How One Couple Used IKEA Finnvard Trestle Legs to Make a Kitchen Island

Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold
Cambria Bold is the Executive Editor of Cubby, and one of Apartment Therapy Media’s first full-time editors from way back when. She was The Kitchn's founding Design and Lifestyle Editor as well as Managing Editor of Re-Nest, Apartment Therapy’s late '00s green living site. She now thinks a lot about design, kids, and designy kids' things. She lives with her two daughters and their father in St. Paul, MN.
updated Jun 5, 2019
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Islands are the great multitaskers of the kitchen, the missing link that can turn a small, spare kitchen into a functional, multipurpose space. Decent kitchen islands can be had for around $300, but a clever, more affordable solution may be to do what Julia and Bruno did in their Montreal kitchen: buy this trestle leg setup from IKEA!

(Image credit: Marie-Lyne Quirion)

I’ve typically seen the Tornliden/Finnvard set ($119 from IKEA) used as a table or desk, but in this case it’s been turned into a kitchen island! Notice how the trestle legs in the photo above have been raised up to reach island height. Smart! Had they left it lower it’d be just another dining table, but this way they get a cooking work surface and breakfast bar all in one!

What do you think? Would you try out this setup in your kitchen?

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