Before + After: Painted Kitchen Island!
Happy Monday!!! I hope you had a relaxing weekend. It’s been toasty warm around here lately, which feels AMAZING. It finally feels like summer and I am loving every second of it. Especially the evening–I was out on the back patio last night and the sun was still up at 8:45. Birds were singing away and it just felt like heaven. I just love this time of year so much!! Anyway, I wanted to share our painted kitchen island. I finally got the guts to paint it black, which I’ve wanted to do for a while now. I’m so happy I decided to take the plunge–I love it it turns out!! Here’s how it looked before:
And here’s how it looked during–gotta tape off alllll the things!
And how it looks now:
Such a big change, right?! I can’t get over the difference! It brings so much balance and the right amount of contrast to this space. We went with the color Iron Ore by Sherwin Williams. It’s a soft black, which is perfect.
It’s always amazing to me how something as simple as paint can make such a dramatic difference. I love this new vibe in here and I think it suits the rest of the house really well! So glad I finally went for it. I would love to hear what you think of this before + after!!
Sources:
Appliances are Cafe Appliances
Marble + Wood Round Cutting Board
island paint color: Iron Ore by Sherwin Williams
The Comments
Whitney
It looks great!
P.S. I’m ready for the podcast to come back!!! ☺️
Sarah
> Whitneyah thank you Whitney! Can’t wait to get back to the podcast.
KCAD
Amazing transformation…adds depth and interest. Re: taping off the front panels. Did you consider leaving them white? Also, what sprayer did you use?
Sarah
> KCADNo I never thought about that! And also we hired a painter so I’m not sure what sprayer he used.
Nicole
Looks so good! Did you paint it yourself?
Sarah
> Nicolewe hired a painter to do it for us since it needed to be sprayed!
Pam
I love it. I just had mine painted a sage green and was amazed at the difference a small change can make. Every time I walk into the kitchen I think I should have done this a couple of years ago when I considered it!
Julie Nathe
I absolutely love the transformation!
Shauna
Love this!! I’m considering doing the same thing to my island. What finish paint did you go with?
Sarah
> Shaunait’s a semi-gloss finish!
Jaime
What paint color did you use for the white cabinets?? Love the transformation!