New Island Project.

There are so many things I love about our kitchen but 

the island is truly my favorite ~ I smile at it often. 

We've never had an island. Our kitchens have always

been so small in the past. Now that we have space, I

can't imagine how we survived trying to make meals

for a big family in such tiny spaces. We did it but it

makes me appreciate my new roominess even more.

Above is a shot of a kitchen island with two brackets.

We ended up overhanging out countertops but didn't

know what we wanted to do to trim it out, so we left

it until we could decide. I found a set of brackets, like

 the ones above that are perfect in style but are a bit 

fragile. Made out of a material that I was worried would 

break if our little guy was too rough with pushing his 

chair back in one day, so we squashed that idea. I may 

use them for a wall idea so have tucked them away. The

countertop is granite, so it's super heavy but it doesn't

need any extra support on the overhang as it's not really

a big piece on that side. What we want to do is add in

a decorative look and the picture above is our idea.

A few weeks ago while we were shopping, we stopped

in at our local "re use" shop and found two columns.

They're old and banged up but that's the look we're

going for. And if our little guy bangs them up more,

no one will be the wiser. We filled a few holes and

will sand them down. Then a few coats of creamy

ivory chalk paint and we'll be set to go. I'm looking

forward to adding this decorative touch to the island.

And happy that we can do it on a budget. Each column

was $10 (marked down from $20), we already had

the wood filler and the paint. A "not too hard" project

on a limited but wise budget. Pictures to follow soon.