Using Wall Cabinets For Island

This video shows how to creatively use wall cabinets as base cabinets creating hundreds of possibilities in a kitchen design while saving hundreds of dollars.

Using wall cabinets for island.

Before you begin building the island order your countertop made 21 1 4 inches wide by 56 inches long so that it s ready to install when the base piece is done. Kitchen islands are the most versatile addition to any kitchen. Make sure you order at least two extra doors to finish the front of the island on the side of the 24 cabinets. This project calls for an l shaped toe kick using 2x4s.

Use simple straight cuts on plywood and stock boards to wrap the cabinets. So basically using wall cabinets as base cabinets but a floating base. Drive the screws slightly below the surface of the wood. Anyway i met with a helpful designer at home depot who suggested using 30 tall 36 wide 12 deep wall cabinets centered raised about 10 off the ground.

Drill pilot holes and fasten through the toe kick of each cabinet and into the cleat behind using trim head screws. Building a kitchen island can be pretty straightforward if you use stock cabinets for the cabinets and doors. Instead of fastening them to an interior wall they must be secured to the floor and have built in allowances for anchoring them. Confirm that the island is positioned on the original traced lines at each corner.

Remember matching base board to cover up the 4 1 2 inch platform you will build under the 30 high wall cabinets you use for the island. Place spacers throughout the toe kick over the points where the cabinets meet. The legs would have been in the way to seat 4 comfortably anyway. They add counter space centralize cooking areas add seating and eating areas and appeal to a kitchen layout.

The hardest part about making a kitchen island is deciding what to make it with. If you are using stock cabinets from a hardware store and there are limited size options it sometimes is a. Some use base cabinets and others use wall cabinets. The toe kick should be built so it sits 3 inches in on all sides of the cabinets and measures 4 inches high.

Using a wall cabinet as a base cabinet can be very practical depending on the situation.