Kitchen Island I made from an Inspirational picture.....

Another PINTEREST moment

So here we are again...

I have been so busy with all my signs I've been making that I finally got a break to make another PINTEREST inspirational piece...

So this is what I was inspired by......

A KITCHEN ISLAND MADE FROM AN OLD DOOR!

I TOTALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS ISLAND!!!

this is the site I found it on

http://www.yourwhoiam.com/2010/10/doors-galore.html

So here we go....................

I started with a simple 24" old Door

My Cat Blacky wanted to be in the pictures :)

Everything Looks OK on this side Mum...

But then he got Bored and went to torment Sasha....

Sasha was in deep thought and didn't know Blacky was there....

Or was it all just a TRICK????

and soon Blacky lost interest.....

W hat a Clever GIRL!!!!

Awwwwe Maybe next time Blacky... NOT!!!! Hahahahaha

OK so back to the door.... 

I removed all the Hardware.

Then I filled the void where the handle was with a block of wood...

Now for the Water Putty.... I love this stuff it Dries REAL Hard...

And then sanded and sanded and sanded..................................

When all the holes were filled in and Sanded it was time to apply 

the Vaseline before the paint

Now to SPRAY PAINT the entire door.............

OK after spray paint is applied allow to dry fully then get 

a flat scraper and scrape away the paint where the Vaseline was applied

 When finished scraping it should look something like this....

I wiped away the excess Vaseline and then applied some Dark stain over the entire surface.

Let sit for about 10 minutes and then wipe off excess stain...

This gives it an aging look....

I gave the entire surface a light spray of clear coat just to seal the stain, 

and then I gave it 3 coats of clearcoat....

I then Started on the Base...

The entire structure on the base was made out of 2x4's

I used a Kreg Jig and 3" screws to attach the Frame together...

I L♥VE MY KREG JIG....

The shelf at the bottom ... I ripped a 2x4 in half and use them for the Brace beams 

that the slats were going to sit on...

As you can see in the picture the Shelf underneath is half the width of the island

this is to allow for bar stools to be slid up under the island when not in use.

The slats are then cut out of 1x4's and are positioned slightly apart

ready to be nailed on with my handy air braid nailer...

NOTE:::

Before I nailed on the slats I painted the frame to give it a wood look appearance 

and then I distressed all the edges...

I then gave all the slats a light stain and clear coat, 

then I nailed them to the base....

Using my Kreg Jig I drilled some holes to the inside frame of the Base to allow me 

to screw the door to it...

and WOLLA!!!! Here is the finished product.

A piece of PLEXI GLASS or TEMPERED GLASS could be used to place on top to finish it off...

THE FINAL DECISION ENDED UP BEING TEMPERED GLASS!!!!

 All in all I think It turned out Quite NICE....

The Stainless steel stool in this picture was all I had at the time

but is not what is going to be used...

The Chair in the picture BELOW was found at Walmart.com and they are only 

about $25 Each....

UPDATE!!!

Here is a picture of the island with The Tempered Glass on top,

and the Bar stools slid up underneath..:)

So Glad you stopped by to Visit

 Please feel free to Comment

I LOVE TO HERE FROM YOU ALL....

Cheers!!!

A Treasure Box to Treasure Forever....

A little Boys treasure Box..:)

I have been real busy Making Last minute Christmas gifts and Signs These past 3 weeks and I was asked by my wonderful neighbor who I just love so very much and would do anything for if I could Make Her Grandson a Birthday Present for the 19th of December...

 I have a real Problem with saying NO,  so I told her YES no problem...

So I thought I would Share with you all this Cute and Easy Treasure Box I made For LUKE!

These make wonderful Gifts and can be treasured for years to come...

The Size of the box I'm making measures 15"w x 10"d x 5 1/2"h

First I cut 4 sides out of 1/2" birch 

Long pieces were 15" x 5 1/2"

short pieces were 9" x 5 1/2"

Using My Finish Nailer I Glued and Nailed all the sides together...

Then I cut the Bottom out of a Piece of Luan 

10" x 15"

and Brad nailed it to the bottom

Then I sanded and Rounded off the edges..

I then measured for the width of the hinges and Marked it off..

Then Using a chisel and a sharp X-ACTO knife I notched some groves in the wood and punched the small pieces out and then Cleaned it up with my Sharp X-ACTO knife

Look How Nicely that Fits in there :)

I then Cut a piece of 3/4" birch 10" x 15" for the lid and Painted the Box and Lid a solid Black

Once I had my Box and Lid painted It was time for the Graphics for the top of the Box..

My Neighbor told me that her Grandson Loved Panthers so I Came Up with a real cool Design and then transferred it onto My Silhoutte program...

Once I got the design to size I then Cut it out with some Vinyl

and applied it to the black painted lid...

Since the design of the panther was going to be Black and White... I needed to figure out how to break up the Black background with the body of the Black panther,

so I used an old paint brush and in an outward motion dry brushed some blue paint away from the vinyl, I then decided that it still needed something more so I dry brushed some white over top of the blue which gave it a 2 tone affect....

It's starting to take affect... don't ya think?..:)

Once the shadowing around the edges was finished... I then Peeled off the detailed pieces of the vinyl to reveal the black paint underneath.. Using a stencil brush I painted the revealed areas with at least 3 coats of white to cover the blackened areas...

Once Dried I peeled away the remanding vinyl to reveal the image I was looking for.

So what do ya think????

I think LUKE's Gonna Love it..;)

Now For his Name...

That looks about right Just there..;)

I painted his name Blue and then Gave it a wisk of White in an upward motion to give it a shaded affect

Almost done!

And there you have it... that wasn't hard at all...

Now that it is all painted it's time to put all the Hardware on...

I used some Brass Decorative Corners to Jazz up the Lid 

A decorative Brass Hasp so Luke can Lock his treasures Up tight

and some Brass hinges for the back...

Once the Box was done I needed to make a tray for inside so that he could have a hidden compartment underneath...

I made a tray 2 1/2" deep just a little smaller than the inside dimensions of the Box and Cut 2 long and 2 short strips of wood 1" thick...

The long strips were used for a ledge to stop the tray from falling to the bottom of the box

The Short strips were used for handles on the tray...

I painted the ledges inside of the box Black and painted the Tray Black and Blue and White.

And Here it is the finished product...

Ready to deliver to a very happy Young  boy on his Birthday..:)

I hope He likes it...

well I'm pretty sure he will since my 2 Twin 8 year old girls are trying to keep it for them selves LOL!

The Tray fits perrrrfectly.:)

OOOOOOOO!

I LOVE IT!!!!

Hope you do Too ♥

This Is the Box that I made For Luke's Brother Isaac...

Thank you for Visiting ....

Hope you come back to see more Fun Projects.

Cheers!

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