7 Ways to Hack Your Way to a Kick-Ass Kitchen Island

I'm in the planning stages of a kitchen renovation and the first thing I knew I wanted to add was a kitchen island. There is almost no counter space in the kitchen, but tons of room in the middle, so I thought "Easy, we'll just run to the store, build some cabinets, add a countertop, done." If anyone else has looked into this, you're probably laughing at me now, because here's what I didn't know: Any "permanent" island, by code, requires outlets. Which means ripping up the floor to run electrica...