Farmtable Island Reveal...

Change can come quickly...especially when you have 5 children and at any given moment...they can be sick.

Monday I woke to first Drama Queen telling me her stomach was hurting and she felt nauseous.  This is about 6 a.m. and I am still somewhat incoherent (I am so not a morning person) so, I tell her "give me the phone and I will call the school".  Back to sleep for at least 15 more minutes before I feel another tapping and The Artist standing by my bedside saying "mom, my stomach hurts"...wow, now 2 kids that are sick...another phone call.  Now awake and ready to get the other 2 kids up...Mister Inquisitive at least was feeling fine and ready to go to school.  Li'l Bug... not so much, his stomach hurt too! Great...this is how we are starting our week.

Why am I telling you all this... it will do some explaining that I had every intention of having my post up and ready for Tuesday morning, only to have that not happen.  It seemed like I had one obstacle after another Monday and Tuesday.

I finally did get the time to put the post together and I am ready to show you what Mr. Wonderful and I have been working so hard on.

It turned out better than I could have wanted and we love it!!  Another project done and moving on to the next. You will see in a few of the photos remodeling and some boxes still not unpacked in the background, but we are getting closer to having the kitchen done and I am so ready!!

O.k. without any more waiting, here is my farmtable island reveal...

This wood is so beautiful... mahogany with a chestnut stain.

*Click to enlarge for a closer look*
I now know I will be getting a wide angle lens for Izzy...

it was hard to get a full picture like I wanted to. 

I have hooks for hand towels...thinking some

 red and white ones would look pretty.

It was really hard for Mr. Wonderful not to make this table perfect...

I told him I wanted the knots left in and for it to look old and imperfect. 

 This knot in the wood reminded me of a heart...I love it!

I found this vintage scale at an antique mall a couple 

of weeks ago...love how it looks in the kitchen!

I wanted the length to be longer on one side so

 we could at least have one bar stool underneath it.

Another close up from the side end...

What's a farmtable island without apples...

I had so much fun getting photos with all the contrast of color.

A close up of the drawer with it's vintage glass handle...

Another vintage find...an egg beater.

I am so in love with the color and look of this wood...

Couldn't get enough of the pretty pictures of the apples...

This island turned out great for our kitchen!  It is just the right size being our kitchen is not huge.  I painted the bottom in a satin cotton paint, glazed it with mocha glaze and then distressed it with my little mouser sander.  I can't wait to start using this work space and using the space underneath for storage.  We just hung the pot rack I found on sale (50% off...marked down to $45 from $90) above it tonight and it made me so happy to see it all coming together!  I will be working on finishing painting the bottom cabinets and Mr. Wonderful will be routing some of the cabinet doors for us to put glass in them.  Still have to add trim to the tops and bottom of the cabinets and all the molding for the floor...hopefully I will have much more to show in the next coming week. 

I hope you all enjoyed seeing this.  I love that it is custom designed for our kitchen.  Here again is the kitchen island before...

Nothing wrong with it...just no character. 

Again...loving this!!

I am linking this post to Kimbas DIY Day...she always has such great linky parties!! So many amazing DIY projects to see...make sure to visit!

See you back here in a couple of days...or sooner!

Hugs,