Standard kitchens are too short for tall people. You can get a custom kitchen with a raised kitchen sink and raised kitchen countertop, however this is expensive and can affect your home’s resale value. The alternative for the countertops is a raised cutting board. An alternative for the raised kitchen sink isn’t as obvious. You can lower yourself with a variety of stances including giraffe (sink splits) and horse. The best solution though is probably to use a stool, opening up the sink cupboard doors to make room for your knees.

I have been using this solution for a year now and I find it extremely helpful. I’m able to keep a straight spine which makes doing the dishes and washing vegetables a lot more pleasant and a lot less painful. Admittedly, it is a bit inconvenient always getting the stool set up and leaving the kitchen sink cupboard doors open, but that’s the price you pay. For quick tasks I don’t bother getting the stool.

One question is where to keep the stool. For a while I kept it under the kitchen sink but it knocked the drain pipe loose a couple times so now I keep it in the next room over. I hope to build something more integrated with the kitchen at some point. But for now this works great.

You can get stools all over the place. I got mine on the classifieds. An adjustable one would have been great though. Otherwise you might have to cut the legs a bit shorter (I cut mine to 22″). You can see a few options via the affiliate links below. It is always handy having a stool or two around for those shorties who can’t reach all the stuff you stash up high.

Adjustable Stool: 19″ to 27″ Adjustable Pneumatic Stool: 21″ to 27″ Wood Stool: 24″

Enjoy and please let me know in the comments below if you like this solution or have a better alternative for a raised kitchen sink!

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