L-Shaped Kitchen with Island

by Angel
(Woodlands Hills, CA)

We have an L-Shape kitchen that opens out into the dining room. I thought it looked awkward just having this space in the middle on the way to the dining table, so we decided to build a kitchen island.

We were able to purchase a pre-fab center island at one of the big hardware stores. Though there is some assembly required. My brother-in-law was very helpful in making sure that we had measured everything exactly before making the purchase.

Because cost was an issue we went with a cheaper, unpainted version. But then my husband came up with the idea of using bead board around the cabinet to make it look more “cape code”.