An EARLY Christmas Gift from my Hubby!!

For awhile now, I have been wanting an island, no not a real island, although that sounds GREAT at times, especially with three kids and everything that goes along with it, but NO, a Kitchen Island. I LOVE to bake and cook, and with limited counter space and three kids, all under the age of six (they want to HELP too!!), I needed something. I suggested to my husband that he could make me a kitchen island. He said he would. Now I wasn't too sure if he meant it or if he was agreeing with me, just to have me stop going on about it.

Whenever we were at Rona, we would browse through the kitchen areas...looking at models, suggesting to each other what we wanted, liked or didn't like and then gasped at the prices. We are not rich, we are not poor...we are in the middle...we lead a comfortable life, always cautious when we spend and how we save(at least we try too). But with three kids....well you know!


The finished PRODUCT!

I then searched online...looked at designs and finally came up with a design that I liked. I designed my own island, and did the measurements. I wanted it to be high enough, since we are both tall. And it worked out. Matt built it this past weekend and I painted it and varnished the top. I am in love with it!! Its perfect. I wanted it airy. I didn't need drawers or cubbards(didn't need the space to collect more junk, already have that ONE JUNK DRAWER!)...I just wanted something clean and airy and light. The legs and lower bench are the same colour as my hutch(Currier Creme)....its the BEST GIFT yet...and my HUBBY MADE  IT ALL FROM SCRATCH!! It really completes my kitchen, the HEART of the HOME!



The reason why I wanted an island!!!

 

Everyday, I fall MORE in love with my FAMILY and HOME!




I just want to be in my kitchen all the time, its my favourite room!!