15 Best Kitchen Islands (Review) In 2021

With a range of color options and plenty of space for small appliances as well as pots and pans, it’s easy to see why the Hodedah Kitchen Island with Spice Rack, Towel Rack & Drawer is our best choice of islands for a kitchen. It offers a variety of useful features, including handy wheels that make it easy to move around, and the high-quality compressed wood ensures exceptional durability. Despite this, you might struggle with the assembly, especially if you’re by yourself, and while the spice and towel racks are useful, they don’t feel too secure.

The Casual Home Kitchen Island comes in a variety of sizes that makes it an attractive choice for a range of households. Whether you’re working in a small, medium, or large kitchen, you will find a size that suits you. It comes with a solid wood top with spacious tiers that maximize storage, wasting zero space, and giving you an open-plan design that’s convenient and stylish. The contrasting frame and tabletop give it a modern feel, meaning it ticks most boxes, but we wish the drawer wasn’t so shallow.

The Liberty Off-White Kitchen Cart with Stainless Steel Top by Home Styles includes hardwood and engineered wood combination to balance quality with affordability, and its stainless steel top is perfect for hot pans without damaging the surface. There is elegant brushed nickel hardware, while wheels make it easy to move, while the locking casters keep it stable and in place. We found, however, that the wood could split a little too easily, and you may find it difficult to secure some bolts, which raises questions over the sturdiness.

For durability and quality, there are few better options than the Linon Kitchen Island Granite Top. Here, you get everything you could want from a kitchen island, including a slide-out wire basket for extra storage and four wine bottle grooves for when you want a treat with dinner. There is a 300 pound total weight limit, ensuring peace of mind, and it’s also microwave-friendly, meaning it won’t scratch. However, the granite top doesn’t feel too secure, so find a solution to keep it in place, especially when you’re getting into the cooking zone.

If you’re looking for a premium pick when considering kitchen island ideas, the Americana Oak Kitchen Island by Home Styles is exactly what you need. It comes with a combination of solid hardwood and engineered wood, which denotes durability, while the antique brass finished hardware adds a unique and elegant touch. The drawer slides open with ease, and with multiple drawers and cabinets, there’s plenty of storage space that you can additionally arrange using a kitchen drawer organizer. We’d not advise assembling it yourself though, as it’s likely to cause you at least a little frustration if you go it all alone.

The HOMCOM Rolling Oak Wood Drop-Leaf Kitchen Island Cart is one of our favorite kitchen island ideas for a few reasons. For one, it comes with an expandable leaftop counter which drops down to give you more space when not using it. It also comes with plenty of storage options, and the convenient caster wheels mean it’s easy to move. Arguably, the oak wood butcher block countertop is the best feature, though, especially for anyone passionate about cooking. Again, though, it takes a long time to assemble.

Compact and convenient, the Dorel Living Kitchen Island is perfect for small spaces while still giving you useful storage solutions and space to prep some of your favorite meals. There is an adjustable inside shelf which provides excellent flexibility if you want to switch things up. The built-in towel bar and spice rack add useful little features, as do the caster wheels, but while these can lock, you might still find the unit shifting slightly if you apply too much pressure, and there’s a chance that it won’t feel as stable as other options.

For a graceful and efficient option, the Monarch White Kitchen Island by Home Styles covers exactly what you need. The extendable 15.5-inch breakfast bar gives you options when it comes to having a relaxing Sunday morning, while the storage cabinet, complete with four adjustable shelves offers excellent flexibility. We also love the elegant pillars on each corner, adding to the traditional feel, but one issue with this is that there are no wheels, so good luck trying to move it, especially considering how heavy it is.

The Nova Microdermabrasion Rolling Wood Kitchen Island Storage Trolley is an exceptional best value pick when looking at the best kitchen islands ideas. Here, you get something that is both sturdy and durable, but also highly affordable, allowing you to maximize your kitchen space like never before. It has a useful three-tier design that increases storage potential with a 6-bottle wine rack and stainless steel accessories, including a towel rack that contrasts perfectly with the wooden frame. This frame feels a little rough in certain places though, so you might do well to sand it down to make sure nobody gets a splinter while admiring it.

With three storage drawers, versatile applications, and handy swivel casters, this Giantex Kitchen Island Cart is suitable for small spaces or as an additional table to hold essentials. It boasts a modern and elegant style that helps it blend in perfectly to the contemporary home, and unlike other models, it’s actually easy to assemble. We hope we haven’t jinxed you by saying that, though. It’s also easy to clean and maintain, but there are some doubts over the stability of the table top, and the trays don’t slide out very easily.

The Americana Antique White Kitchen Island by Home Styles brings the rustic feel to your kitchen and home overall, giving you something that’s full of character and always appealing. It comes with an easy-access storage cabinet, while the raised panel doors add interesting but effective details that enable it to stand out against more modern and ‘stylish’ alternatives. There are also matching oak finished knobs, but like other antique styles, there aren’t any wheels, which means it is difficult to move when the time comes.

The high-quality materials of the Home Aesthetics Wood Rolling Kitchen Island Cart Trolley on Wheels are something that ensures it stands out from the competition, but it doesn’t finish there. You also get two convenient drawers as well as a towel rack on the side that doubles as a steering handle when moving the unit around. The 110-pound maximum weight capacity gives you confidence, while the spacious lower tiers can provide versatile storage possibilities. However, we encountered some minor quality control issues, which never ideal, and some of the coating might crack during assembly.

The Aspen Rustic Cherry Kitchen Island by Home Styles is a stunning option perfect for larger households that are still short on space. The mahogany and wood veneers add character and grace, which is further accented with the bold molding detail that brings the classic appeal you might look for. As far as other island features go, a unique sliding mechanism increases counter space to help keep you organized during food prep, and the entire unit feels sturdy and durable, so you know you can trust it. You’ll find that it also takes a while to assemble, though, and the lack of wheels could be an issue.

The LAZZO Kitchen Island on Wheels provides vast extra storage space that will simplify your kitchen organization needs and take away the stress that has followed you around the home for far too long. Its windowed cabinet doors mean you don’t need to hide your favorite pots and pans away from your guests, while the thick pine counter is durable and can withstand up to 300 pounds. You can also use it as a side table, giving it some superb versatility, but this is only useful if you can assemble it, which like other islands can be a little tricky.

Available in two colors and boasting a useful design that ensures a range of storage possibilities, the ChooChoo Kitchen Cart on Wheels combines a traditional style with an open style to ensure you can access everything you need with no hassle. It includes two drawers and one cabinet, while the four shelves are ideal for anything you need to use regularly, such as your favorite spices or wooden mixing spoons. Despite this, it doesn’t feel too high quality, and there seems to be an unnecessary amount of hardware involved in the assembly process.