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Your needs and tastes will help determine what kind of island you should have. In a smaller space, you’ll get maximum storage, convenience, and a neat appearance if you specify cabinets on both sides of the kitchen island so that dishes can be stashed or removed from either side. For a stylish, freestanding-furniture look that’s especially at home in traditional settings, specify an island with table legs and a low shelf for open display and storage. The common kitchen principle of extending every counter top at least an inch beyond the cabinets to prevent dribbling spills down cabinet fronts especially applies to islands. Whatever your decor in the kitchen, the island should flatter and enhance the rest of your kitchen decor.

To create a distinctive space, your first move is to look at your kitchen with an eye to what might serve as a focal point. A large window, alcove, or long wall can be the start. Take advantage of a bank of beautiful windows with an eye-catching counter that runs the length of the window wall. If you love to entertain and are lucky enough to have ample space, consider setting your room up to include two back-to-back kitchens; one with a full-size range, a fridge, ovens, and a sink, and the other with an ice-maker, a wine chiller, a second sink, a mini-fridge, and a microwave, plus an abundance of storage. Pretty much anything you dream up can be executed with the help of a talented design team. It’s up to you!

Longline is the famous kitchen model designed by Salvarani in 1971. Even though the kitchen could be done in different colors, black and white compositions are the best because of white tops and black mirror glass. The kitchen finishes range from black glass , stainless steel and lacquered laminate. The kitchen could have built-in light in shelves which brings out the linearity of the design and the clean cut shape of the elements. Doors have profile in aluminum and there aren’t handles on them. Corian and aluminum are materials of choice for the tops.

For years decorators have been utilizing the color and texture of fruit to bring accents into home decorating.  But showcasing that fruit in an appropriate object is just as important.  Take for example this metal basket by Alessi.  The purposeful assembly allows the fruit color to literally become part of the design – pretty clever!