If the kitchen is the heart of the home, the island is the aorta.  The kitchen island has acted as a space divider in our open concept homes and has created a hub for entertaining. While the island has solved for many needs it has also introduced some new challenges. For example, eating dinner beside each other rather than across from each other has hindered our ability to connect plus the height of the counter stool makes long term sitting uncomfortable. So today we're sharing a new trend in kitchen interiors, kitchen tables replacing kitchen islands. The aorta isn't leaving it's just evolving. Here are some of our favourite examples of this trend alert:

Source: am Designs