BUT for now...here's a DIY for DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land!
Before...
After...
I painted it red, added a butcher block top, some corbels (I think that's what those are called, right??), a hook for a towel, and some beadboard to go with the "new" cabinets.
I bought the island from World Market for $120 because it was the last one (and the display). I bought the butcher block top from Ikea for $89. The paint was $8, and the corbels were $3 a piece. The beadboard was left over from the kitchen reno so the total for my new island.........$223. A little pricey for my frugal tastes but it's the PERFECT size for our kitchen and will serve it's purpose of housing some little cookie-bakin' hands well :).
13 comments:
frugal or not...it turned out awesome. Love the corbels...really adds some character to it.
I *love* the red! It looks fantastic!
Gorgeous - I love the red and the added corbels.The beadboard was a great idea too!
That looks really nice! It really took it up a notch!
came from ASPTL, love the redo!
I LOVE the red! It looks fantastic! Awesome job!
This looks really good! And it was still pretty frugal, if you ask me, especially for a custom piece of furniture! Great job.
Gorgeous, I love the beadboard and the red.
I just love the pop of color! Now your island looks custom made. Great job!
oh, wow!! I always see these islands and think they are so plain jane and ugly...but WOW! You made yours look like you got it from Ballard or Pottery Barn! :)
Happy squeals~well done!
Come by and see my Pottery Barn inspired typography basket.
Beautiful! Great job! I love the red and corbels:)
That is gorgeous!! I love the red!
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