A Stone Veneer Kitchen Island

If you recall, I recently posted about our kitchen island and asked for advice and opinions on how to redo it. Well, last night the solution hit me like a ton of bricks (no pun intended) .

We received the samples of the tin tiles I had ordered, and while one of them ‘wasn’t bad’, I could tell that idea wasn’t going to work. I was seriously considering doing a board and batten treatment, and actually may still go that route if for some reason the stone doesn’t work out.  I did a search and found a picture that convinced me this idea may fit the bill. I even like the colors they used, although I think we need to stay away from light greys due to our cabinets, I think very dark greys will work nicely, or maybe something with more earth tones. Not sure yet about that as I will have to see what’s available.

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I’m not sure how or if we will finish off the bottom, where the island meets the floor, and I’m still uncertain about the countertop, but I’m kinda psyched I thought of this option. I think it works with the rustic theme of the house so I’m hoping it’s doable and that I can find stone that doesn’t look fake.  Hopefully we can get started on this project no later than April.

Thanks for all your suggestions and help!