Kitchen Island

I have just found THE most wonderful website!! And I am so excited to get started. Okay, okay let me back up. as you know our kitchen is not exactly baker friendly, there are only two very small spaces to work on and they are usually covered in dishes or appliances. When R moved the fridge it opened up the kitchen and made room for a small workspace and I have been searching for one ever since, but nothing I have found is in my price range or compares to what is in my mind!

Well yesterday I was browsing one of the many blogs I follow UCreate and found the very talented Ana at Knock-off Woods. She takes overpriced designer pieces and creates plans to build them yourself! And the best part she shares them for FREE!!!

So I am thinking maybe she has something that would work in my kitchen. Let me tell you I have NEVER build anything by myself and was a little afraid to fall in love with something and not be able to do it, but I looked anyway. And you know what I found. The EXACT table that I have had in my mind for the last few months!! Not joking! I fell head over heals for this table, I think I was even drooling a little it is so beautiful. Well, I printed off the plans and went running to find R, and asked him if he thought it was too big of a project to be my first. He looked them over and said we could definitely do it!! He even had some suggestions to make it look even more like a store bought piece.

EEEK!! Now I just have to be patient and wait until Saturday so we can go down to Home Resource here in Missoula and hopefully find some reclaimed wood. EEEK! (I know I am squealing like a little girl which I normally don't do, but EEEK)