I bought my secondhand, freestanding kitchen units off a man on an industrial estate in the middle of nowhere, so I am seldom to be found in the concept stores and showrooms of South London.
That said, leafing through the autumn/winter lookbook of Neptune, a 20-year-old British brand with branches in South London and across the UK, I was intrigued by a kitchen design hack featuring a stacked kitchen island. 

Above: In the center of this kitchen, the stylists at the showroom have stacked two industrial look coffee tables to create an open kitchen island and worktop. (Evidently, they?ve fashioned an extra surface at the base of the structure to create a third wooden shelf.)

Above: They’ve also up-ended three side tables and mounted them to the wall above traditional fitted units, creating a run of open shelving.
Above: The designers have achieved this with their new, box-frame range of tables, the Carter range. This is Neptune?s first foray into the industrial design aesthetic. The tables are crafted from aged, solid oak and a slim, powder-coated steel frame. A slim console costs £390 ($507), a squat coffee table £590 ($767), and a simple side table £410 ($533), but there?s nothing stopping you re-creating the look with any similar box-frame design. Ikea, Maisons du Monde, and West Elm all stock similar designs.
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