If you have a 36" (91 cm) high kitchen island counter and order a 30" (76 cm) bar-height stool, you're only going to have 6" (15 cm) of room for your legs. That's not enough!

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1. EMBRACE THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE Rather than have both the island side and dining side the same height, get your dining area to table height while keeping your island as counter height.

The counter heights range from 44-47 inches, giving you a stool seat height from 31-38 inches. With all of these ranges, always make sure you have at least 9 inches and really no more than 13 inches.

If you have a 36" (91 cm) high kitchen island counter and order a 30" (76 cm) bar-height stool, you're only going to have 6" (15 cm) of room for your legs. That's not enough!