Build A Kitchen Island Using Stock Cabinets

Install the floor cleats.

Build a kitchen island using stock cabinets.

Beadboard panels add texture to the unfinished side of the cabinets. 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. Measure the room place the cabinets the room needs to be measured to locate the island in the best spot and to place the base cabinets. Begin by choosing the look and type of material you would like to work with including stock cabinets molding.

Building a kitchen island can be pretty straightforward if you use stock cabinets for the cabinets and doors. The cabinets in this project are pre ordered stock cabinets. Fasten the cabinets together back to back so you can get accurate dimensions for the base. Place spacers throughout the toe kick over the points where the cabinets meet.

It s wise to use shims on the cabinets. 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. Since upper cabinets do not automatically come with a toe kick one will have to be built. The floor cleats are two 2 x 4 boards that are attached to the floor.

Once this decision is made you can assemble the island. The hardest part about making a kitchen island is deciding what to make it with. Some use base cabinets and others use wall cabinets. Remove all tables and chairs from the kitchen and measure to find the center of the room.

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. Use simple straight cuts on plywood and stock boards to wrap the cabinets. This project calls for an l shaped toe kick using 2x4s. How to build a custom kitchen island step 1.