Custom Kitchen Island

Several weeks ago, we posted one of our most popular makeovers to date, a rolling kitchen island with and extendable top (see it here). We received a request from one of our customers to be on the lookout for another one. We found this microwave stand and immediately thought it would make a great rolling island for our customer... See it's transformation below!

Here is the microwave stand in it's original form... Interesting choice in knobs!

Hank completely disassembled it, sanded down each piece, and put it back together stronger than it was before! He removed the top because it was laminate, and our customer wanted a dark stained top. Real wood is the best way to go if you want stain. Here he is attaching custom made support for the extendable top.

Here's the island with it's brand new top! There are 3 hinges on the back to hold up the extension piece. The support folds out to extend the top, or folds in to release it. Hank added rolling feet to the legs. He decided to trim down the legs so that the height would remain the same with the rolling feet added to the bottom.

We stained the top on both sides with Minwax Polyshades Stain and Polyurethane - Mission Oak, Satin finish (3 coats).

Here is the finished product! It took 3 coats of black paint, and 3 coats of polyacrylic to seal it. 

View of the back.

Inside is painted and sealed as well!

View of the drawer and the gorgeous stain on top.

Our client was very happy with the end result. I'm a little jealous because I wanted to keep it;) That happens a lot! Now we're on to the next project: a commissioned table and chairs makeover:) Stay tuned!