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Wine Rack Kitchen Island - Making Entertaining Easier
A wine rack kitchen island is just such a perfect idea for entertaining.
Kitchen islands are usually intended to be the center of activity in the kitchen, and family and guests very naturally gravitate to them.
Wine rack kitchen islands merely capitalize on that by having good wines right at hand when guests arrive.
Many islands with wine racks provide even more features and amenities to make entertaining easier.
Some have bar-sinks installed, refrigeration units below, glass and towel racks, butcher block cutting surfaces for serving bread and cheeses, and drop-leaf or raised-shelf serving areas.
Keeping The Grape, And The Guests, Nearby
Kitchens with open-space design are perfect places for kitchen islands that separate the host or hostess doing the cooking from the guests doing the schmoozing and eating, and many islands have integrated serving and eating bars or countertop shelves where guests can sit and visit.
A kitchen cart fitted with a wine rack is also a good choice.
When the guests move to another room or outside to the deck or patio, the kitchen cart can go right with them so wine is still at hand and meats, breads, and cheeses can be served or, if outside, prepared for the grill.
Kitchen islands and carts are made of a variety of materials - woods, stainless steel, copper, stone, and others, and are available in popular styles like traditional, contemporary, antique, country, rustic, and avant garde. Many combine materials to adapt to many decors.
Finishes on islands with wine racks might be natural, oiled, stained, painted--some hand-painted, and, on metal, powder-coat.
Work surfaces and tops are usually hard wood, granite or marble, stainless steel or wrought iron, and a very common and attractive choice, butcher block, which is usually Hardrock Maple fastened end or edge grain to prevent cracking and warping.
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