I know, this is a desk, not a kitchen island. At least it WAS a desk before I changed it up. I built a new island/craft station for my kitchen about 18 months ago. I decided to paint it a couple of weeks ago. Why does it take me so long to finally get around to doing stuff?
This how the island has looked for the last year and a half. (well, as far as the color goes at least) The cubby hole holds a lot of projects in waiting.
I didn’t want to empty all the drawers and haul it outside to spray it with my CommandMax, so I used the next best thing…a big ole Purdy paintbrush.
If you don’t own a couple of these, you really need to pick some up. In my opinion, Purdy is the BEST paint brush there is. (nope, I get nothing for saying that-they probably don’t even know I use their brushes)
I didn’t want to clean out the project--this was a quickie makeover. I used a foam brush to paint the toward the edges that I left gray (for now).
A Purdy is a great brush, but the bristles of any brush will dust the inside edge. A foam brush works great for this.
I stacked the drawers on top of the island to paint them. You can see the type of stuff I keep in my drawers.
I painted two coats of Behr Premium Plus Ultra on my black kitchen island.
Yep, the picture makes it look small—but I think black really does slim. 
My island looks smaller.
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Have you ever asked for someone else’s opinion, and then did what you wanted? I asked my friends on Facebook about the color. I wanted black, and there was EVERY color suggested except black! I thank you all for your input. I always wanted it black, but I originally went with gray, and never took the time to change it—till now!
I really, really do love it! Will it stay black? I dunno….we’ll see!
Curious about how I changed up that little bitty desk into an island/craft station? Check out these posts: DIY Kitchen Island, DIY Kitchen Island Top, and DIY Kitchen Island Completed.
I changed up the kitchen island AGAIN! I love it even more now!
gail
Gail, I love your projects! Very inspirational. And esp cost-effective. One comment on the desk into a kitchen island. I feel like the legs are kind of funky. I'm thinking only the wheels should show. Could you consider to add a row of trim board around the bottom and show us how to do it please.
Mary,
I actually made this in November of 2010, so after 10 years, I'm not about to change it. 😉
You could use a wider board in place of the narrow bottom trim I used. If you're okay with the island being counter height, you probably wouldn't need to add legs. However, I wanted mine higher so I could do crafts and such on it. It has been used for soooo many craft projects over the years, and being high is a real back saver.
I've painted it again, as seen in the last image in this post.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment Mary!
gail