Kitchen islands have long been considered the epitome of luxury design, adding function and abundant style to schemes. But recently, there have been many questions surrounding this once-desired ...

In a galley-style, narrow kitchen, an island seems impossible. And yet, designer Amy Peltier reimagined a small peninsula with bar stools as the built-in island this kitchen needed.

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ALLEY KITCHEN Parallel islands in this Wellington, Fla., kitchen by HW Interiors beautifully lead the eye to the mosaic-tile wall behind the range, but some design pros find the trend excessive.

Given how ubiquitous, even obligatory, a center island has become, a kitchen without one feels subversive. Sarah Stacey, an interior designer in Austin, Texas, is seeing that changing: “As ...