Kitchen Island with Open Shelving

Cut 4"x4" toekicks into the front edges with a jigsaw. Attach the shelf to the sides with 3/4" pocket holes and 1-1/4" pocket hole screws, flush to the toekick cutout. Cut and attach three bay supports, running the top supports vertically for sink clearance.

Repeat the sink base steps for the trash cabinet panel and shelf, strengthening with bay supports.

Confirm your dishwasher's actual clearance requirement (24" is standard, some need more). Build the panel and add bay supports, skipping the top-front support if your clearance requires it and adding a bottom-back support instead.

Cut the 1/2" plywood back with a circular saw and attach with glue and 1-1/4" brad nails, adding pocket hole screws at the joints for extra strength.

Build the open shelf carcass with 3/4" pocket holes and 1-1/4" pocket hole screws, attaching through the bay supports to the back plywood. Add bay supports at the bottom as well.

Measure, cut, and nail on the top and bottom trim, then the vertical stile trim on the front edges of the plywood. Repeat for the sides using the wider 1x3 stiles at the outer corners.

Cut and nail a 1x2 to trim the front edge of the dishwasher panel. Trim the entire base with 1x4 baseboard, measured and cut to fit.

Build the drawer from 1x4 boards. Install the drawer sides onto the drawer slides inside the cavity, measure the gap between them, cut the front/back to fit, and attach with pocket hole screws. Cut and attach the 1/2" plywood bottom with glue and nails, positioning the drawer at a height the face will cover.

Attach the drawer face to the drawer box. Install the doors with frameless half-overlay concealed hinges.

Have the countertop fabricated and installed separately by a fabricator (this plan builds only the cabinet base). Once installed, attach the corbels from the back side with 2" screws.

Sand all surfaces and apply primer and paint, or stain and poly.