So...crafty stuff

[soldiergrrrl]

I wish our kitchen had an island.  Oh, not one that you could play shuffleboard on, or anything, just a fairly narrow space with storage for appliances that currently live on the counters.

I've found a mid-century modern buffet that is 36" high, 42" long and 18" deep.  I keep thinking it would make a good island, courtesy of this link, which

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[liadan_m]

My solution to the same problem was to purchase a kitchen cart at Big Lots, but i think that looks cool.

[soldiergrrrl]

I thought about a kitchen cart, but the idea of a dresser/buffet just amuses me. And I think it's going to be sturdy and cheaper in the long run. :-)

[shonao]

LOVE the idea!!!!
Though I don't know that I would do a tile top, but that is just me. Mainly because I'd be doing cake stuff on it and I kinda need a completely flat surface for some things.
Though, ikeep in mind that you do have to try and keep grout clean if you do a tile, and you'll curse at it for a long time after. Only down side to that.
Go for it!!!!

[soldiergrrrl]

Oh no, I'm gonna butt the tiles up to each other so there's not a grout line at all. I learned from my mom's house. :-)

[fallconsmate]

tile the top, then seal it. ALWAYS SEAL GROUT LEST IT STAIN!!! (which is why i have icky stained grout through my entire house.) even if you butt the tiles together, you still need to put something there.

and i think its a GRAND idea!!

[deafelis]

My only concern: when you get that into the kitchen where you want it, will you have room to open the doors all the way?

Otherwise, I think that's a cool idea, and I'm envious of all of the people on my friends lists, you especially, who are crafty and ambitious and actually go out and DO these things. :)

[soldiergrrrl]

I think we will, especially if we turn it so the doors face the sink. :-)

[piroshki]

...not gonna cry at the defacing of that kind of handwork...not gonna cry at the defacing of that kind of woodwork...

Sand lightly. That's veneer, and heavy sanding will weaken it, which means the bent parts will crack and lift. Me, I'd use a black-walnut stain (obtained at any good woodworking shop) which will give a black look as well as permeate the veneer and wood, but it's your decision.

Before you do ANYthing, take the drawers out and turn it over. Check carefully for split or cracked supports. Granite ain't lightweight, and that dresser wasn't meant for a couple of hundred pounds of granite, and a couple of hundred pounds of appliances, and a couple of hundred pounds of People Pounding On Food Stuffs. If the supports are in good shape, and you use lightweight stock, it ought to be okay, but if not... Better to buy a kitchen cart than risk having shitloads of spontaneous splinters all over the place

[soldiergrrrl]

If I can get a true black out of a stain, I'll consider it. The stain I used on the floor thresholds was pretty dark, so that might work.

I'll check it out today and if it's in good shape, I'll go with it. :-) It's only going to be used to hold about four appliances, really, and they're all pretty lightweight. The mixer is the heaviest and it'll be on the bottom shelf. Hmmmm...if the top would be too heavy for granite, there is always a lightweight epoxy stuff that forms a thick, clear sheet that is evidently pretty impermeable.