Kitchen Furniture Ideas

One of the most important rooms in the home, the kitchen is more than just a place to cook and store food. It is often a gathering spot for family and friends, a place where conversations and bonding over home-cooked meals occurs and a central hub of a home. The furniture you choose for this space will help to make it an inviting, comfortable and functional space. Does this Spark an idea?

Table and Chairs

If your kitchen has room to accommodate it, a table and chairs are ideal pieces of furniture to bring into the space, as they transform it from a room for cooking into a place where dining and comfortable socializing can occur. There are a variety of styles of tables and chairs available. For a rustic kitchen, a re-purposed wooden table--perhaps an old barn door--coupled with mismatched antique store chairs will work well. If you have a flair for modern decor, bring in a glass-topped table with black lacquered chairs. Even in a small kitchen, you can create a quaint eating area with a bistro set.

Buffet and Hutch

A buffet and a hutch add storage to your kitchen and double as an extra surface for food service. The buffet part of this piece of furniture is a free-standing piece of furniture that typically contains a counter, drawers and cabinets. A hutch sits on top of the buffet and supplies shelves and cabinets that can be used for display and storage purposes. This piece of furniture sits against a wall in your kitchen. There are a variety and materials to choose from: light to dark colored woods; tops made of granite, wood or stainless steel; and closed, glass-paneled or open shelves and cabinets.

An Island

For an open kitchen that needs more counter space, bring in an island. An island is usually a centrally located piece of furniture or cabinetry that free-standing and is either a permanent or modular fixture. Its main purpose is to provide an extra surface for meal preparation, yet it also provides extra storage--as it often includes drawers and cabinets--and doubles as a place to eat--as stools or chairs may be placed around it. The base and cabinets are usually constructed of wood, while the work surface may be made of stone, wood or stainless steel.

Microwave Cart

If you have a microwave oven and lack counter space in your kitchen, a microwave cart may be a beneficial furniture addition. These carts are typically movable cabinets that contain drawers and cabinets under a top that has plenty of space for a microwave. Not only do they provide more counter space, but the cabinets and drawers provide more storage--something that you can never have enough of in a kitchen.