Black pendant lights are mounted above the white countertop of a light blue kitchen island with cabinets and a stainless steel dishwasher. The countertop is supported by a light blue island leg beside wooden bar stools.
38 Kitchen Island End Panel Ideas for a Custom Look
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Published: January 5, 2022
Updated: November 15, 2023
The kitchen is a focal point in any home. It’s where families gather to cook, eat, and share their lives together. The kitchen island is a perfect way to make the most of your space, but it can also be overwhelming when you don’t know what to do with the kitchen island end panels. The end panels are often neglected because there doesn’t seem to be a lot of options for them. However, if you give them some thought and plan accordingly, they can become a great addition to your kitchen that will help you create an elegant and functional design. Here are some kitchen island end panel ideas to maximize efficiency and style.
02 of Open Shelf Kitchen Island End Panel
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Interior designer Huong Vu champions the idea of maximizing kitchen functionality with an open shelf kitchen island end panel. “In a compact kitchen with limited space and a premium on storage, an island with an open-end panel offers essential extra storage,” she suggests, emphasizing the importance of practicality in design.
This concept is exemplified by a white kitchen island, crowned with a light wood butcher block countertop, and illuminated by dark bronze track lights. The open shelf end panel not only adds an element of style but also provides a handy space for storing kitchen essentials.
For those dealing with tighter spaces, Huong offers a solution: “If space is a constraint, a small mobile island with open ends can provide an additional work surface and storage.”
03 of Kitchen Island End Panel with Beadboard Paneling
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A stainless steel island range hood hangs over an electric cooktop installed on a gray kitchen island with beige and black countertop. The kitchen island end panel boasts white twisted spindle pilasters framing gray beadboard paneling.
04 of Farmhouse Kitchen with White Shiplap Island
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White corbels support a beige countertop on a white shiplap kitchen island. Two light wood bar stools tucked into the island face white bay windows installed on a green shiplap accent wall above the sink.
05 of White Kitchen with Contrasting Gray Island
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A kitchen with white cabinets and white tile backsplash features a contrasting gray kitchen island on rustic gray wood flooring. The island end panel is framed by a white and gray countertop and a gray pilaster.
06 of Kitchen Island X End Panel
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Dark brown leather and black metal counter stools are tucked into a white shiplap kitchen island with an X end panel. Rectangular lantern pendant lights hang above the island’s gray countertop in this kitchen with white cabinets.
07 of White Shiplap End Panel with Molding
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A white shiplap kitchen island with molding on the end panel complements white kitchen cabinets with brass pulls. Brass lantern pendant lights hang over the island’s light gray countertop with light wood stools tucked underneath the overhang.
08 of White Kitchen Island End Panel with Molding
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A kitchen with white shaker cabinets features matching molding on a white kitchen island end panel. Black lantern pendant lights illuminate the wood cross back bar stools tucked into the island’s breakfast bar.
09 of White Board and Batten Kitchen Island End Panel
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Brown leather and black metal bar stools face a kitchen island with white board and batten end panel and black and white geometric pattern along the front. Black pendant lights hang over the beige countertop in this kitchen with white cabinets.
10 of White Shiplap Kitchen Island with Pilasters
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A white shiplap kitchen island features an X end panel framed by white pilasters and a black and gray countertop. Black leather bar stools accompany the island in this kitchen with a dark wood range hood and white subway tile walls.
11 of White Shaker Cabinet End Panel
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White shaker cabinets are installed into the front and side of an island in this kitchen with white cabinets and light gray herringbone tile backsplash. The kitchen island’s light gray countertop features a sink with nickel faucet.
12 of Blue Kitchen Island End Panel Cabinet
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A sink with brass gooseneck faucet is installed on the white countertop of a blue kitchen island with cabinets and brass pulls. The kitchen island end panel features a matching blue cabinet and pilasters.
13 of Beige Kitchen Island in White Kitchen
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A kitchen with white cabinets and white subway tile backsplash frame a contrasting beige kitchen island. Light blue spindle back bar stools are placed in front of the white countertop and an X end panel.
14 of Navy Kitchen Island with Wood Countertop
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This kitchen boasts an island with a navy woven pattern end panel paired with a white range hood in a matching woven pattern. White lantern pendant lights hang from the white shiplap ceiling above the island’s light wood countertop.
15 of White Kitchen Island with Sink
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Glass pendant lights hang over a white kitchen island with light gray countertop and nickel gooseneck sink faucet. An end panel with decorative molding complements the island’s white cabinets with bronze knobs.
16 of Rustic Gray Painted Wood Kitchen Island
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Rustic white corbels support the butcher block countertop of a rustic gray painted wood kitchen island with white painted wood trim. A storage cabinet and drawer with black knobs are installed into the kitchen island end panel.
17 of Kitchen Island End Panel with Open Shelving
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A kitchen with tan floor tiles and white cabinets features a black contrasting kitchen island with open shelving on the end panel. Nickel and glass pendant lights hang over the island’s white countertop with black backless stools tucked underneath.
18 of Light Stained Wood Kitchen Island
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Brushed brass pendant lights hang from a white shiplap ceiling with wood beams over the white marble countertop of a light stained wood kitchen island. The island features cabinets with black pulls and a sink with brass gooseneck faucet.
19 of Contrasting Kitchen Island with X End Panel
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A kitchen with white cabinets features a contrasting gray kitchen island with white metal and wood counter stools under the breakfast bar. The island boasts a gray X end panel and white countertop lit by gray metal and crystal pendant lights.
20 of Rectangular Kitchen Island with Wood Countertop
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Light gray upholstered stools with dark wood legs are tucked into a rustic white kitchen island with an X design on the end panel. The rectangular island is topped by a wooden countertop in this kitchen with white cabinets.
21 of White Kitchen with Black Kitchen Island
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A kitchen with white cabinets features a black contrasting kitchen island with white countertop and black electrical outlet on the end panel. Black leather bar stools sit at the black board and batten front of the island.
22 of Contrasting Kitchen Island with X End Panel
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A stained wood kitchen island with white countertop features an X end panel with black electrical outlet. Two black pendant lights illuminate the contrasting island in this kitchen with white cabinets and shiplap range hood.
23 of Dark Wood Kitchen Island End Panel
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A brown vintage runner rug is laid beside a kitchen island with dark wood end panel in this kitchen with white cabinets. Two black pendant lamps illuminate the island’s beige countertop and wicker bar stools.
24 of White Kitchen Island with Cabinets
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A white kitchen island with cabinets and molding on the end panel sits in the middle of a kitchen with white cabinets and beige floor tiles. The island’s butcher block countertop is complemented by black cabinet pulls.
25 of White Kitchen with Contrasting Kitchen Island
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A contrasting dark wood kitchen island sits in the middle of an L-shaped kitchen with white cabinets. The white countertop on the island is lit by two nickel and glass pendant lights and paired with two gray metal bar stools.
26 of Contrasting Light Blue Kitchen Island
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A kitchen with white cabinets features a light blue contrasting kitchen island with a white countertop lit by two metal lantern lights. The kitchen island end panel is framed with molding and flanked by two white and gray runner rugs.
27 of Light Wooden Kitchen Island with Ornate Molding
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White farmhouse range hood and matching white cabinets face a contrasting light wooden kitchen island with ornate molding on the end panel. The island is topped by a white countertop and lit by two white and brass pendant lights.
28 of White Kitchen Island with Marble Countertop
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A white shiplap kitchen features a brown vintage runner rug beside a kitchen island with a white X end panel. Two black lantern pendant lights illuminate the silver gooseneck faucet on the island’s white and gray marble countertop.
29 of White Kitchen with Contrasting Gray Kitchen Island
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Bonze pendant lights mounted on a ceiling with rustic wood beams illuminate a kitchen island with white countertop and nickel sink faucet. The gray island with an X end panel and beadboard paneling contrasts with the kitchen’s white cabinets.
30 of Blue Kitchen Island with Drawers
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A kitchen with white shaker cabinets boasts a contrasting kitchen island with blue shaker drawers and a blue shiplap X end panel. Black lantern pendant lights mounted on a white shiplap ceiling illuminate the island’s light gray countertop.
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Gray corbels attached to a gray kitchen island end panel support a white and gray countertop lit by a gray and white pendant light. A gray vintage runner rug is laid beside the island in this kitchen with white cabinets.
32 of White Shiplap Barn Door End Panel
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A white shiplap kitchen island with white barn door end panel has wooden corbels supporting a gray and black countertop overhang. The kitchen features a matching white shiplap range hood with dark wood trim and white cabinets.
33 of White Kitchen Island with Butcher Block Countertop
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A light wood butcher block countertop kitchen island boasts an end panel with white island leg and white shiplap visible underneath white arched paneling. Black and glass pendant lights hang over the island in this kitchen with white cabinets.
34 of White Kitchen Island End Panel with Towel Holder
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Three black and white pendant lights illuminate the gas stove on a white kitchen island with black countertop. A black towel holder is installed on the kitchen island end panel beside the white cabinet front.
35 of White Kitchen Island with Oval Back Stools
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A white kitchen island with seating is surrounded by white cabinets in this L-shaped kitchen with stained wood flooring. Three beige and wood frame oval back bar stools are tucked into the island.
36 of White Kitchen Island with Shaker Drawers
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A white kitchen island positioned beside a white shiplap wall with light wood sliding barn door features white shaker drawers with black pulls. Glass and wood pendant lights illuminate the rectangular island’s white countertop.
37 of Dark Wood X End Panel
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White pendant lights illuminate a kitchen with white cabinets and a contrasting dark wood kitchen island with an X end panel. Woven bar stools with black metal legs and beige tufted seats are tucked under the island’s white countertop.
38 of Muted Green Farmhouse Kitchen Island End Panel
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This kitchen with white cabinets is accented by a muted green kitchen island end panel with an X design. Wooden cross back bar stools are tucked under the island’s white countertop lit by glass and brass pendant lights.
