HGTV's Drew Scott Maximizes Kitchen Seating With This Island Feature (& You Can Too)

Homeowners with limited kitchen seating know how awkward family gatherings can get when it comes time to decide which guests to send into the living room to find a place to sit. With this in mind, it is clear that adequate kitchen seating is crucial to keep your home functional, comfortable, and ... drama free. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to incorporate more seats into a kitchen, especially for those with a small space. Drew Scott's clever kitchen island bench is the perfect solution to this problem. This space-saving bench was installed on the forward-facing side of an island as part of a kitchen remodel.

Scott's impressive design choice was featured on Season, 7 Episode 2 of the HGTV hit "Brother vs. Brother." The bench provided extra seating in a small kitchen that likely would have had to otherwise go without. It also allowed for the addition of a large kitchen table. The bench complemented this piece perfectly. You might be interested in picking this seating for your own kitchen island. Luckily, there are a few different ways you can go about incorporating a similar design.

Drew Scott's kitchen island bench design choice added both functionality and visual appeal to the home shown in the "Brother vs. Brother" episode. The bench includes cushioning and decorative pillows that offer a cozy touch to the wooden kitchen table. Aesthetic perks aside, the bench also looks like it could seat up to four people. You may find that it to be rather impressive that this provides more seating space than the three chairs on the opposite side of the table. Some might even say that the bench is one of the best pieces of furniture you can add to a kitchen.

With all of these perks, you may be ready to recreate this look in your own home. If so, you should know that there are two ways you can go about this project. You may either have a bench professionally installed onto your kitchen island, or simply place a standalone bench against it. To have the bench built in, you will need to contact a local contractor to get the job done. The cost of having a custom kitchen island installed ranges from about $3,325 to $7,450. However, adding the bench to an existing island will likely knock that pricing down quite a bit. If you opt for a standalone bench instead, you might want to purchase something like the Mukai Polyester Upholstered Bench ($289.99 on Wayfair) to position in front of your kitchen island.