An island of my own

Since we moved into our house, I kept fussing about needing more room to prepare food. We don't have a small kitchen but we also don't have a LARGE kitchen, it just doesn't seem to offer me enough counter space.

Last year I went to Roundtop, while we were there we found several fantastic things like an antique bed for Claires room, bunk beds though they lacked the age they were a steal, and of course a church pew. As I we rounded one corner I saw it, it was the most perfect island! It was long and narrow, and it had several shelves on it. I shuffled along the path quickly only to get there and find that it was sold already, if that wasn't bad enough the people came at that very moment to take it away. Since then I have been on the prowl looking for another one, I found one the week before Christmas but the store I saw it at must have really wanted to keep it for themselves because they were asking $3000.00 for it! There was no way I could rationalize that to my husband, so instead I took pictures! I told the employee I wanted to show it to my husband (which was the truth), and I did show them to hubs as soon as he got home!

Fast forward to Christmas Day when we had neighbors and friends over for Christmas meal, one neighbor who has the same floor plan was discussing how he would like an island of some kind, I took the moment to pipe in that I found one down the road and I had pictures to prove it. He liked the table as well, but agreed the price was too steep.

Fast forward to Saturday, hubs called and said that after he got off from work he needed to run some errands and to finish up something so he would be home a little late. The girls and I got antsy waiting for him so we ran some errands, while we were out he called and asked where we were and I informed him my mothership Hobby Lobby had called. I was told to stay put he would be there any minute, the girls and I waited in the van for him. Claire started shouting the second she saw daddy, and has he pulled up next to it, I saw the most beautiful piece of furniture I could lay my eyes on!

Yes I got my island, but even better than the $3000 version, my husband made mine! He has been busy as a bee, and my excitement couldn't contain itself! It is HUGE, and will give me so much extra room! It has shelves, cabinets, the works. It is still in it's "natural" state because he wasn't sure what color I wanted it, or what color/kind of tile I wanted on the top of it. My goal is take a picture today or tomorrow and post it.

Seriously folks, after my children this ties with my Christmas gift from last year. Should we ever move we are buying our next house to go with this island because there is NO WAY I will leave it behind or shove into storage.