Adding a stove refrigerator or sink to a kitchen peninsula can create a more efficient work triangle in your kitchen making cooking cleaning and food preparation easier and more enjoyable. Many homeowners choose to make their kitchen peninsula a fully functioning feature of their kitchen design by adding cooking or cleaning functionality. An island needs a pathway all around it while a peninsula can sit in the same place and connect to a wall so what would be a small patch of walkway becomes an additional worktop area.
Even compared to a kitchen island a peninsula offers more worktop real estate. A peninsula style kitchen brings a lot of potential to your layout especially if you have a small kitchen. Different than a freestanding island kitchen peninsulas offer three sides of workspace with one end attached to a wall or counter space often forming an l shape peninsula layouts provide ample space and storage for a kitchen and especially serve as an alternative option to an island for smaller sized kitchens.
I ve lived in one home with a large island and several homes with a peninsula. Current data reports about 10 25 of kitchens have a peninsula and no island. While kitchen islands are super popular there are still many kitchen layouts build and renovated with a peninsula.
In many kitchens that have this layout the peninsula serves as a room divider that separates the kitchen from a dining or living room area as seen in this design. A peninsula is basically a connected island converting an l shaped kitchen layout into a horseshoe or u shape. See more ideas about kitchen remodel kitchen decor kitchen inspirations.
Oct 19 2019 explore real estate fiend s board kitchen peninsula followed by 1772 people on pinterest. Small contemporary open plan kitchen boasts a light gray peninsula fitted with a white marble waterfall countertop holding a sink with a polished nickel gooseneck faucet above flat front cabinets fitted with a stainless steel dishwasher and adorning polished nickel ring pulls. Some of these ideas are great open kitchen designs for small kitchens for that quick breakfast in the morning but a peninsula may just be what the efficient kitchen layout you need.
May 31 2018 a peninsula in a kitchen can be useful to substitute a table to have extra cooking or baking space and maybe use up space for an additional sink. My own home is from the 70s it never had a peninsula and being l shaped i was able to add a small island 3 x 4 but most kitchens in my neighborhood are u. An small l shaped kitchen can often accommodate a small island but u shaped kitchens usually work best with a peninsula as an island can impede the flow between appliances.
This small contemporary apartment features a marmara white marble countertop and a breakfast bar peninsula with under mount sink gray subway tile backsplash which extends up to the ceiling light tone flat panel cabinetry with smoked glass front panels.
Small kitchen peninsula with sink. Overlooking the city this kitchen space has picture windows which effectively brings in natural light and provides a beautiful backdrop.
Overlooking the city this kitchen space has picture windows which effectively brings in natural light and provides a beautiful backdrop.
