From Kitchen Peninsula to a Buffet

For you viewing pleasure, 

I thought I'd repost a change we did a while back.

Enjoy.

Years ago this was our kitchen.

 Stained cabinets (which my father made) with a peninsula.

Over the years I changed the doors, added wallpaper,

and painted the cabinets.

 This really brighten it up but I still wanted a more opened space soooo...

 We chopped off the peninsula!

 I even painted my countertops.

 Finally we got granite countertops. Looove them!

I also took the doors off of my cabinets.

I did this even before it was popular!

I love the cabinets without the doors.

Another view without the peninsula.

 Want to know what we did with the part we took off? 

I turned it into an island.

 I used it in the kitchen for many years. Of course it was many colors.

But this was the only picture I could find of one of the makeovers. It gave us lots of storage.

 But if you know me you know I like to change things around. 

Finally it has become a buffet/sideboard in our dining room.

 I added a piece across the back with some filigree for interest.

 I added bamboo molding around the doors and drawers and bought new hardware.

 Of course I painted it a different color. I also added stair spindles on the sides at the front. 

It's a great accent piece and still very useful.

 It works great for serving buffet style at family dinners and parties.

We call it the Gecko!

It's a fun piece.

"I am the Alpha and the Omega,

the First and the Last, 

the Beginning and the End."

Revelation 22:13