Happy Monday!
I painted my kitchen cabinets last year with homemade chalk paint, and have never really loved the way the backside of the peninsula looked. It's a huge white elephant in the room. It's the first thing you see when you enter the back door and it's nearly eye level from the family when you have a seat! Normal people could care less about stuff like that, but it bothered me..bad.
Even with stools in front of it, it looks out of place. I had plans of adding reclaimed wood but decided against it, then I fell for Chip and Joanna's reclaimed church alter island, but I have a peninsula in my kitchen not an island (and no access to reclaimed church parts).
So I faked it.
I painted my kitchen cabinets last year with homemade chalk paint, and have never really loved the way the backside of the peninsula looked. It's a huge white elephant in the room. It's the first thing you see when you enter the back door and it's nearly eye level from the family when you have a seat! Normal people could care less about stuff like that, but it bothered me..bad.
Even with stools in front of it, it looks out of place. I had plans of adding reclaimed wood but decided against it, then I fell for Chip and Joanna's reclaimed church alter island, but I have a peninsula in my kitchen not an island (and no access to reclaimed church parts).
So I faked it.
I'm hoping mine doesn't get quite this distressed...(although I do have one extra kid than they do...)
Tools you'll need for this one:
- scroll saw
- 1X3 MDF for the vertical pieces (I use primed boards-makes me happier)
- 1x6 for the base and the arches
- liquid nails & trim nails
- calk
- ornamental piece (I found mine on Ebay)
- paint
I'm not going to bore you with the details...but, get a game plan set first. Tracking down an ornamental piece was harder than I thought it would be. Try searching for architectural details, antiques, etc. I did score this one for 20 bucks and painted it once it was hung.
Map it out...I always draw a picture of what I want and write the measurements all over it. I cut the arches freehand with the scroll saw and sanded them down a bit, but they aren't perfect because I want it to be rustic. I liquid-nailed them to the peninsula and used a few finishing nails to keep them in place until it cured. Then I calked, hung the accent with liquid nails, and painted it.
I'm happy with the view now when I sit on the sofa and when I come in the back door, the big white elephant has covered her backside!
I'm on the fence with distressing it, thoughts?
You did a fantastic job! We have six kids and they do a natural distress - especially if you are putting barstools back. I have been wanting to paint my kitchen cabinets for quite some time, mine are solid cherry. I'm afraid with the 8 of us they will look horrible in no time at all -- how are yours holding up? On film, they look brand new.
ReplyDeleteHi Trisha! Thank you for your comment! The stools are already marking up the area, but I did not poly it yet so I am to blame. My kitchen cabinets were a praline maple and I was nervous about the paint as well. I used Varathane Wood Floor Sealer on the cabinets and we've had no issues so far, aside from an occasional touch up on the cabinet with the trash can inside-thanks to the dog who raids it!
DeleteThat is so awesome. I love when people see ideas then create something on their own. I know that is one reason I love looking at blogs. I love new projects. Please keep up the wonderful job.
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