I used some stainless steel contact paper on the front of my dishwasher-you can’t tell it’s paper, and also on the front of my refrigerator door in our pop up camper that I’m renovating. I’m telling you, that paper is brilliant! 🤩
Honestly if you enjoy repurposing furniture that's fine, but cheap - it is not always the case. For example that turquoise crate shelf would have cost about $100 by the time she was done and it's not going to be that sturdy because the wood is flimsy. You have to make sure to measure the cost out when these videos tell you it's "cheap."
@@zonagal I haven't been able to find any for $7 at Walmart. $20 each at the craft store is the best I could find. So if you did find $7 crates that's cool!
Last summer, I bought an old dresser and was going to redo it and put a mirror, that I also bought, on it. Now, I’m considering converting it into an island, instead, because I really could use the work space. I’ll definitely put it on casters so I can move it. Thank you for the inspiration.
I love these ideas! This is the first do it yourself video that I’ve seen just about anywhere that actually has some nice finished products. I’ve gone ahead and subscribed. 👍🏼
Hey, I'm a newbie when it comes to your channel but I do like it! May I ask if the sequences in this video are available in full length? Thank you for your content and whoever is going to answer my (maybe dumb) question - I appreciate it very much! Thank you!
love love love it,, and only suggestion is to invest in piece of glass to cover surface - then i will be able to cut on it.. would be cool concect for potting table too!
IMHO wood is naturally beautiful and matches everything. I really see the gray on everything as the color of the floor in my garage, primer, or the bondo on a wrecked car. Uneventful, depressing, and unimpressive. But its trending. So y'all enjoy. ♥️
Paint and wallpaper can and do work miracles. That said, I agree with you. While the result of that large kitchen island (painted mat black) was nicely done, My heart broke into pieces to see that type of desk used for that 😞 LOL, also I'd have zero patience with using my head to hold up the door, but hey, good on her 🙂
🤔While connecting that center section was good, not sure the appliance "garage" door concept was well thought out. Super to have a spot to stow slow cookers, standing mixer, Instant Pots, air-fryers, etc. Raised up to counter height, it makes a handsome & substantial island👍. If it faces toward the other counters (vs open area), you wouldn't need a door on that open section. Even regular cupboard doors would've been better. You could halve or skip the center storage. I would keep part of it, & add pull-out drawers for them. Use the front center space for a single stool to slide under when not in use. That way, you could keep the original desk top for your work space💗. Personally, I wouldn't want an oversized top😖 for a big breakfast bar anyway. 👩🍳 As a cook & kitchen hoarder 🍽, I would also wrap the new "toe kick" area w/plywood sheets & trim to enclose the bottom. Use it to store bulk-buy over flow discreetly. My 🥰dad got one of those behemoth wooden old fashioned executive desks. It's a hulking monster compared to other desks, but the storage is certainly great. His also has a center drawer. He got it 2nd-hand after my brother moved out. It was already 🖌painted. He repainted it a handsome black. 💗Love to keep it, but would need a space big enough to fit it. 😉Although I did see where a hip 🍎 NYC bachelor turned one into his media center for his humongo flatscreen. Behind it, he put two 1×3 cubby towers that faced out to side. 👀From the front view, the 📺 hid 'em. They housed his wifi/router components & other media out of sight. He bridged those units w/plank top he painted black to match, so he could use that as a ledge to merchandise his collections attractively. He also created a wooden riser in front for his TV for the sound bar + gaming system that he also used as a blu-ray. It did have a metal garage door to hide them but still use remotes. Plus, a storage ottoman was stowed in the center section for extra guest seating when needed. It all looked quite 🆒️, & also left the desk otherwise intact. Yay🎉! 💚Bridget from Cali☘️ (using my pal's YT acct)
OMGlob!! These are amazing ideas! I’ve been brainstorming about how I wanted to make a kitchen island and I found it here!! Should have known that I would find exactly what I wanted here because I always find such wonderful ideas on hometalk!!
I’m not a diy person by any means but I do have one of those tables in my kitchen for my cat to eat on. This way, I not only have the space underneath for water and dog food, but it keeps my dogs away from the cat food 👍
If it is stain grade wood, STAIN is the way to go. I hate seeing beautiful wood painted. I have watched so many home decorating shows, flippers, etc., where they take out kitchen cabinets and replace them with white or gray painted cabinets. I have outdated golden oak cabinets but I refuse to paint them.They are very well built.
I would question how well that stainless steel paper would hold up on an island. I had a narrow island that was low priced but the right size and had a real stainless steel top. I have a 30+ year old stainless steel sink that is rust free but in 5 years the cheap steel rusted. The contact paper might not rust, but I doubt it will hold up to items being slid across it and maintain it’s shine.
For the first idea, considering the time and effort put into that as a form of money...I think you could find a storage cart for the same price and you don't have to do extra stuff beyond normal (what the item is designed to be from the start).
...pretty sure walmart also sells small cubby-hole shelves that you could use instead, would be cheaper and easier than cobbling this thing together. also that thing is several inches too tall and the wheels are making it wobbly. the one at 4:00 actually looks nice! turning an old night stand or desk into a kitchen island is also a cute (and more practical) idea.
First, it's great to see a woman using power tools! I'm a woman & possess tools most men would envy! AND know how to use them!! 😁 Second, I love videos that take an item that is worn & served it's purpose - then rearrange it's bones into a thing of useful beauty! Thank you for the video! Now I'm chomping at the bit to hit a resale store!! 🤣
I brought one of those cheap WM table about 2 years ago. The table was a little too long so I thought I could cut off a foot on the top. Found out that the table is not made out of wood but cheap cardboards. Even before the table was not sturdy. You can see the WM table not made of wood if look closely at the video.
That black piece of furniture with the wood top was tragic. Closely followed by the curtain ring, drink cabinet thingy. I bet most of the things on here are already in a landfill 😂😂
If your a maker and want to make these but can not afford the crates or wood you can make them yourself using pallet wood. The more you work with pallet wood the more you will find and the sizes will blow your mind. I just got 4 pallets made with 4x4 3/4 inch plywood in great shape I have built the tools up so I can take them apart without much damage and that is 2 4x8 sheets of 3/4 inch plywood at 60 dollars at my home depot for free! Yes I now can find pallets and crates that give me 12 foot 2x4 red oak lumber not even lying! But the first few months wow I was lucky to get 1 out of 3 boards without damage! Lol I was just tearing them up! Practice! Women can do anything!
Ouch my heart. Why do so many think ruining furniture that was actually beautiful..By repainting it with this .... whitish paint...make it beautiful...? iterally ruined what made it beautiful.... The making 2 tables into a roller shelf thing ia an interesting idea though. I just don't understand this "Ruin beautiful furniture with a fugly repaint" trend though... R.i.p, natrual beauty...
I kind of wish you had slowed the video down a bit, or at least had commentary all the way through. At one point it was just sped up too fast for me and I could not even tell what the project started out as. They appeared to be some pretty fun projects, even though I think they would most likely be less expensive to buy already made. However, this way, you can make it your own, or repurpose some of your own furniture or found items.
This is not gonna work. You have those caster nailed on with finishing nails and is not study at all. There will be a cave in and the wheels will break. It’s cheaply made for sure and not very efficient.
