5 Great Kitchen Islands Under $300

Here is the centerpiece your kitchen has been waiting for. Its solid-wood tabletop — which has a fold-out leaf for extra space — serves as a work area when you're cooking and doubles as a self-serve station during parties and holidays. Three drawers and a large cabinet with shelves give you plenty of storage options for dry goods, snacks, and tableware. Plus, it's got a spice rack, removable paper towel bar, and locking wheels (which you can swap out for legs).

This rolling island packs a lot of utility into a small design. Three shelves (with safety railings) hold spices, cooking liquids, and shelf-stable goods, and two holes cut into the wooden top give you easy access to your most frequently used cooking oils. A drawer is a perfect place to store extra pantry ingredients, dinner plates, or tablecloths, and a pull-out trash bin lets you sweep food scraps off the tabletop and right inside. The knife-holding slot lets you store your knives where you need them and frees up space in your drawers.

If you want a moveable island that looks good enough to wheel into the living or dining room to serve hors d'oeuvres from, get this one. It has plenty of drawer space to keep extra plates, bowls, glasses, and utensils, and the open shelf in the middle can be used either for extra platters of food or as a minibar setup. Plus, its towel rack and spice rack help you finish all your food prep on the island without having to go back to your kitchen counters to grab tools and ingredients.

Keep things simple with this durable metal rolling island, which has two large surfaces: one on top for working and one below for storage. Its wheels swivel around 360 degrees and can lock in place when you're prepping food on it. And, because it holds up to 300 pounds, this works just as well in the kitchen to store and move heavy kitchen appliances as it does in the garage as a moveable workbench.

This farmhouse-inspired rolling island has a stainless-steel countertop to give you a blend of rustic and modern designs. In lieu of lots of bells and whistles is a ton of storage space and a sturdy construction that will hold up well in your kitchen, living room, or dining room. Use this to corral all your kitchen appliances into one spot where they're accessible and don't take up valuable real estate on your counters or in your cabinets.