When our granite was being installed, the granite guys had a bit of an accident and we ended up with a crack in our island.
See?
Nah, neither can I. They did a good job of fixing it. However, since we’ve got some decent overhang, they suggested we add some support so the crack wouldn’t get worse over time.
Enter D and his fancy pants idea.
Not that he was wearing very fancy pants.
We had some extra cedar laying around, so he cut three posts. One for each end, and a third in the middle near the fault line.
Then to distribute the weight throughout a bit better, he “ripped” a couple boards to affix to the counter itself, as well as the posts.
A pretty simple fix that could potentially save us thousands later.
I love how it turned out. It fits the kitchen perfectly.
Now if I could just find some bar stools!
This actually makes it look even neater! How awesome!
Ha ha! Had me looking for the crack for a few minutes before I read down and saw you couldn’t see it! The island looks awesome! Very impressive!
I look forward to seeing the barstools you find. We have some barstools for our island that are just cheap-o from Target, and very uninteresting – I wish I had something unique…
It looks great; definitely fits right in! Just curious, did they give you money back because they broke it? I guess it doesn’t matter because you can’t even see it…
Perfect solution! And they did a great job fixing it – I can’t see a thing
It’s definitely screaming for some bar stools!
I must’ve stared at that photo of the granite for five minutes and couldn’t see a thing. Either way, I really like the cedar legs for the island!
He did a great job of supporting it and it works well with the rest of your kitchen.
Wow… great fix! Can’t wait to see what stools you chose! It took me forever to find mine!
It looks great! Can’t wait to see what stools you pick!
Love it! It looks like it was intentional and planned all along! Kitchen looks fantastic! Can’t wait to see what you do for bar stools- you have great taste!
I love it! Such a smart idea by your fancy pants hubby! I like your pot rack hanging over your island too
I don’t think anyone will ever know it was unplanned-fits right in
Love it! Looks like it was meant to be that way. So pretty.
Anything with cedar is a big yes to me! Looks great…and like it belongs. Sweet work!
Mr. Fancy Pants did good. What are some of your visions for counter stools?
~Bliss~
You have one talented husband there, Amy. It looks awesome! Good problem solving, D.
Oooh I love it! It’s great when those oops moments turn out better than you planned.
What a great solution! That D…he’s a genius, I tell ya!
And you are so right, it fits in perfectly with your kitchen! I love it!
That’s a great solution and it looks really good too! The legs add so much to the island!
looks like it was supposed to be that way! I think it really finishes the island off. Kitchen looks great. Did you check ballard designs for bar stools? they have some that i love…even if the price tag isnt so sweet…
Some things are just meant to be. Bar stools are tough. Maybe I should go in the designing bar stools business. ;P
D is the man. The dude with a capital D. He does some serious awesome work. And I can’t imagine the island in your kitchen without that addition … would’ve looked to city slicker without it …
Linda
That’s a great idea. It fits right in, like it was supposed to be there from the beginning!
I love the touch of rustic!Yay for D and his brilliant idea
Nice solution! Can’t tell it was added later at all. Looks great!