The New kitchen Island

Happy Monday everyone! 

My last kitchen post was about the range hood and how I was looking for that perfect blue-grey color for it.

The thing was, I wanted to use the same color on both, the range hood and the island, but somehow the same color looked totally different on both surfaces. The range hood always looked darker than the island and I wanted it to be the opposite way. :/

Anyhow, I think painting the kitchen island in itself is an easy way to give the entire kitchen a brand new look. I've painted mine three times already, and I know this color is not going to be here forever. :)

So, let me show you how it all went this time!

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This is the last color the kitchen island sported, ASCP Duck Egg Blue. I loved it, but I grew tired of it. At that time, I added the corbels and the beadboard on the shelf. You can see that entire makeover right HERE.

This time, I didn't change anything other than the paint. But first, I had to remove the wax protecting the chalk paint. It was easily done washing all the waxed surfaces with mineral spirits and a steel wool sponge.

BM Galveston Gray was applied to the range hood and to the island, but I didn't like this color on the island. It was kind of the same intensity of the previous Duck Egg blue and I wanted something darker.

So, I got a darker color: BM Ashland Slate and I love it! By the way, all the paints were Benjamin Moore Advance and Satin finish.

As many of you already know, I also painted the range hood this darker color, but in order to make it lighter (remember every color looked darker on the hood than on the island), I decided to do a white wash effect.

Well, here on the island I left it like that, simple, pretty dark grey. And as you can see, I didn't remove the quarter round. I tried, but last time I nailed it in place I put so many nails that I decided to save that fight for another day. Instead I taped it off.

Don't you love that color! It's grey, but it's also blue, dark blue, and sometimes, light blue/grey depending on the light.

After two coats of paint... Oh wait, three coats with the lighter color at the beginning, this is how it looks after styling a little bit the top shelf...

And adding a crate on the lower one.  As usual, the beauty of DIY projects is that you can customize them to your own needs.
This shelf  is only 12" deep, I couldn't find any crate with those specific dimensions. So, I built it.
The hardest part for me: The sign. Can you notice the shadow on those letters? Well, that's a mistake that somehow worked. I'll give you more details about the crate in a future post. ;)

Here's the other side of the island. I still need to change that outlet.

And what do you think about the hardware? If you follow me on Instagram you might remember I posted three choices of hardware and asked for help on determining the one I should use. Ha, these ones were the winners and they were also my favorites.

Liberty - Porter 3" Oil Rubbed Bronze Cabinet Pull
Liberty - Southampton 1-¼ in. Venetian Bronze with Copper Highlights Square Base Cabinet Knob

I love how they feel. They're smooth, solid and they look great!

The other end of the island is the microwave side. Look at the difference in the color with lots of light on it.

And here's the final pic. It's all coming along so nicely. I'm now finishing details and adding decor elements. I wish I could move faster, this is the point where I get anxious, I want to see the entire thing finished! :D

My next post is about the cabinet under the sink. I'm finally giving it some organization.


For more DIY kitchen projects check these out:

The Starting Point of the Kitchen Island

DOUBLE DRAWER - Kitchen Organization

Give your cabinets a custom look

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