of 1"-1.5", and back panel of .75". Seating overhang on the short side will depend on what needs to be located on the island (sink and dw?), but I wouldn't go less than 12" for comfort. NKBA guidelines--see #9 for seating overhang recommendation...See More
daisychain Zn3b
6 years ago
mrnickc
6 years agomrnickc
6 years agoWould something like this work in terms of the support for the overhang?l (is just the support posts with the thin strips to connect them but no plywood substrate)?
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agosheloveslayouts
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI tried to explain above, but it might be better to show in a drawing. Two people cannot occupy the same knee space on the corner. Each square = 6". Each rectangle represents the minimum recommended 24"x15" knee space for seating at a 36" high counter. If you proceed with your plan, do you see that leg room for orange and red as well as blue and green overlap? This doesn't take into account getting around the posts either. Very awkward.
Caroline Puthoff
3 years ago
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