I recently visited a sweet kitchen in Eugene, Oregon designed by Richard Shugar that you’ll eventually see in the magazine. The Island, which you’ll eventually learn about in the magazine, got me thinking: why are most kitchen islands square? By most, I mean every island I have seen in real life, except for this one. And by square I mean rectangular, L-shaped and all other rectilinear forms.
Of course cost and complexity to build are legitimate answers to my question. And maybe because the rest of the kitchen is square and the nearby walls are, too, and therefore somehow it feels appropriate. But that’s about all I can think of. Otherwise, why not think more…I guess I have to say it…out-of-the-box with an island’s shape making it the most useful it can be?
I will say that I spent a lot of time working around this island and it sure was easy to move about in a very natural and fluid way. I imagine this is a nice kitchen to live in every day. Here’s someone who agrees with Richard and me…Johnny Grey…and some of his work…here…and if you’ve yet to become a member of Finehomebuilding.com…here.
So, what do you think?
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I have rarely seen an uglier kitchen setup.