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There are several different pieces of furniture that can be classified as kitchen furniture. The largest type of kitchen furniture is breakfast nook furniture, but there are others. You can use all of these varieties of furniture in your kitchen, some of them, or none of them, depending on how large your kitchen is and how much storage you require.

No matter what size kitchen remodeling project you are planning you will be money ahead making use of the collaborative input of a designer that you feel comfortable describing your ideas with. I have experienced or more correctly heard of so many people who settle for taking a simple sketch of their existing space to a designer in a big box store and receive a generic lay-out that mimics their old kitchen but with a new skin. Start with that original sketch but find someone who can give creative input as to options of expanding the space or at least making the best use of the space.
Even smaller kitchens can accommodate small islands as long as you make sure that you have plenty of room to move around the island while you're working. A rule of thumb says you need 4' of space between the island and kitchen cabinets and appliances on all sides. That may not be feasible for you, but don't try to cut your travel space down too far, because it will probably cause congestion. One solution to having an island in a smaller space is to install one with pull-out shelves that will give you the extra work space you need it and can then be pushed in to not take up as much room.

You can also fill your kitchen with pieces of furniture like a kitchen cart, a sideboard, or a pantry cabinet. A kitchen cart is a portable piece of furniture that can double as a table or be used as a serving cart when you are not using it to prepare foods. Most people use carts like this when their kitchen is too small to accommodate an island. Sideboards are thin storage pieces that sit against a wall. Some people use the sideboard for storage of table linens or china. Others use the surfaces to display photographs or houseplants. A pantry cabinet is used in place of a walk in pantry.