Movable Kitchen Islands

Martha's kitchens are usually pretty darn amazing

So I loosely and I mean really loosely tried a few things "Martha" 

in my new kitchen

One must have item for me, was/is a movable kitchen island

I love how these work as both a gathering place, a spot to work on your laptop or an extra area for food prep

Having this island on wheels was a big factor for me because my kitchen is pretty small and I need to be able to push it out of the way when not in use or when I need extra space for more cooks in the kitchen

I looked at a bunch of premade kitchen carts and islands 

but kept coming back to the islands by the John Boos Company

John Boos is a company that specializes superior quality butcher block and hard rock maple products

Most of the islands retail for around $1000 to $1500 depending on size and options....and almost all include the option for casters or wheels

I just kept going back to Martha's grey kitchen and looking at all of the details she Incorporated and figured I might be better off having my cabinet maker make it for me to my specifications....and I wanted it to be grey

the big island to the left in the photo above 

is the movable island she calls her servery

She used lots of drawers in hers and I was able to get 4 in mine

I wanted one for knives

one for spices

one for parchment paper 

and 

one for pot holders and towels

This is another cart in Martha's kitchen which is really great...a big metal utility cart for her cooking utensils 

that she can roll around the room to her various cooking stations  

and of course a few nice

shelves

I love how she painted the wood storage trays 

the same color as the servery

She has some really nice vintage items as well...including this tea station

a vintage porcelain scrubby holder....gotta look for one of those!

and a big huge stash of bar mops...love those too!

So here is my version...quite a bit smaller but I got most of what I wanted 

out of a cart that measures 30 by 60 inches

knife storage

spice storage

pot holders

and parchment paper

we put the island on nice grey rubber wheels

I topped it with Carrera marble

and added a slatted shelf on the bottom

I think I may add another shelf because I can use the extra storage...but I wanted to keep it really simple to begin with and it's much easier to add to a item 

than to start dismantling 

These are some fun vintage silverware drawer pulls I found on Etsy...and some fork hooks for towels

so there you have it...my Martha knock off

do you think she will mind?

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