{"id":36366,"date":"2017-08-15T18:49:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T23:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=36366"},"modified":"2017-08-15T13:50:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T18:50:48","slug":"diy-marble-top-kitchen-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=36366","title":{"rendered":"DIY Marble Top Kitchen Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kitchen island fever has been around for many years now, and I might have it. \u00a0 Some islands are quite large and take up a big percentage of the floor space in some kitchens, and I love them.\u00a0 I have always\u00a0loved a good kitchen island, and I love a marble topped one even more. \u00a0My house didn’t have either at first, but I was lucky enough to find a great used kitchen island at the Habitat Restore.\u00a0 I painted it and showed it some love, and it looked great.\u00a0 However, I wanted it to look a little bit better, so I busted out DIY marble top island project that was easy to do.<\/p>\n

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Before I get started I just had to share this waterfall marble island I saw on Instagram. \u00a0 You need a pretty amazing home to house the island, but wow, it is fun to see how stunning it looks in this amazing kitchen…… Okay, not let’s get back to reality!<\/p>\n

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The Before<\/h2>\n

I always love resharing a before and after so let’s start with how our kitchen looked when we moved in.\u00a0 As I have said before, it was a good kitchen, but it just wasn’t our tastes.<\/p>\n

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Kitchen Island Between<\/h2>\n

I really do love our kitchen,and now it feels like our kitchen. \u00a0After being in the house for a few months I felt the middle section was too empty and needed some kind of island. \u00a0Fast forward to a temporary fix of a small kitchen table.<\/p>\n

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\"Painting<\/p>\n

This table, a hand-me-down from my grandmother, did make our kitchen become a true eat-in kitchen at times. When we first brought Little Miss home, we ate here as she made her transition.\u00a0 She cried when I went to the dining room to set the table because I was out of her eyesight so we ate our meals at this table.\u00a0 Meanwhile, I continued to look for an island that was skinny so it would fit into the space properly.\u00a0 There is supposed to be a certain distance between the island and the appliances and counters.\u00a0 One day I just happened to be at the Habitat ReStore at the right time and found a kitchen island that works great!<\/p>\n

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\"Painted<\/p>\n

The size is just perfect, and I slide it around if I need to move it.\u00a0 One side has a drop leaf and opens to make it wider. I use it sometimes for food prep. \u00a0 I painted the bottom navy , but the butcher block top had a burn mark that wouldn’t come out.\u00a0 (That’s probably why it was at the Restore.)\u00a0 I covered it usually with a big bowl of fruit or a tray, and the mark was out of sight.<\/p>\n

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\"DIY<\/p>\n

Here you can see the discoloration on the island top. \u00a0I thought about sanding it all down, but I opted to try something different –\u00a0 marble contact paper<\/a>. For under $20 I was able to cover this island to have my own “marble top” island. \u00a0I got the contact paper on Amazon. \u00a0I was shocked with how many styles and types there were.\u00a0 We first learned about this contact paper in a decorating class. \u00a0 I did some research and ended up getting two rolls of this one,<\/a> and I am really happy with the quality and look.<\/p>\n

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The Process<\/h2>\n

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The first thing I did was clean the top to get any dirt and grease off of the kitchen island. \u00a0I really wanted it to have a clean surface to stick.<\/p>\n

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I then placed it on top and cut off the excess on the sides. \u00a0I left about an inch on each side that needed to fold under the top.<\/p>\n

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\"Marble<\/p>\n

I worked a small section at a time and removed the backing and then used a squeegee to smooth it out and get rid of any bubbles. \u00a0This piece did not cover the whole island so I cut a piece to do the other side of the top. \u00a0I lined the two pieces up and did the same process working a small section and then using the squeegee. Unless I am standing right by the island and looking, I do not see or notice the line of the two sections meeting. \u00a0As for the corners, they were a little tricky, but thanks to an exacto knife, I was able to trim them up.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Kitchen Island After<\/h2>\n

I am thrilled with how this marble contact paper turned out. \u00a0It really does look like I had a slab of marble cut for the top of this island. \u00a0Some of our friends who have come over since I have done the project and have asked if it was marble. \u00a0As far as its durability goes, I don’t cut on the contact paper.\u00a0 A few weeks into this, it is holding up great and wipes down like a charm.<\/p>\n

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\"DIY<\/p>\n

If you don’t have a kitchen island for this project, the marble contact paper would be great for a side table, night stand, or even a coffee table. \u00a0The possibilities are endless!<\/p>\n

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\"DIY<\/p>\n

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Cheers!<\/p>\n

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Kitchen island fever has been around for many years now, and I might have it. \u00a0 Some islands are quite large and take up a big percentage of the floor space in some kitchens, and I love them.\u00a0 I have always\u00a0loved a good kitchen island, and I love a marble topped one even more. \u00a0My […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36366"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36366"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36468,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36366\/revisions\/36468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}