How To Make A Kitchen Island With Ikea Cabinets. We secured the counter to the base cabinets and wrapped the seating side with shiplap. If youre installing a kitchen island it must be secured to the floor using utby legs or.

IKEA Hack {how we built our kitchen island} Jeanne Oliver
IKEA Hack {how we built our kitchen island} Jeanne Oliver from jeanneoliver.com

In order to get the cabinets to the necessary height, a platform was built from 2 x 4’s (actual dimensions being 1.5″ x 3.5″) with 1″ plywood on top to create a necessary “toe kick” height of 4.5″. Mount the island’s base onto the frame and secure it by screwing them together according to the arrows in the image. This was very important to me to include the custom woodwork and create an island that looked more like a furniture piece and to also incorporate the design elements that are throughout the house.

IKEA Hack {how we built our kitchen island} Jeanne Oliver

We secured the counter to the base cabinets and wrapped the seating side with shiplap. Mount the island’s base onto the frame and secure it by screwing them together according to the arrows in the image. Clad the sides with the hittarp cover panels. Here’s how to make a kitchen island.

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