Build A Kitchen Island Using Stock Cabinets

Before you begin building the island order your countertop made 21 1 4 inches wide by 56 inches long so that it s ready to install when the base piece is done.

Build a kitchen island using stock cabinets.

Since upper cabinets do not automatically come with a toe kick one will have to be built. This project calls for an l shaped toe kick using 2x4s. The toe kick should be built so it sits 3 inches in on all sides of the cabinets and measures 4 inches high. Once this decision is made you can assemble the island.

Some use base cabinets and others use wall cabinets. It s wise to use shims on the cabinets. Install the floor cleats. How to build a kitchen island with stock cabinets step 1.

The easiest cabinets to use are stock base cabinets because they are going to be the same size as the rest of the base cabinets. Remove all tables and chairs from the kitchen and measure to find the center of the room. Place spacers throughout the toe kick over the points where the cabinets meet. The floor cleats are two 2 x 4 boards that are attached to the floor.

Fasten the cabinets together back to back so you can get accurate dimensions for the base. Beadboard panels add texture to the unfinished side of the cabinets. We started the process of looking at islands made out of kitchen cabinets and didn t find much we got some old cabinets from facebook marketplace. Begin by choosing the look and type of material you would like to work with including stock cabinets molding.

The cabinets in this project are pre ordered stock cabinets. Building a kitchen island can be pretty straightforward if you use stock cabinets for the cabinets and doors. The hardest part about making a kitchen island is deciding what to make it with. We had trouble leveling them so we used a few wooden shims and tried some re arranging also used 1inch pieces of wood between the cabinets to make them more separated and give the doors more space.