Today I'm going to talk a little about the island we built.
Lovely right??
To refresh you, it is made from a desk and hutch I bought on Craigslist for $20. Score!
Now, I didn't take very good pictures of the process because we were doing it mainly at night, in the garage and quite frankly, I was busy and tired. Let's take a look...
First we cut the bottom off the hutch to make it the same height as the desk.
Then
And we attached a base.
We also added a shelf in the space where a chair would slide under the desk side.
The whole thing was put on locking casters.
Caulk it all.
Paint it all.
Add a countertop.
And you have a kitchen island.
Told you my "process" pictures suck! HA!
Let's look at the after pictures instead, shall we...
With the same hardware and paint as the rest of the kitchen, it looks like it was here the whole time. A match made in heaven...kitchen heaven that is...
I don't mean to brag, but we did a pretty AMAZING job on this island!!!!!!!!
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE IT
You did do an amazing job, I adore the island. You deserve the bragging rights!!
ReplyDeleteWhat Amy said...
ReplyDeleteThis is such an awesome idea! Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm impressed! If we had a bigger kitchen, I would definitely be trying this. Looks awesome ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant idea to make your own kitchen island out of a desk and a hutch. You could've easily paid $3-4 thousand on that island otherwise, if not more. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYou guys did an amazing job! To think, it cost 20 bucks!! (maybe a bit more for the extra bits and paint, but still..).
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen remodel is awesome!!
absolutely amazing! love the extra storage, too.
ReplyDeleteThat is genius! What a great job you guys did. By the way, did you paint your counter tops? They look a little like mine, I just used Giani Granite paint.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely fantastic! I LOVE how it turned out! I'm your newest follower and I would love it if you linked this up to my weekly link party-Tutorial Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteKari
Newlyweds on a Budget
I love love love the island! U did such an amazing job! I think I will have my husband build me one!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING! So clever how you put your Island together. Love it. May have to look for some old furniture around my house and give it new life.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration.
Dee B
Wow...what a way to think outside the box! It's amazing...LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I'm inspired to go to goodwill now!
ReplyDeleteReally neat island!! HUGE SMILES from me!
ReplyDeleteSpotted this as a fave project highlighted over at Naptime Crafters today :D
Smiles, Suzanne in NW Illinois
Your island is incredibly creative and gorgeous. I can't believe how you "created" the island. It's really thinking outside the lines. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing at Sunday's Best and I will be featuring this today.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! Great job!! Janelle
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This sooo beautiful!! I love it! I may be borrowing your idea for my kitchen... thanks a bunch!
ReplyDeleteI have just become one of your new followers! :D Thanks!!!
Hello Kansas Girl! we live in Western Kansas and I love your ideas. We also have a kitchen island we made. I had a group of two cabinet doors with a big drawer, and a set of drawers. I then added 3 wall cabinets to the back and added a new top. Ours is also on casters and I love them. Aint they Great! Ours is stained in oak, just like our other cabinets. The best part is I put all of our everyday plates and bowls on the backside so our young kids can set the table and they aren't in my way while Im finishing supper. Just wanted to say hi to another Kansas mom, and let you know I love your ideas. Thanks for blogging! Laurie
ReplyDeleteAmazing. Don't you love it when you sit back and say "I built that!"
ReplyDeletewow, this is really REALLY Cool! you guys did such a great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely one of the best jaw-dropping makeovers I've seen. Utterly amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty damn awesome. I would have never known that this was once a desk & a hutch! AMAZING job! I featured this on Sew Woodsy yesterday!
ReplyDeleteMy response: Holy Crap! :) hahaha AMAZING!!!!!!! I'd like to know more about how you added the shelf (so it was strong and supported) and also about the countertop. Was that an arm & a leg of a cost for it?
ReplyDeleteWonderful job!
Pamela
PBJstories.com
I have got to pin this as a reminder that such beautiful things can come from not sot great things. You did an AMAZING job!!!! Tell you hub too that he's pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteGreat, great job! I'm going to feature this on my blog and when I do, I'll give you a shout out.
Your newest follower :-)
Take care,
Jen
sunnyvanilla.blogspot.com
Amazing + so creative! Great job to you (and Mr Perfect)!
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I love it! You did a great job! I am going to have to try and make this (even if my Hubby doesn't think I can do it).
ReplyDeleteWow, that is brilliant! I love it.
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Amazing! Planning on something similar...but where did you get the counter top part of the island? LOVELY!
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