Peonies From our Garden

This is from our garden in June, my favorite flower, the peony. They are beautiful and smell incredible.

FINISHED!!!

Here is the finished product. I am so happy about how it turned out. Thank you to my husband who is so handy at home projects. He did all the wood trim for me and put the top on. He does such a nice job when he does a project. I did all the painting.

I broke down the cost of doing this kitchen island ourselves.

Here is the breakdown:

1. Finished Remnant Quartz Piece $220
2. Trim $90
3. Paint $21.97
4. Cabinet Hardware $53
5. Antiquing Medium $2.09

For a grand total of: $387.06

For what it's worth, I believe anyone can do this.

Kitchen Island

David is so talented when it comes to doing home projects, he amazes me. When I come up with an idea for decorating our home he has always been able to do the project with perfection. My idea for a long time has been to make our kitchen island look like a separate piece of furniture from the rest of our kitchen cabinets. Well back in June I found a remnant piece of quartz for the top of our island. It was already finished, the perfect size and most importantly the perfect price. I had already been thinking about colors for the island. Originally I wanted the Pottery Barn color Jalapeno pepper (a green color). But when I found the remnant it didn't go with the jalapeno green. So, I decided to go with a different color that would compliment the quartz piece. The color I went with is Linden Blue which matches a pottery piece I absolutely love in my home. I am antiquing the island with an antiquing medium that I ended up having to order because no one carries it. The island is all painted now and David is going to put the top on today. I will antique it this coming week. Here are some before and during pictures of the process. I will post more pictures when the island is finished.