Hi again, two post in one day, please don't fall over.
While I was writing about my thrifty find I remembered that I had never shared my new Kitchen Island.
I had been wanting one for years but space is very limited and I need it to be small with open shelving and be able to roll around so that I could stick it where ever I was working at the time.
I few weeks ago we went to Ikea and I picked out this FÖRHÖJA
I liked it but it was a little longer than what I wanted and it was $100 which isn't bad if it is what you want but since it wasn't just right I decided to pass.
Thank goodness I did because look what I found when I was out junkin a few days after that.
And do you know how much they wanted for it,
of course you don't but I am going to tell you
$20.00
That is it $20.00
And guess what it was shorter
It had some signs of wear but I didn't care because I knew what I had planned for it. So I got out my sander. paint. brushes and stain and went to town and this is what I ended up with.
Boy am I ever glad I waited and found this one.
I just love the towel bar on the end, I collect dish towels and this gives me the perfect place to show them off
and maybe use them.
Now I just need to find some kind of baskets to put underneath
But that is for another day.
Cha Cha
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27 comments:
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the dark stain with the white paint. Love it! Nice job! And great deal :)
What a lucky find...isn't that the best? You really made it look great!
What an awesome transformation!!! I'm sure you are thrilled you waited and saved yourself $80!!!!
Ooooh! I love a dark stained top and creamy painted bottom. So pretty! What color stain did you use on the top?
I love the dark stain and the white! I love this combination!
I have that EXACT (microwave) cart just sitting in my storage room waiting for a new look. Yours turned out great! Thanks for the kick in the pants to do something with mine.
Fantastic transformation using a two finish combination! Paint always works wonders on most anything.
:-) Sue
Good things come to those of us that wait! that is a gorgeous island! I love the white and stained look.
I joined in the fun and came over from Transformation Thursdays
Carol
What a great island! Love the two-tone. It turned out just perfect! Nice job!!!
I LOVE it, and now I am on the lookout for something like this on wheels. It would be perfect in my teeniny kitchen!
That turned out so well! I love the dark stain with the white. What a great "after!"
WOW, you really worked some magic on this piece!! it turned out fantastic.
I love it, I really want an island but I don't seem to have the room, maybe something like that would work for me too.
It's perfect! I want one! Thanks for the inspiration. Found you through POPP @ Domestically Speaking.
$20?? You can't beat that. I really like the two tone thing you have going on there.
Well done!
Visiting from Fireflies and Jellybeans! What a great find and for $20 even better. I love the dark wood on the white too!
Gorgeous!
I want a small island in my kitchen too ..I'm still looking!
I'm a new follower!
Great find! I'm glad you waited to.
Don't you just love getting a bargain?
Annette
Wow it turned out beautiful! Great job :-)
Oh my gracious! that is so pretty! I absolutely love it!
that's great! You took something I would have passed up and made it into something special
Yours is so much nicer than the one from Ikea! It really pays to be patient.
wow!! what a great find!!
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visiting from tatertots and jello,
this is super wonderful. Great job!
Great find! and great job of redoing it! It looks fantastic.
I need something like this to wheel food between my kitchen and my grill when we have parties. I am on the hunt now.
that's awesome! Would you mind sharing what colors of stain and paint you used?
:)
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