Come away with me, to Craigslist Island…

Julie’s kitchen needed a kitchen island, but you know how custom islands can be. Essspensive. She didn’t want to spend big bucks, she only wanted to spend about $100 bucks, which is exactly how much she paid for this massive buffet she found on Craigslist.  Pros: sturdy and solid.  Cons: fakey-fake veneer and not actually tall enough to be a kitchen island.  Did that stop her?  Don’t be a silly pants.  Of course not. 

She worked some magic underneath to raise it up to counter-height, then added extra trim around the bottom. Then she primed and painted over the veneer and topped it off with a new zinc countertop, large enough to overhang so her family could belly up to the buffet, er, island. Fabulous.

Check out on her blog Tre Sorelle Cottage to see how she disguised the backside!