10 Easy Pieces: All-in-One Kitchen Workstations

When it comes to rental appliances, we’re partial to the European style of installing your own kitchen gear: investing in a good oven and refrigerator and taking it with you from one rental to the next. By that logic, why not bring your own sink, cooktop, and counters with you too? Here are 10 recent finds in the area of all-in-one modular kitchen workstations.

Above: Danish company Vipp makes the Kitchen V1 Modules that can be assembled with various front cabinets, a sink, and integrated cooktops. Contact Vipp for price and ordering information. Above: The March Work Table is built of white oak and steel and can be customized with leather accessory boxes, a wine rack, or an ash basket. Above: A budget option: Ikea’s Äspinge Kitchenette, with storage, a sink, and a worktop built in; $621. Above: Designed by Michelle Villa for Lgtek, the Kitchen Island UW-C3 Steel is best for in-between indoor/outdoor spaces or kitchens that open onto patios. Contact Lgtek for price and ordering information. Above: Alpes Inox Island Units feature cooktops, sinks, and drawers. Read more about it and other modular kitchen pieces from Alpes Inox in Race-Car-Style Appliances for Compact Kitchens. Above: From Italy-based German designer Katrin Arens, La Cuisine Kitchen Island is a wooden workbench featuring a small sink and faucet. Contact Katrin Arens for price and ordering information. Above: From German kitchen design house Bulthaup: the b2 Workbench, a modular kitchen island with the option of including a cooktop, one of three widths of sinks, and a worktop. For price and ordering information, visit Bulthaup. Above: Designed by Joe Colombo for Boffi, the Minikitchen is a cart with a built-in mini refrigerator, storage compartments, and sockets for electrical. Contact Boffi for price and ordering information. Above: German industrial designer Dirk Biotto’s ChopChop is a well-thought-out storage kitchen worktop with a small sink. Contact Dirk Biotto for more information. Above: And from Japanese company Toolbox, the Kitchen Island with Minimal Kitchen Legs features a built-in stainless steel sink and single gas hob. For more on Toolbox, see À la Carte Kitchen Components, Tiny Apartment Edition.

For more modular kitchen components and ideas, see our posts:

• 10 Easy Pieces: Instant Kitchen Islands
• Good Küchen: 9 German Kitchen Systems
• Bella Cucina: 8 Italian Kitchen Systems
• Kitchen of the Week: 6 Low-Impact Deconstructed Kitchens
• The Unfitted Kitchen: 14 Deconstructed Spaces
• Trend Alert: 8 Companies Designing Modular Kitchen Components

N.B.: This post was originally published on September 30, 2015. We have updated it with new and additional product selections and current pricing.