My Cooking Essential - Kitchen Island

When my husband and I were given the opportunity to purchase a renovated cottage as our first home we jumped at the chance. I loved the character and the details the house had that other newer housed just never had. 

I didn't love the functionality of the kitchen.

For a long time I made due with the lack of counter space and cabinets. I bought a distressed looking pantry cabinet and tried to be extremely organized enough to work on counter space the size of a large cutting board.  After a while I just gave up and started looking for kitchen islands. Finding the perfect kitchen island is akin to finding meaning in a Vin Diesel movie. 

It's not easy...

So for a few years I searched and searched for one. I never thought to look at Ikea. We didn't have one in our city and it never occurred to me until I found it on their website. It was called Stenstorp and when I saw it in person it was though light was shining down on it and I had finally found the one...

For those of us with small kitchens we have to make due with what we have but ever since I got that kitchen island, I feel like I finally have a space I can call my own.