Oh the kitchen island… “The cobblers children have no shoes and the thatcher’s house has no roof.” This thing has been on my list to complete for 18 months. I had plans for the cabinets that I sort of obsessed over. I planned for a cookbook cabinet, plugs for the undercounter microwave, and a wine fridge. I was going to do drawers and slides and a set of 4 swivel bench seats. I had three iterations of design – from a notebook sketch to 3D model. All for naught.
In the end, with a move looming, I ended up with big-box store ready-made cabinets, juiced up with trim and wired for just the wine fridge. I put on a remnant granite top – that matched the current kitchen granite perfectly! It looks great. Works beautifully in the house. My wife loves the island as well, BUT we had some words on why it took me so long and why she had to live without a “sweet chef’s island and out new renter’s get to have one…” There is a lesson there that I need to take more to heart: sometimes good enough and complete is better than AMAZING and not started.
