Kitchen Island Makeover

Several years ago I was given a kitchen island from my sister (which I am very thankful for) because she was remodeling her kitchen and no longer needed it.  I used it for a while as it was and decided that I wanted to update it.  Make it fit my style a little...

Before...
It was such a blessing to me.  I have a small kitchen and storage and workspace is so limited so this was just wonderful for me.  It makes my kitchen a bit crowded but it is so worth it.

Now on to the makeover...

I added a new butcher block top to it and added a little trim that was missing.  I put many coats of deep red paint on it in a high glass finish so that it was easy to clean.









I really wanted to replace the hinges on it too but I was in such a hurry getting in back in my kitchen that I didn't.  I still may though.  For now it is good enough.







When I was all finished I hung two rods and several hooks.  One on each side of the island...
I am currently not hanging anything on the hooks because the baby is at the age where he gets into everything and nothing would stay on them right now anyway.
I purchased the rods from Ikea.  They were $8.99 each and the hooks were $2.99 for a package of 5.  As I am sure you can tell from my previous posts, Ikea is my all time favorite store.