White kitchen island with cabinets is topped with a light gray countertop lit by woven pendant lights. The island is positioned in front of a stained wood dining table accompanied by wooden cross back dining chairs.
18 Chic Kitchen Island with Drawers Ideas for a Flawless Space
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Published: January 23, 2022
Updated: December 5, 2023
For a long time, kitchen islands have been outfitted with cabinets rather than drawers. But why is this? It turns out there are a few reasons drawers may be better for you. Cabinet doors can limit space in your kitchen and make it feel smaller, while drawers can provide more storage without taking up any extra space. In addition to this, cabinet doors tend to break much more easily than drawers. Catching an edge on a cabinet door can cause it to break off in just a day or two. Drawers take longer to break and will not be as likely to ruin your whole kitchen island when they do eventually fall apart after years of use. There are many other benefits of using drawers over cabinets, so read on to see great kitchen island with drawers examples.
02 of Blue and White Wallpaper Kitchen with Buffet
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Green island kitchen features a vintage wood buffet with hutch against white and blue patterned wallpaper. Stained wood and woven bar stools stand beneath the curved beige and black countertop overhang of a green island. Antique nickel knobs adorn the island drawers.
03 of Black Pulls on Dark Blue Kitchen Island Drawers
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Bronze lantern pendant lights hang above a rustic dark blue kitchen island with drawers adorned in black pulls. A white apron sink paired with nickel faucet sits in the island’s gray and black countertop.
04 of Light Wood Kitchen Island with Black Pulls
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Black pulls adorn the kitchen island drawers of a light wood rectangular island lit by glass pendant lights. A stainless steel microwave is fitted next to the drawers under the island’s white countertop.
05 of White Kitchen Island with Drawers
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Vintage white and blue runner rug is laid next to a kitchen island with white drawers and a white shiplap X end panel. Black lantern pendant lights illuminate the island’s gray and black countertop.
06 of Wooden Apothecary Cabinet Used as Kitchen Island
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This kitchen with ivory cabinets boasts an antique wooden apothecary cabinet used as a rectangular kitchen island. The island stands on beige floor tiles in front of a stained wood range hood.
07 of Blue Kitchen Island with Brass Hardware
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Blue kitchen island with drawers adorned in brass hardware sits opposite white kitchen cabinets with black pulls. A stainless steel microwave is fitted into the island underneath the white and gray marble countertop.
08 of Two-toned Cupboard with Black Drawer Pulls
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Two-toned white and stained wood cupboard with black drawer pulls is attached to the end of a gray kitchen island. Wooden bar stools sit at the breakfast bar between narrow cabinets installed into the front of the island.
09 of White Kitchen Island with Shaker Drawers
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White kitchen island positioned beside light wood sliding double doors boasts white shaker drawers with black pulls along the front. A white power outlet is installed into the end panel molding under the island’s white countertop.
10 of Light Gray Island End Panel with Drawers
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This kitchen with white cabinets and gray glazed tile backsplash boasts a light gray rectangular island. Shaker drawers with chrome pulls are installed into the island end panel under the white and gray marble countertop.
11 of Long Black Kitchen Island Drawer Pulls
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White kitchen island with drawers is accented by long black pulls and a black countertop. The island is lit by black globe pendant lights next to white kitchen cabinets under a black window.
12 of White Shiplap Kitchen Island Drawers
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White shiplap kitchen island features brown leather and black metal bar stool seating on one end and white drawers with black pulls on the other. A white outlet is built into the X end panel under the gray and black countertop.
13 of Kitchen Island Drawers with Brass Hardware
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White kitchen island with table on one end is topped with a white countertop. White drawers with brass hardware on the other end of the island face white kitchen cabinets and a brass gooseneck sink faucet.
14 of Kitchen Island Cabinets with Black Hardware
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Light wood kitchen island with black cabinet hardware sits opposite white kitchen drawers with brass pulls. A brass gooseneck faucet leans over a white apron sink built into the island’s white and gray marble countertop.
15 of Army Green Square Drawers with Brass Pulls
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A set of square drawers with brass pulls adorn an army green kitchen island with white countertop. The island is placed in front of white kitchen drawers with brass pulls against a glazed white staggered tile backsplash.
16 of Polished Nickel Pulls on White Kitchen Island
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Polished nickel pulls adorn a white kitchen island with drawers underneath a white and gray marble countertop. The island is lit by nickel and crystal pendant lights mounted in front of a beige wall with white wainscoting.
17 of White Kitchen Drawers with Nickel Pulls
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A rectangular kitchen island with white drawers and nickel pulls stands in front of a white and stained wood staircase. Nickel and glass pendant lights hang from a white coffered ceiling above the island’s white and gray marble countertop.
18 of Light Green Kitchen Island End Panel Drawers
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Chrome and glass pendant lamps illuminate the gray marble countertop of a light green kitchen island. The end panel features a set of drawers with chrome pulls installed next to the island’s table leg.
