The kitchen island can change the entire look of a kitchen. Most likely, you spend a lot of time in your kitchen, and so do your loved ones. The kitchen island is a place to prepare food, cook food, serve food, serve drinks, eat food, and stand around and engage in conversation. The kitchen island is multi-purpose.

The kitchen island’s size, look, shape, and purpose should reflect your wants and needs. Do you have a big family? Do you have a big kitchen? Do you host a lot of parties? Do you have a lot of kitchenware? Do you cook often? The answers to these questions will determine how you design your kitchen island.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance, we are experts in kitchen renovations. We will look at your kitchen and help you design the ideal kitchen island for you based on your needs, wants, and the size of your kitchen.

For this article, we’ve gathered together a list of different kitchen island design ideas. A new kitchen island can help bring your kitchen to life – it will be a great focal point in the room.

• Choose a round kitchen island instead of a square or rectangle island. If you have a lot of gatherings, the round island is better for socializing. The round kitchen island will also help the room look bigger.
• If you build a two-level kitchen island, you can use one level for eating and serving while the other level is for cooking and preparing food.
• Install shelves, cabinets, drawers, and wine racks into the sides of the island to create more storage space into your kitchen. The shelves and storage can also be a fun way for you to display décor, appliances, books, wine bottles, and more.
• Choose contrasting colors for the countertop and cabinetry – this will be a bold look.
• Build a TV into the island that can sink down under the countertop when you are not using it.
• Put your stove top on the island if you don’t have enough room on your other counters.
• Put an additional sink in the island.
• Install a one-level island with nothing on it for a simple, clean look.
• Install USB cords and outlets into the island so you can easily charge devices and use appliances from the island without having to stretch cords.

These kitchen island upgrade ideas just scratch the surface of the possibilities! Come to us with all your kitchen island ideas and we can help make your vision a reality!

Ready to install a new kitchen island? Our team at Sunset Builders & Maintenance are experts in kitchen renovations.

We do kitchen renovations in Sanibel Island, Fort Myers and all surrounding towns in Lee County. Call us at 239-233-2152 or click Sanibel kitchen remodeler page to view some of our remodeling projects and learn more.

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Did you know the average person spends about two years in the bathroom? Where do you spend the most time in the bathroom? Yes, we know it’s a personal question; however, we’re willing to bet you spend a lot of time in front of the vanity. A bathroom vanity is combination of the bathroom sink and the storage or cabinetry around it.

At the vanity, you can put on makeup, shave, style your hair, brush your teeth, pluck your eyebrows, and more!

A bathroom should be an inviting, calming place where you gather yourself together, freshen up, and get ready for your days and nights. You want to design and create a space that makes you want to spend time in there.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance we specialize in bathroom remodeling in Southwest Florida including the cities of Sanibel, Captiva Islands, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, and Naples. As experts in remodeling bathrooms, we assure that your project will run smoothly and be completed on time. Our bathrooms are designed and built with top-quality craftsmanship and service.

A vanity is an important piece to a bathroom – the look of a vanity changes the entire style of a room. Below, we’ve shared some different vanity styles that you may want to install in your newly renovated bathroom.

• If you like elegance and traditional looks, install a washstand vanity. This is just a sink – there is no storage space. These work great in tiny bathrooms, or if you have a lot of other storage elsewhere.
• If you’re looking for a little storage space, install a single vanity. There is a cabinet built under the sink.
• If you need a lot of storage, install a long and deep vanity with multiple drawers and cabinets.
• If you don’t have a lot of space in your bathroom, install a wall-mounted sink/vanity. You will save more room in the bathroom and keep it more open looking.
• If you are looking for something unique and artsy, install a vanity that looks like a piece of furniture.
• If you have an idea in your head and no vanity looks similar, you can create and customize your own vanity that fits the room, your needs and your style.

With each vanity style, you will also have a lot of decisions to make regarding: the color of the cabinets, color of the sink, the material of the sink, the length of the sink, the height of the sink, the style of doorknobs and handles, and more.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance, we do bathroom renovations in Sanibel Island, Fort Myers and all surrounding Southwest Florida and Lee County areas. Ready for a new vanity? Want to renovate your bathroom? Let’s get started!

Get started with us today. Call us at 239-233-2152 or click Sanibel bathroom remodeler page to view some of our custom bathroom remodeling projects and learn more.

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