Modest and Quirky kitchens

More Modest and Quirky kitchens (when thread length was limited)

Salvaged/recycled kitchens (some overlap with modest and quirky)

These are a few threads with some repurposed items. We modified a marble- topped dining table in much the same way, so this subject is near-and-dear to my heart. ;)

That will be a unique and beautiful part of your kitchen!

Editing to add: Until I clicked your link for more info, I didn't realize I'd read--and truly enjoyed--your blog. I love your sense of humor!

Love your island! That is going to be fab and so matches your personality!

How's this for quirky? A Steel Bouy Work Table

What are you going to do with the first part he took out of the piano - with keys and pads? I think it would be cool to hang as art on a wall.

MamaGoose-- years of searching on craigslist has failed to yield the school cabinet I've been looking for since I saw yours. You are my repurposed kitchen idol.

Allison-- still thinking about how to reuse the innards... lamp shades over the island? Not sure it's truly my style, but I think it's fun idea.

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This is over on the decorating forum (it's in Houzz, too) Aren't you planning something similar? (Not the island, it's too small, too boring, and too clattery)

Not loving the lamp shade. I think you need something not wood and not related to the piano. I still vote for wall art.

What a fabulous idea! Although I have to admit that as a mediocre pianist, my heart skipped a beat about dismantling a piano. I'm guessing/hoping it was beyond repair. :)

And I love Allisons idea of using the parts for some art or some other re-purpose. And that steel bouy work table is all kinds of cool.

Thanks, Mama Goose, to alerting me to Victoria's blog. I'm bookmarking it. And, yes, delightful humor and creativity there! Also thanks for the links to those awesome quirky discussions. I'm bookmarking it to read later, too. Fun, fun, fun!

I can't find the right search terms, but Lavender Lass has a dresser she is planning to use in her baking center, with a marble top. It's adorable!

Thank you, VictoriaElizabeth, I think you must save some of the white keys to make wooden oven rack pullers, as gifts for all the neighbors ... and all the teachers your children will ever have ... and giveaways for your blog... and ... ;)

I love your piano/island! Great idea! Will you use a repurposed slab of marble? What about using part marble and part butcherblock cutting board?

My kitchen is so small that I have to use every square inch for storage. Currently, I have an Ikea island (about 24" x 36") with a wood top and open shelves that I want to replace with a repurposed antique washstand with a marble top.

Once I find this mystical creature, I'm going to add wheels to bring it up to counter height. I've found a few washstands with the right dimensions, but nothing yet with a marble top. I'm hoping to find a washstand with a drawer on top and a lower cabinet with a single shelf inside the cabinet. It has to be sturdy enough to hold baking and roasting pans.

I'll post photos when I find it. I love the idea of repurposed islands. Repurposing is very green!

Love, love it!!!

Found Lavender's threads:

Does anyone have a dresser in the kitchen?

Found the dresser and the marble top!

Shower fixture made from old copper water pipe.

http://www.waterbugdesign.com/feydeau/Bathysphere/shower1.jpg

Porthole window made with a car wheel and glass block.
http://www.waterbugdesign.com/feydeau/Bathysphere/port.jpg

That's a beautiful island!!

How's this for piano key art.

There is a kitchen done with an old piano used as as island and some other ideas as well. Also in a Victorian. Old Piano Kitchen.

Wow!

We are turning an old baptismal font into our island. I have been following your blog posts and I am jealous because you are moving WAY faster than we are!

I think I will be posting soon looking for advice on a prep sink.

funkycamper— yes, it was non-working! it was one of my (many) criteria!!

bpathome— loving that dresser!! attaching a (sort of) similar picture I found in my roundup of repurposed ideas.

rococogurl— (your name!!) that kitchen is pretty much my dream!

hatethecold_gw— LOVE your island!!

Elizabeth, have you seen this new thread with a GFT bookcase? Here's a Different Kitchen

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Very fun thread... linking to one of the funniest home reno blogs I have ever read. I was exposed to it on GW, on a thread about the toll renovation can take on relationships. There's some hysterical stuff in the archives about her own marriage's dynamics as they renovate their victorian and as she gets caught up in one fixation or another. Very relatable and witty. If you have 8 hours to kill, I highly recommend it. It's as gratifying as a good Netflix binge...except harder to get your spouse to tune in to the funny bits.

Oh, and this piano island looks to be an amazing work in progress. As for me? I'm pining for the actual piano. Argh, I miss having a piano. The woes of a small house!

steph2000-- finally getting back to this thread, and I want you to know that you MADE MY DAY. xoxo times 10,000.

Allison-- I had NOT seen that bookcase, and I'm bright green with envy.

Sorry it's upside down but my repurposed bakers table. It was a trashed piece I found on Craigslist and I refinished it.

This blogger used an antique candy store counter as an island:

http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/my-kitchen-the-reveal/

@1890 Here's a larger picture.

Love the piano!
I converted an old television cabinet into a kitchen cabinet.

We're going to remove "The Hulking Monstrocity Formerly Known as Our Island" and replace it with this antique mahogany store counter. The plan is to top it with the same soapstone we'll be using for our countertops and farmhouse sink.

Working side of island!

Martyphilpot-that mahogany piece is stunning. Oh my word, I just love it. And it has drawers!!!!

I'm so jealous of everyone's kitchens! We have a galley so I'm at least hoping to squeeze a butler's pantry in on one wall.

Just realized thaat a minute ago I posted this link in the wrong thread. So here is the 2nd try:

Love the limey green color of this [tool chest island[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/grain-bin-residence-contemporary-kitchen-phvw-vp~19502961) in this unusual home:

LOVE all of these!

Check out today's latest storyboard on Houzz:

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/kitchen-recipes-an-old-factory-cart-inspires-a-dream-cooking-space-stsetivw-vs~48846732