These Designer-Approved Kitchen Islands with Sinks Make Cooking Feel Luxurious

In this New York kitchen, designer Jessie Schuster selected dark wood floors and a dark kitchen island base with a deep sink, and then chose off-white hues above. “We really wanted the kitchen to feel warm, so we ran the wood floors into the kitchen, which created a nice juxtaposition to the creaminess and lightness,” Schuster said.

Oliver M. Furth infused this Beverly Hills home with Hollywood glamour. This giant kitchen island with gold sink fixtures is painted in a high-gloss coat of Benjamin Moore’s Black Satin.

In designer Nick Olsen’s Sag Harbor kitchen, the hand-painted backsplash tiles are by Emery & Cie. They provide just the right pop to this all-white kitchen, while distracting from the kitchen sink.

This Montana house designed by ELLE Decor A-List firm Commune has a kitchen with custom walnut cabinetry, paired with honed green slate counters. The bronze stove hood is by Amuneal; the custom stools are by Classic Design, and the pendant is by Piet Hein Eek.

When you need extra storage, combine your kitchen island and sink with shelving. In a Martha’s Vineyard home with interiors by Steven Gambrel, the raked-edge countertop is White Macaubas quartzite, and the terra-cotta backsplash tiles are from Mosaic House. The island sink fittings are by Waterworks, and the vintage pendants are from Ollier.

In the kitchen of this London home, the island is made from a 19th-century cast-iron stove and topped with Carrara marble. The pendant light is early-20th-century French and the walls are lined with 19th-century Portuguese tiles.