Get creative with your kitchen island

Kitchen islands are simply too good to use only in the kitchen. See how you can use them in other parts of your home – and make it useful in even more ways.

A kitchen island used as a desk in front of white glass cabinets. Curtains hang from the frame.

Gather the family for fun and games

More versatile than a coffee table, less food-oriented than your dining table. It’s also higher than a normal table, making it more accessible for family and friends to stand or sit around. Play board games, do homework – and set up that puppet show.

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An island used as a desk with a blue/grey work lamp, blue curtains and a board game on top. Two stools are in front.

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A welcome organiser

The island can serve as a clever room divider in an open-plan home. Try it near the door to keep your entrance welcoming and organised.

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A VADHOLMA kitchen island with rack in black/oak used as a room divider in a hallway and to store clothes and accessories.

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An island of instant well-being

Even if your kitchen island stays in the kitchen, it can be used in untraditional ways. Whether you use it to prepare your best cup of tea or lean on it when leafing through a good read, this is the place to go for a break from everyday musts.

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A kitchen island with rack decorated with a black lighting chain and trailing leafy green plants in white plant pots.

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For teatime (or me-time)

Fancy a cuppa? VADHOLMA kitchen island with rack keeps everything you need for a soothing cup of tea within arm’s reach.

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A close-up of the top rack shelf of an island used for hanging cups and a honey dipper on hooks and for storing tea.

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We love to see our customers get creative with our products. Go for it! But please note that altering or modifying IKEA products so they can no longer be re-sold or used for their original purpose, means the IKEA commercial guarantees and your right to return the products will be lost.