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20 Unique Upcycled Kitchen Island Ideas

All great kitchens seem to have one thing in common – they all have a great kitchen island. I don’t know how it works in your home, but in our kitchen the island is the center stage for dinner prep, a space to eat breakfast, work on homework, make a craft or two, and yes, I even blog from there occasionally. So my thought is that if you’re going to something you use that much, then I want it to be practical. But I also want it to be beautiful – because if you spend that much time looking at one piece then it might as well be gorgeous. 

Need a little kitchen island inspiration? These kitchens all showcase unique things turned into functional islands, many of which at one point were probably considered cast offs and long forgotten by the original owners. 

Upcycled Kitchen Island Ideas: Turn an Industrial Metal Table into a Kitchen Island

Rolling Metal Work Table with a butcher block top added is an easy way to DIY an island.

Unique Kitchen Island made from an upcycled industrial table

Yellow Metal Industrial Table Turned Kitchen Island – I’m pretty sure this was cleaned up and brought in… pretty paint patina and all.

Fun idea for a unique kitchen island

Upcycled Metal Rolling Cart – how unique is this one?!?

Gorgeous kitchen island made from an old cart

Cart repurposed into an island – that color alone had me drooling!

Brilliant ideas for a unique kitchen island

Wine Barrel Kitchen Island – simple idea, just a round top on a barrel.

DIY kitchen island made from a washtub

Wash Tub Kitchen Island – her DIY project is so pretty and so smart.

Fun kitchen island idea made from old shutters

Upcycled Island – shutters are usually pretty easy to find second hand, so this is a great use for them.

Kitchen Island made from old windows

Made from old windows (one of my all time faves!)

kitchen island made from an old dresser

Imperfect furniture makes a beautiful kitchen island

use an old table and turn it into an island

Upcycled Old Table made counter height by adding casters

reclaimed counters used as a kitchen island

{original source unknown} This old display cabinet is simply dreamy.

architects cabinet used as a kitchen island

Repurposed Architect’s Cabinet – all those drawers!

upcycled produce counter to kitchen island

Upcycled Produce Counter – makes a lot of sense, huh? It looks perfect!

Repurposed Dresser to Kitchen Island

{original source unknown} I would have never thought to pick up that dresser off the side of the road but it makes a gorgeous island.

Repurposed chest of drawers as a kitchen island

great way to use chest of drawers – (she’s used a lot of great things as islands, too!)

Awesome kitchen island made from an old piano

Beautiful Upcycled Piano – who would have thought to use a piano?

unique kitchen island made from an old buffet

Antique buffet turned into a kitchen island

kitchen island made from old lockers

vintage lockers made into an island

kitchen island made from an old sewing machine base

old sewing machine base made into an island

gorgeous kitchen island made from an old dresser

Dresser transformed into a kitchen island

Which is your favorite?

Have you turned anything unusual into a kitchen island?

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Comments

  3. In my first apartment I turned a 2 drawer lateral file cabinet into an island. Perfect for the space, and free from my parents

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  4. My heart quickened at the sight of that glorious one made of the recycled windows…i may never be the same again

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  6. Hi Gina
    My boyfriend and I made a kitchen island out of a coffee table and posts off of an old bed frame. This is all solid wood. All free stuff.

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