Free for the Asking!

I love my home. The view is priceless. My biggest complaint is the lack of counter space for food prep. We determined a kitchen island would be an awesome solution. I, like Alton Brown, cannot abide a "uni-tasker" in my kitchen. Whatever we chose would also have to do double duty and work as an eating space too.

After scouring the internet and "shopping" for these islands, $1000 was the common price. CRAZY!!!! No flipping way am I spending that amount of money.

Hubby and I brainstormed, deciding to hack our own, rather than buy. Our landlord has an old, ancient, mint green dresser in our garage. It currently houses electrical extension cords, charcoal briquettes and the like. After measuring, it is three feet tall, perfect counter height. 

Inquiring what the landlord's price for the dresser would be, he informed us this was a beast of an item no one wanted and we were welcome to it for free. Awesome!

Often you can acquire things at a cheap price or for free, if you just ask. People love to unload their "junk", but if you have an eye for the "hack", you will come up a winner!

So, we are now on the lookout for the 8 foot piece of butcher block wood. We estimate we will spend around $250 for a very nice piece, but we will explore every option before spending this amount too. 

Happy hacking!