Rustic Kitchen Islands
For the farm house, or your house, your home deserves something a little rustic. We give you our collection of rustic kitchen islands and carts. Made with quality distressed wood, these look frail, but they are far from it. These rustic kitchen islands and carts will give your kitchen a new conversation piece, and offset the humdrum style of many kitchens.
Kitchen Island & 4 Stools Set
$789.99 $999.99
Kitchen Island & 4 Stools Set
Foundstone™
$789.99 $999.99
Perfect For: Maximizing functionality in small kitchens
What We Like: Space-saving design with built-in storage
The Kitchen Island & 4 Stools Set is a multi-functional piece that can be used as a breakfast nook, workspace, or even a drawing desk. Crafted in solid wood with a two-tone finish, this set displays a unique, distressed look. The set includes four saddle-styled stools that can be neatly tucked under the island when not in use, making it perfect for small spaces. The built-in drawer is ideal for storing cutlery and other kitchen essentials, while the island's surface provides ample room for dining or working.
Designer Advice:
Consider placing this island near a window or in a well-lit area to create a cozy spot for breakfast and late-night meals. Add colorful placemats or a centerpiece for a warm, inviting atmosphere.
Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Shelving Unit
$1499.99 $1429.99
Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Shelving Unit
Loon Peak®
$1499.99 $1429.99
Perfect For: Adding a touch of rustic charm to any room
What We Like: Handcrafted by Amish artisans in the USA
This rustic shelving unit is made from solid pine wood with a reclaimed pallet finish, giving each piece its own unique character. Featuring a high-quality, durable design, the backs are screwed on and the corners are glued and nailed for added strength. Showcasing the beautiful natural wood variations, grain, and wood knots, this unit adds a touch of warmth and style to your living space. Handcrafted by Amish artisans, you can be proud to display this American-made piece in your home.
Designer Advice:
Pair this shelving unit with other reclaimed wood furniture or industrial-style accessories to create an effortlessly chic, rustic look in your space. Don't be afraid to mix and match textures and materials for a truly unique design.
Rustic Multi-Functional Utility Cabinet
$709.99 $899.99
Rustic Multi-Functional Utility Cabinet
Loon Peak®
$709.99 $899.99
Perfect For: Adding a touch of Americana to your home while providing versatile storage
What We Like: Heirloom-quality craftsmanship, signed by the artisan who made it
Embracing the charm of the American frontier, this rustic multi-functional utility cabinet is handcrafted from US-grown wood, featuring rough-sawn timbers and solid lodge pole pine accents. Durable build, fit, and finish ensure a long-lasting piece that you can rely on for generations. Skillfully created by artisans, each piece is signed, giving it a personal touch. The versatile design makes it an excellent choice for various storage needs in any room. Comes fully assembled.
Designer Advice:
To enhance the rustic appeal, pair this cabinet with other Abella Collection furniture and add warm, earth-toned accessories, such as throw pillows or rugs.
Rectangular Wooden Kitchen Island with Marble Top
$1749.99 $1899.99
Rectangular Wooden Kitchen Island with Marble Top
Loon Peak®
$1749.99 $1899.99
Perfect For: Enhancing both storage and style in your kitchen
What We Like: Elegant white marble surface and ample storage options
Bring a fresh and comfortable feeling to your cooking area with this Kitchen Island, blending natural materials and subdued hues for a chic yet homely interior. Its wooden frame boasts natural grain and finish, topped with white marble to create a smooth and elegant surface. The island is equipped with three storage drawers, a towel rack, two-tier shelves, and three pull out baskets for organizing every part of your kitchen with ease.
Designer Advice:
Pair the island with comfortable barstools and warm, inviting lighting to create a cozy and functional space for cooking, socializing, and enjoying meals together.
Distressed Chestnut Kitchen Cart
$1699.99 $1739.99
Distressed Chestnut Kitchen Cart
Loon Peak®
$1699.99 $1739.99
Perfect For: Expanding kitchen storage and workspaces
What We Like: Its stylish design and versatility
This versatile kitchen cart combines both style and functionality with its durable wood and metal construction in a unique distressed chestnut finish. The cart comes equipped with cabinets, drawers, and an open shelf, providing ample and easily accessible storage space. The convenient casters allow you to move the cart effortlessly throughout your kitchen or dining area. This addition is not only practical but also enhances the aesthetic value of your home.
Designer Advice:
To make the most of your new kitchen cart, match it with similar chestnut finished furniture and use the open shelf to display decorative pieces, a small potted plant, or essential kitchen gadgets.
Rustic Kitchen Island on Wheels
$1079.99 $1399.99
Rustic Kitchen Island on Wheels
Kelly Clarkson Home
$1079.99 $1399.99
Need something portable for dinner parties but worried it might look cheap or flimsy? With this well-constructed island, you don’t need to worry about any of that. The perfect mixture of style and function, the deliberately-distressed design in a rich shade of chestnut will add a cozy touch to any kitchen. Helpfully, the wheels lock in place so there’s no need to worry about the island moving once you have it where you need it to be.
Reclaimed Pine Kitchen Island
Reclaimed Pine Kitchen Island
Classic Home
Perfect For: Rustic, farmhouse, or industrial-style kitchens
What We Like: Distinctive character and ample storage
Embrace the timeless appeal of this reclaimed pine kitchen island, designed to suit any home. Boasting two drawers and two shelves, this piece turns your kitchen into an organized, stylish space every homeowner dreams of. The neutral gray finish ensures it complements any color scheme beautifully. With a hand-finished and distressed look, it's the ideal centerpiece for rustic, farmhouse, or even industrial settings.
Designer Advice:
To complete your kitchen ensemble, pair this island with the matching stools, and consider incorporating some open shelving or wrought iron accents to enhance the overall aesthetic.
Reclaimed Wood Rolling Kitchen Workstation
Reclaimed Wood Rolling Kitchen Workstation
Loon Peak®
Perfect For: Expanding kitchen counter and storage space in style
What We Like: Versatile mobility with lockable wheels
Add valuable surface and storage space to your kitchen with this attractive reclaimed wood rolling kitchen workstation. Its checked top is perfect for slicing, dicing, and serving, while the two spacious shelves below offer ample room for kitchen essentials. An iron bar on the side enables convenient hanging of towels. Equipped with 4 flexible wheels, 2 of which are lockable, this multi-functional cart can effortlessly transition to your living room, office, or bedroom as a coffee stand, small bookshelf, or microwave stand.
Designer Advice:
Complement this kitchen workstation with other reclaimed wood or rustic-style kitchen accessories, and consider using decorative baskets on the shelves to keep items organized and maintain a clean aesthetic.
Reclaimed Pine Wood Kitchen Island with Bar Extension
Reclaimed Pine Wood Kitchen Island with Bar Extension
Park Hill
Perfect For: Enhancing your kitchen's functionality and style
What We Like: Ample storage and the versatile bar extension
This reclaimed pine wood kitchen island boasts a bar extension that's perfect for sitting, making it an ideal addition to your dining and cooking area. The lower cabinets offer an interior shelf, providing ample storage for your kitchen essentials. The island's reverse side showcases beautifully carved legs and additional space for barstools to create a cozy gathering spot. Made from pine wood, this kitchen island has a reclaimed wood finish that adds a touch of rustic charm to your space.
Designer Advice:
Pair this island with some comfortable barstools, and play around with colorful placemats or a table runner to introduce a splash of color, while complementing the natural wood finish.
Kitchen Cart and Dining Bar Combo
Kitchen Cart and Dining Bar Combo
Millwood Pines
Perfect For: Maximizing kitchen storage and dining space
What We Like: Versatile use as a storage cabinet and dining bar
This kitchen cart is crafted from high-quality materials, such as engineered board and rubberwood, ensuring durability and sturdiness. Its scratch-resistant and waterproof coating surface ensures longevity. Equipped with 3 large drawers, a spacious storage cabinet with adjustable shelves, a towel bar, and a spice rack, you'll have ample space for your kitchen essentials. The cart's four wheels (two lockable) provide effortless mobility, making it easy to move and lock in place. This versatile piece not only serves as a storage solution but also pairs with two chairs as a dining bar, instantly transforming your kitchen or dining room into a more organized and tidy space.
Designer Advice:
When arranging chairs around the dining bar, opt for backless or foldable chairs that can be easily tucked away when not in use to save space and maintain a clutter-free area.
Kitchen Island with Sliding Barn Door
Kitchen Island with Sliding Barn Door
Benjara
Perfect For: Efficient and organized kitchen spaces
What We Like: Ample storage and versatile design
This kitchen island is the perfect combination of functionality and versatility, designed to keep your dishes, cutleries, and bottles neatly stored in one convenient location. Featuring a metal bar handle and a charming sliding barn door, this island offers a rustic yet modern touch to any kitchen. Its generous storage space ensures that you have everything you need within reach, making meal preparation and serving a breeze.
Designer Advice:
To enhance your kitchen's aesthetic, pair this island with matching bar stools and choose complementary hardware for your cabinets. Don't shy away from displaying some of your favorite kitchenware on the open shelves for a personal touch.
Transitional Kitchen Island with Artificial Marble Top
Transitional Kitchen Island with Artificial Marble Top
Loon Peak®
Perfect For: Enhancing storage and style in your kitchen
What We Like: Multifunctional open concept design
Upgrade your kitchen with this transitional style kitchen island featuring an artificial marble top for an elegant touch. The open concept design offers ample storage space while the bracket legs provide sturdy support. Metal rivet accents and a tubular side handle add a sleek, modern touch to this functional piece, making it a convenient spot to store essentials and showcase your style.
Designer Advice:
To maximize its potential, place it in the center of your kitchen and pair it with matching wooden barstools or chairs for additional seating and dining options.
Marble Top Kitchen Cart with Storage
Marble Top Kitchen Cart with Storage
Millwood Pines
Perfect For: Enhancing efficiency and aesthetics in any kitchen
What We Like: Stunning combination of marble and acacia wood
Elevate your kitchen space with this luxurious yet rugged kitchen cart, featuring a durable acacia wood base and an eye-catching marble top. The cart exhibits a unique rustic glam style while providing ample organizational options, including two drawers and four cubby shelves. Rolling casters with locks make it easy to transport and position the cart according to your needs. Designed with acacia wood, this piece is resistant to wear and tear while maintaining its sleek look over time.
Designer Advice:
Place the kitchen cart in a central location to maximize its utility, and accessorize with stylish kitchen utensils and dishware to highlight its charms.
Counter Height Seating Options
Counter Height Seating Options
Birch Lane™
Perfect For: Enhancing and transforming kitchen and dining spaces
What We Like: Wide variety of seating choices
Discover a range of counter height seating options perfect for your kitchen island, bar area or dining table. Available in various styles, designs, and materials, these seating solutions will transform and elevate your dining experience. With selections that cater to traditional, modern or industrial aesthetics, there's sure to be a perfect match tailored to your personal taste and interior design. Enjoy comfort, sophistication, and functionality all rolled into one versatile piece of furniture.
Designer Advice:
When choosing your counter height seating, consider factors like durability, comfort, and ease of maintenance, as well as the color scheme and theme of your existing decor, to ensure a harmonious and visually pleasing result.
Expandable Rustic Kitchen Island
Expandable Rustic Kitchen Island
Do you have a large family who are always round at mealtimes? This oak-finish rustic island expands to create enough space for a group of people to enjoy. The trick is a leaf extension which is hidden for style but will be a huge help all year round. With a simple and natural wood design, the large gap beneath the countertop of this island means there’ll be plenty of room for you to stretch out your legs without any uncomfortable sitting positions.
Rustic Kitchen Island with Seating
Rustic Kitchen Island with Seating
If you like to spend mealtimes surrounded by family and friends, this rustic set complete with a kitchen island and two matching stools, full-backed for comfort, is perfect for you. Another amazing feature of this set is that the island actually expands via a butterfly leaf to seat up to six people, ideal for entertaining.
Made of a durable and sturdy solid wood material all the way around, a disadvantage of this set is that you would have to purchase extra seating if you would like all of your guests to sit.
Two Tone Rustic Kitchen Island
Two Tone Rustic Kitchen Island
Perhaps you’re looking for something a little less imposing and more on the light side for your kitchen – if so, this two-tone island offers space for storage alongside an airy design. The main feature of this island is the long legs, a contrast to other islands which usually have shorter legs and a large base. Because of this, the overall effect is sleek and refined with a vintage feel. However, the drawers contained within this island are shallow, meaning you could only store thinner utensils instead of larger appliances.
Rustic Pine Kitchen Island
Rustic Pine Kitchen Island
Bursting with charm and character in equal measure, this island is crafted in pine with a few small marking details throughout to add a key rustic feel to your kitchen. The sturdy brown countertop can act a much-needed space to prepare food and, even better, the cabinet area below features six shelves and two drawers for those all-important storage purposes. This island would suit most kitchens due to its simple color palette.
Distressed Rustic Island
Distressed Rustic Island
Birch Lane™
If you like your décor to look lived in, this kitchen island goes above and beyond with its rustic-inspired design. Complete with human-made wormholes, wood scoring, and standing on two sturdy legs, this island is beneficial if you have a smaller kitchen space but don’t want to compromise on storage. With two shelves, two drawers, and a towel rack for a dishcloth, the only downside of this island is that it probably would not fit more than two stools comfortably beneath.
Rustic Wood Kitchen Island
Rustic Wood Kitchen Island
Laurel Foundry Modern Farmhouse®
If you’re looking for something to last and fit in with your forever home, this solid wood kitchen island would be a good option. Made of 100% wood which won’t warp or damage easily, always a bonus if you have pets or children, the best feature of this island is the amount of space it offers for storage. The granite countertop will also give you more space to chop vegetables if your kitchen tends to be on the busier side.
Rustic Kitchen Prep Table
Rustic Kitchen Prep Table
Versatile and tasteful, this farmhouse-inspired kitchen island could be a place to prep meals or a side table depending on what you have planned in your kitchen. Coming in two beautiful shades designed to evoke the antique glamour of the past, duck-egg blue and a creamy off-white, this prep table would look just as lovely with some wine on its open shelves than it would with a vase placed on top for an accent touch. Additionally, the smooth countertop would be extremely helpful for cleaning purposes if there tends to be a lot of spills in your kitchen.
Stainless Steel Countertop Rustic Kitchen Island
Stainless Steel Countertop Rustic Kitchen Island
If you like your kitchen to be spotless at all times, this portable island is practical for hospitality purposes and fits in with the popular rustic style without compromising on functionality. The best feature is the stainless steel countertop, which offers an easy and non-stress way to clean up any meal prep or other cooking. The two shelves below the countertop also offer space for any pots or pans. If you cook a lot, this island will definitely stand up to any amount of chopping, marinating, or organizing without rusting or marking.
Farmhouse Rustic Kitchen Island
Farmhouse Rustic Kitchen Island
If you prefer more of a clean rustic look, this island looks straight out of a rural farmhouse and will add structure to any kitchen. With a classic silhouette, you and your guests will love the aesthetic of the sliding barn doors that cleverly conceal a myriad of storage space, great if you like everything to be tucked-away and tidy. Farmhouse fresh at its finest, the white-and-brown design will blend beautifully with most décor styles.
Buying Guide
Emily is a young, talented designer, whose professional interests gravitate towards kitchen and dining spaces. She prides herself on her attention to detail, obsession with functionality, and appreciation for craftsmanship.
The key to having a warm, welcoming country kitchen is by having the right furniture pieces. A necessity, especially in a kitchen with minimal space, is a rustic kitchen island and cart. Also known as portable kitchen islands, rustic kitchen islands and carts offer functionality in spaces that lack countertop space and storage cabinets. If you want to know how to choose the right unit for your home, check out our quick buying guide below.
It's important for a rustic kitchen island's dimensions to work with your kitchen's size. The standard height of most islands and carts is 38 inches with a depth of 20 inches. Of course, different units come in various widths and lengths to accommodate the different sizes of kitchens.
If you are working with a large scale kitchen, you can select the unit that comes with doors and cabinets that pull open. Leave at least 2 ft. of space around your cabinet or drawer.
If a large rustic kitchen island and cart can't fit in your kitchen, opt for an island that's narrow with open shelving.
Will you need a worktop? Perhaps you only need an island for storage. Would you be using the island/cart as your dining table or breakfast nook? Make sure you have answers to these questions before you shell out your hard-earned money as they'll ensure your needs are addressed.
If your intention is to use your island to prepare food, then get the unit that offers the best surface for cutting and cleaning. If it can withstand wear, the better. A strong, thick butcher top is the best surface for kitchens that see heavy daily use.
For a small kitchen, a rustic island and cart needs to be heavy duty as it'll be used as a sturdy work surface and a dining surface at the same time. A varnished wooden top will be able to give you exactly that - a dining table's look and feel as well as a sturdy, durable work surface for food preps.
Ends of kitchen islands and carts can be folded and pulled up as needed. Drop-leaf tops provide versatility in both large and small kitchens. However, they're especially useful in small kitchens as the leaves can be kept during the day and pulled only when there's a need to accommodate guests.
Some rustic kitchen islands and carts have open shelving to provide easy access and storage of pans and pots. Because there are no doors, foot traffic within the kitchen won't be interfered. This is the exact reason why open shelving is ideal for a small kitchen. Open shelves, of course, come with their own downsides. For one, they make a kitchen look cluttered, especially if you don't exert an effort at arranging and tidying up the contents of the shelves. They can also collect dust. Islands and carts with cabinet doors and drawers may be excellent at hiding clutter, but they also require enough room for the doors and drawers to open.
