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Kitchen islands are both attractive and functional. They anchor a kitchen, serve as decorative pieces, and increase the storage and countertop working space in your kitchen. They\u2019ve long been a popular kitchen element, and that doesn\u2019t show any signs of changing.<\/p>\n

Islands can be a DIY project for those who have significant home improvement experience, but building an island is not exactly a project for the DIY novice. Here, we\u2019ll go over what building a kitchen island involves and the cost of DIY vs. outsourcing. <\/p>\n

How Do I Build a Kitchen Island?
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The first step in installing a kitchen island\/bar is building a platform with 2x4s that will raise the cabinets to bar height. If building a platform sounds like an insurmountable task and\/or you don\u2019t have any experience with woodworking, it\u2019s probably best to call in a professional.
\nOnce the platform is complete it needs to be secured to the floor. The next step is removing all of the drawers and hardware from the freestanding cabinets that will make up the base of the kitchen island, and then joining the base cabinets together. At that point, you can add any decorative front or end panels to the cabinets. The final steps are installing the countertop, securing it, replacing cabinet doors and drawers, and adding any fixtures. <\/p>\n

Keep in mind that if you plan on having a sink or lights in the island, that is probably a job for a professional electrician and\/or plumber. If you\u2019re on the fence about DIY in the first place, those are not jobs to tackle on your own. <\/p>\n

An alternative to building your own kitchen island is purchasing a freestanding island. These are often cheaper, and they come in just about any size and style you can imagine. There are small and portable out-of-the box versions all the way up to massive, fancy custom designs.<\/p>\n

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Cost of DIY vs. Hiring a Pro
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The cost of a kitchen island very much depends on the type of island you buy, the materials, the size, whether the island is portable, pre-built or custom-built and so on. You could spend just a couple hundred dollars (although these are not high-quality, nor do they look like a permanent part of the home in most cases) or you could spend upwards of $10,000.<\/strong> <\/p>\n