Hi, I'm, Carol Ruth Weber, interior and life designer of Weber Life Design. And today, we're talking about kitchen islands, specifically repurposing things that you can use for a kitchen island. Remember first that kitchen islands, everyone wants a kitchen island, but you need space in your kitchen to walk around it so optimum space would be at least 36 inches to walk around, sometimes you could get away with 30 inches, but be careful of the refrigerator doors and oven doors that are opening up into that island, if you don't have that space there are other types of islands, there are islands that are attached to a counter, that extend beyond a counter. Very important is being creative when use, when repurposing something to create your kitchen island, dressers are the perfect thing to repurpose for an island, Remember counter tops are about 36 inches high so you want to keep within that height because that is a good working height so you, whatever you repurpose, you want to make sure that you, you, you can always raise it up with casters, but you want to get around 34, 36 inches in height so dressers can be perfect for this, simply place them on a caster, paint the dresser a beautiful color, you know use the proper primer, I like high gloss paint in cabinetry and you can add maybe a granite to the top and you have a kitchen island. Again, you could use an old desk, again you want to raise this up, add a granite top to the top of it and put shelving where the knee hole is so you've created an island there. There are so many different uses, file cabinets can be made into islands, you can paint them, you could, if you want a large island in a grand kitchen, attach two matching dressers, back to back, with one solid granite top, a counter top for the top of them and you've created a beautiful island that will be the envy of everyone who visits you. So use your imagination, think outside of the box, even a toolbox, you go to the, and they're not cheap, but they can look funky though, automotive toolboxes can be great as kitchen islands for a fun or a fun kitchen or kitchen that maybe is in a gentleman's apartment. So have fun, relax, enjoy your environment, enjoy your surroundings, the kitchens are meant for entertaining and fun and cooking and enjoy yourself and never be afraid to dance.
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