To use an island as an informal dining space plan for at least 24 inches of width per person.
Kitchen island width and length.
42 with a sink.
You can make islands narrower without a sink.
Although small these dimensions still allow for a practical working island including the option of integrated appliances.
See below length is main dimension that changes based on number of seats.
Everything will be determined by the size and shape of your room.
This would typically have a surrounding clearance zone of 1 meter.
While the average size of a kitchen island is 2000mm x 1000mm 80 x 40 inches there are many possibilities when it comes to the shape and size of kitchen islands.
30 kitchen island surface to bottom of over island light i e.
At a minimum your built in kitchen island size will need to be four feet by two feet with an average of 36 to 42 inches of clearance all the way.
Not every island has to be large with a seating area.
This kitchen island size is enough space for prep work like cutting slicing cleaning fresh produce and kneading dough for baking.
24 kitchen stool height.
Bottom of pendant light.
Squeeze an island into a smaller kitchen islands can vary in size and shape but the minimum recommended size of a fixed kitchen island is about 40 by 40 inches 1 000 by 1 000 millimeters.