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My Cameron-Made Kitchen Island

Inbetween all the other projects he’s been working on for the arrival of our babe, my amazing husband also built this beautiful island for our teeny kitchen! I’m in love with it. 
He built it out of reclaimed wood, included a wine rack {but of course!!}, a bottom shelf for dishes and mason jars of homemade granola, a butcher block top that I can cut on, built-in wheels to easily move around, and two pull-out shelves to either eat on or use as extra space to chop. Since the majority of our house is soft neutrals, we painted it in bright cobalt blue, a color found all over the island. 
I would call ‘Interior Decoration’ anything we do with the place where we are living for any length of time at all. Here, wherever it is, is your spot. This place should be expressing something of yourself. It should be communicating something of you to your visitors, but it should also satisfy something within you. You should feel ‘at home’ here, because you have made it home with something of yourself.  
~ Edith Shaeffer, The Hidden Art of Homemaking


Comments

  1. Raechel @ Our Island Outlook says

    He's such a handyman – I'm impressed by his woodworking skills. 🙂 Did he carve the crescent-shapes in the wood for the wine rack himself? I'm intrigued – I know nothing about building stuff.

    It is great – I love the colors you chose, and I love the handle on the pull-out shelf.

    Raechel

  4. Robyn says

    How cool! Looks beautiful and i abolutely LOVE the colour!!! Such a clever man you've got 😉
    Close to meeting your babe… cant wait to hear when… waiting in anticipation!
    All the best again!
    XXX Robyn (SA)

    • Marshall says

      Ooof ME TOO! I hope he stays put for another week or so to be full term and after that I'm hoping he makes his arrival! Thanks for being excited with us!! (:

  12. Tim and Lanna Britt says

    Oh man! If only "Paula Dean" was as handy with a saw as he is with a spatula!! 🙂 That is lovely — Pottery Barn eat your HEART OUT!!
    MISS YOU — and SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited for you guys to meet baby M!
    PS. I did over a thousand.
    love, lanneybear

  16. Betsy says

    Um, that is unreal. I so wish that my husband or I had that talent! At our last house, we needed more counter space so badly, but didn't want to buy one of the expensive ones because it was only a temporary rental. I mean I would buy that island.

  17. Caravan Sonnet says

    Love. Absolutely love. This look amazing!! AND I love the blue color! It is welcoming, fun, and inviting! The quote that you mention by Edith is one of my FAVORITES!! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing your sweet kitchen and the talent of your hubby!
    🙂 Have a lovely day sweet friend!
    🙂 Rebecca

  18. Allison says

    That looks amazing! We'll be leaving our house soon for a long sailing trip, but I'm definitely putting something like that on my wishlist for my next house! It's so wonderful to have a handy husband, isn't it? 🙂

  21. Jenna says

    Oh my goodness! It turned out so well – I can't imagine something more you 🙂 And I love the color you guys chose, adds such a cheery pop. He's a keeper!

    xxx
    Jenna

  23. Ahn says

    cam is really making grant look useless right now. but seriously, this is beautiful. well done cam. enjoy having dishes on that bottom level as long as you can.

  25. Lauren says

    Wow, you do have a handy man on your hands! That's amazing, it looks like something I would pick up from Ikea. Good job Cam!

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