What Do You Do When You Are Stuck Inside? I Redid My Island!
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Caroline
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A few weeks ago when the weather was so horrible and we were stuck inside for what seemed like days, I decided to paint my kitchen island red!
To be perfectly honest, we were already planning to redo it and had even started on it.
The below picture is how it was before we began.That big cutting board is covering up a large hole where the stove top used to be. (You can see my beautiful stove peeking out in the picture in the very back) If you are interested in how we constructed the hood for it, you can read about that here: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/kitchen-dining/how-we-built-our-stove-hood-for-almost-free-6870969
To be perfectly honest, we were already planning to redo it and had even started on it.
The below picture is how it was before we began.That big cutting board is covering up a large hole where the stove top used to be. (You can see my beautiful stove peeking out in the picture in the very back) If you are interested in how we constructed the hood for it, you can read about that here: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/kitchen-dining/how-we-built-our-stove-hood-for-almost-free-6870969
We started by removing the sets of drawers on either end. I hated to get rid of them but this island was almost 13 feet long! It was too long top be efficient. The raised bar was also not functional as it was only about 10" deep.
We added raised panels to the ends after having to move the outlets, took off the old bar and counter and added farm legs and an apron all the way around.
I have wanted carrera marble for ever. It is great to bake on and it is also gorgeous! I know there are folks who say it isn't practical for a kitchen, but after researching it a lot I decided to go for it! I am absolutely in love with how our island turned out!
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Published March 18th, 2015 8:00 AM
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Adj83386117 on May 30, 2023
I love the red. I wonder if that is equivalent to Red Red Wine by Behr brand paint at Home Depot?
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