APPLIANCES AND MECHANICALS

摘要

Appliances can add to an island's usefulness. When space is tight, however, choosing the right appliance is important. Door swings should be considered: The doors on dishwashers, for example, vary from 21 in. (the traditional height) to 30 in. (the height increasingly found on high-end models). The choice of appliances surrounding the island is also important. A cabinet-depth, French-door refrigerator may need only 42 in. to accommodate the door swing between itself and the island, while an overdeep single-door model may need 70 in.