This basic, ready-to-assemble IKEA island features a butcher-block slab, which the homeowner stained to match his walnut cabints. Outfitting the island with casters raises its height to accomodate ...

PICTURE the scene: an immaculate kitchen, straight out of a magazine, with a mammoth island the whole household can gather around. It's a kitchen many of us dream of, but realistically it can cost a ...

EVER renovated a kitchen before? Then you’ll know that having a bespoke island unit made isn’t exactly cheap. But rather than forking out a small fortune for one ...

When Zoe Hunt and her family moved into a new house in Cary, North Carolina, they though it was beautiful, but sometimes lacked character. To add some personality, they added DIY touches throughout ...

An amateur DIY fan has saved hundreds of pounds after knocking together a kitchen island made from IKEA bookcases. Vikki Cosgrove says she's "never been prouder" after replacing her dated old table ...

Always wanted a kitchen island? One thrifty mum has revealed how she constructed her own DIY version from used scaffolding boards for £200 – saving her £470 in total. 34-year-old Kayleigh Sherbourne, ...

When we set out to design our island, we aimed for something more than a kitchen-cabinet clone stranded in the middle of the room. Instead, we took our cue from the classic worktables of rural America ...

The rise of the unfitted kitchen has changed how we approach kitchen design. Rooms that were once fitted with rows of ...