Kitchen island - with electricity! A thought experiment...

How did you solve the problem so that the island gets electricity?

Let me spin my idea through.

The island consists of 2 cabinets 80x60 and behind them 2 x 80x37. This results in a work surface of about 1.60m x 1m.
My idea would be to put a built-in socket box on the left and right in the 60cm deep cabinets in the rear upper area sideways in the sides. Behind it a tall drawer, so that the built-in socket box has space.

Or....

I would place the back panels 10cm apart, screw them together at this distance with perforated plates, which results in a surface of 1.60m x 1.10m. In the gained intermediate space I can now neatly put built-in socket boxes on both sides (of course in the sides) and thus arrange the drawers as I want.
Unfortunately, no Ikea sides fit here, but since my kitchen is high gloss RED, black sides which I get in one piece at the hardware store with edge banding on them don't look so bad either...

Have I overlooked something?

I don't understand. Cheeks are the sides, but it doesn't fit in the context, or how is it meant? What do you understand by a mounting box? What is the electricity needed for?

Hello,

I think these are supposed to be sockets, e.g. for a hand mixer or similar. I would consider installing a pop-up outlet in the countertop instead, I find that more practical.
How it looks in terms of safety with hollow wall boxes and a normal flush-mounted box inside a piece of furniture, I don’t know (touch protection)...
Regards,
IKEA-Friend

I don’t understand. Wangen are the sides, but that doesn’t fit in the context, or how is it meant? What do you understand by a built-in box? What is the electricity needed for?

Hello IKEA expert, sorry for the confusion.

I call the sides that I additionally screw on wangen. So in my case a high-gloss side or the DIY store panel.

By a built-in box I mean this:



You can always use electricity. On the island, you chop something, then you need a blender or something else. Do you have another idea?

Hello,

I think these are supposed to be sockets, e.g. for a hand mixer or something similar. I would consider rather installing a pop-up socket in the countertop, I imagine that to be more practical.
I don't know how it looks in terms of safety with hollow wall boxes and a normal flush-mounted box in a piece of furniture (touch protection)...
Regards,
IKEA-Fan

I don’t want to put anything into the countertop. 1. Stone, 2. Dirt...
If something spills, it shouldn’t be able to run in. The best place would be on the side. A buddy is an electrician, he’ll take another look and professionally I’m allowed up to 1000V

I don't understand. Cheeks are the sides, but it doesn't fit in context, or how is it meant?

I wouldn't screw the ISLAND back to back, but leave about 10 cm of space between and screw it solidly with longer perforated sheets. Through the gained channel, I can comfortably lay cables and sockets. Especially the sockets need a good 7-8 cm of space (diameter).