Both stylish and functional, kitchen islands are the foundation of any cooking space. Whether they’re crafted of sleek, modern steel or made from rustic, weathered wood, there’s a way to nail the kitchen island look and complete the aesthetic of your cooking space. Finding it hard to settle on a style for your own kitchen?

PEPPER GRANITE

A Melbourne, Australia home makes the most of an open-concept space with a streamlined island crafted of pepper granite.

WALNUT VENEER ISLAND

Designers Kelli Wilde and Laurent Champeau gave this 19th-century Paris apartment a modern facelift with a walnut-paneled kitchen, including a custom walnut-veneer kitchen island.

CURVED ISLAND

In a sprawling TriBeCa apartment, interior designer Richard Mishaan brings the drama with a custom island by Herzog & de Meuron, which features a rounded, black lacquer base.

TILE AND MARBLE

Architect Carmel Greer brings the drama to her Washington, D.C. kitchen, with a navy central island clad in black tile and topped with black marble.

GRAVITY-DEFYING ISLAND

Karen Williams of St. Charles New York bridges the gap between prewar architecture and a contemporary cool by installing a semi-open island, with room for storage and seating all at once.

DOUBLE ISLAND

Interior designer Courtney Hill Fertitta expands this kitchen's function with marble-clad double islands, which are painted in a pale blue shade to keep the large space light and bright.

BUTCHER BLOCK ISLAND

Architect Elizabeth Roberts fashioned a spacious Brooklyn kitchen with an island covered in a custom oak Tri-Lox butcher block, creating the perfect place for meals to be made and enjoyed.

WOODEN TABLE ISLAND

In Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Spanish-style Hollywood home, a marble-clad kitchen is warmed up with its generously-sized central wooden island table.

VINTAGE TABLE ISLAND

A vintage French artist's table serves as the kitchen island in this breezy Hamptons summer house, bridging the gap between the modern appliances and cozy cottage feel.

CAESARSTONE ISLAND

A modern Mexican treehouse kitchen makes the most of the space's sleek architecture with an intuitive custom island topped with modern Caesarstone.

RECLAIMED WOOD ISLAND

A rustic-modern vineyard estate by Amy A. Alper, Architect and Jennifer Robin Interiors takes advantage of bright and airy spaces, fashioning this open kitchen with reclaimed wood, including the island which is topped with concrete for durability.

GRAY WOOD ISLAND

Jamie Bush & Co maintained a coordinated kitchen appeal, with light gray wood cabinets and island, which is topped with sleek marble.