Trim on the Kitchen Island
The details are taking forever with this kitchen, but finally crossing them off the list (this one after ten years!) is so, so good. When we first demoed the kitchen we were so overwhelmed with what needed to be done with the rest of the house we got it to functional and moved on, never finishing all the little things that make a room look planned. I’m determined that won’t happen this time. Finally adding trim around the island is a relatively small project, but it makes a big difference in the space.
Here’s where we started this time around, just six months ago.
Three months in, we reached the point at which I would usually move on. The major players were in place, the room was pretty good and definitely functional.
Not this time though. After much debate, we ended up adding a fairly simple framing detail to the back and sides.
Using 1×4 to create the vertical bars, as well as run along the top, with 1×6 along the bottom.
The floor slopes about 1 inch towards the windows, as half the room used to be a porch, so we used a larger sheep’s foot molding to cover the gap.
A little putty, a little caulk, a little paint (Benjamin Moore’s Hale Navy) and finally, the island looks finished.
Up next, creating a “cabinet” to go around the fridge, adding molding to the upper cabinet, installing the plinth, and finally figuring out lighting. Progress.
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