Adding trim to your kitchen island is a great way to add personality and interest to your kitchen. Here are 12 ideas to inspire you!
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Say goodbye to dull and dated cabinets and hello to a stylish kitchen island makeover before and after that will elevate your entire space!
Adding trim to your kitchen island is a great way to add personality and interest to your kitchen. Here are 12 ideas to inspire you!
We have always loved our huge kitchen island, which gives us ample prep space for meals. At over 10-feet long, it's also the dumping spot for lunch bags, mail, and other uncategorized items. It's great for buffet style get-togethers, where guests hover around to talk and eat. &am
Here are 10 ways to give your kitchen island a makeover!
Add character to the plain back of a kitchen island using wood slat trim with this step-by-step tutorial & video. It's a quick 2 day project!
We've completed the bead board island in the kitchen! I love it! It was my number one wish for our dream projects for 2011 . I was...
Yep- I know this is a peninsula and not an island. But I feel like most people have an island and not peninsula... I don't know. Anyway- Let's update it! This p…
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Today I am going to share with you the tutorial on how Mr. Rosemary Lane created a new look for our rather boring kitchen island for just under $300. Now the island is fairly large and you can see that it has a 45 degree angle at the far end. The counter top space measures 94 inches at its longest point. Since it is so long we made the decision to paint the island white in an effort to break up all of the honey toned wood of the kitchen cabinets. Materials used in this project were... 16 3 1/2 inch wide X 4ft. oak boards (one was used to create each box) 1 4ft X 4ft MDF board with 1/2 inch thickness 1 2ft. X 4ft. MDF board with 1/2 thickness 4 inch wide baseboard molding enough to go around the entire island miter saw air compressor nail gun wood glue white caulk and paint First we had to remove the old quarter round from around the entire island. (Michael helped with this job.) Then it was decided to make the sides of the boxes 3 1/3 inches in width. This actually determine how many boxes we would need to cover the back and sides of the island, which when all was said and done it totaled eight boxes. Both MDF and the oak boards were used to create each box. The bottom board is MDF cut in 7 1/2 inch wide strips. This is so when the 4 inch wide baseboard was attached there would be 3 1/2 inches exposed to match the width of the oak boarding. After carefully measuring and cutting all of the boards needed, assembly began. The board mapping was done very simply in an end to end fashion. No angles were cut except for where the counter took its own 45 degree angle. To the back of each board was first applied a healthy amount of wood glue. Then the board was attached to the back of the existing counter using less than one inch nails. Once Mr. RL was done attaching all of the boards, I sanded down the old finish along with the oak boards and gave the entire island a coat of fresh white paint. As you can see we have an outlet at the end of the island which was going to interfere with the flow of the board and batten. We thought about moving the outlet box but that seemed like an awful lot of extra work. Instead I found outlet covers at Lowes which had a bit of thickness to it which almost perfectly matched the 1/2 inch thickness of the boards. Mr. Rosemary Lane cut around the outlet cover and then I caulked to blend it together before painting. The front of the island is all drawers with one cabinet. So I took everything out to the garage to give it a good sanding down Then with a sponge roller I painted on the white. New bin style drawer pulls from Home Depot replaced the old handles. I needed eight and each pull ran $4.99. The final step in this process was to add the 4 inch baseboard to the bottom of the island. Here 45 degree angles were cut to match up the ends of the baseboard to create a neat and finished look. Again the BEFORE... ...and the AFTER The BEFORE The AFTER In retrospect we could have done the entire island using only the MDF which would have saved us close to 1/3 of the total project cost. However at the time Mr. RL wasn't sure about using all MDF so he went ahead and purchased the oak. But overall I am thrilled with the pretty board and batten in the bright white. It's funny because in the late afternoon when the natural sunlight hits the island it seems to take on a beautiful glow! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! XO Sharing this post at link parties hosted by these fabulous blogs... Coastal Charm A Stroll Thru Life Elizabeth & Co. Savvy Southern Style Confessions of a Plate Addict My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia The Dedicate House
Have you been looking for a new way to update your kitchen? Get creative with your design and create something unique by giving the island in your kitchen the wrap-around treatment! Then check out this DIY pole wrap kitchen island tutorial.
We took a stock builder grade island and turned it into this by adding trim, paint, hardware and a homemade black walnut top. Wrapped the island with 1/2″ x 4″ Poplar wood from Home Dep…
This spring has been an adventuresome time for my kitchen. Not so many culinary adventures, but decorative adventures for sure. One by one, we're making changes to create a lighter, brighter space that has more of a farmhouse look. Here's how the kitchen island area started: And here it is today: We started the process earlier this year by painting the island a delicious green, Oakmoss by Sherwin-Williams. Then we added new knobs and drawer pulls, Gilmore from Restoration Hardware. Now we've finally finished the island makeover. This final part of the makeover included the easiest project and the most difficult. We're blessed to have a counter-depth refrigerator in this kitchen, but having that kind of fridge comes with a price: much less space than a full-depth model. For a long time I've thought that a beverage refrigerator would be a great addition to this kitchen, and I had the perfect spot for one at the end of the kitchen island. The island had large cabinet at the end that I formerly used for storing miscellaneous items. Let me tell you: getting rid of miscellaneous items is good for the soul! I knew that do this bit of cabinet surgery was not a DIY job--not for me, at least! After I ordered the right size beverage refrigerator (I chose a U-Line), I called in the pros. If you follow me on Instagram, you've already had a sneak peek of the process. And here's the finished product: For such a low-profile appliance, the beverage fridge holds a LOT: This model includes dual temperature zones: the top racks are the right temperature for chilling bottles of wine and the bottom area is colder for other beverages. The very bottom is a half shelf, and it seemed a good place for storing lemons and limes. As difficult as adding the beverage fridge was, the other improvement was simplicity itself: adding new pendant lights. I wanted a brighter, more old-fashioned, farmhouse look, so I started searching online--and to my utter delight, I found just what I wanted at Ballard Designs. The best part? These are simply adapters that screw into existing can light fixtures. The only skill needed to install these is a little patience when it comes to getting the cords all the same length. I like the way they look with Edison bulbs. Tip: Amazon.com is a great source for vintage-style bulbs! (affiliate link) Here's how they look all lit up: So now I'm one giant step and one baby step closer to having the farmhouse kitchen I've been wanting! I'm hoping to reveal the whole makeover in the next couple of weeks. I'm really eager now to get this project finished! **Update: After many years of having maple cabinetry, I decided to update my kitchen further by painting the cupboards white. You can see the newly updated kitchen and read about the changes here. But I still LOVE the changes I made to my island in 2014, so it remained the same. Have you completed any projects in your home lately? I'm linking to these wonderful parties: The Scoop at Stone Gable Inspire Me Monday at Sand and Sisal Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life One Project at a Time at A Bowl Full of Lemons Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Update your builder grade kitchen island for less than $150 by adding custom board and batten design. Cover the ends of base cabinets and match the island.
Add character to the plain back of a kitchen island using wood slat trim with this step-by-step tutorial & video. It's a quick 2 day project!
Build your very own DIY KITCHEN ISLAND with big box store cabinets!! Yep! And customize it to your liking and needs! Easier than you think!
Your kitchen island doesn't have to be pricey to be functional and stylish. Many DIYers are repurposing old furniture to create their dream kitchen island. Here are 12 DIY kitchen island ideas to inspire you.
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