Building drawers inside the piano!! DIY repurposed kitchen island, pt 5. *video*
if you’re new to the piano, start here! This is part 5… here is: part one, two, three, four, six, seven
After we decided to put drawers in the piano, I spent a few days doing mockups… because I know nothing of building furniture, I was not restricted by things like feasibility.
Paul looked at my idea and said– super! I’ll get right on it!
No.
What Paul really said was – why don’t we just have open space? Then you can throw whatever you want in there.
I felt flames coming out of my eyeballs, because I CANNOT BE THE VOICE OF REASON… It violates all acceptable-world-function.
But then, one day, Paul decided that he would make the drawers.
I would like to think this is because he realized the genius of my idea which will soon qualify me for the Noble Prize in creative kitchen design.
But it is more likely that he simply completed the mental circuit of: why-is-Victoria-being-so-…-wait-an-idea-…-hmmm-that-is-interesting-…-what-if-I-…-reverse-engineer-this-part-…-I-could-also-do-this-other-thing-…-where-is-my-pencil?
From then on, he proceeded to act as though HE had thought of the drawers. He even said things like– these drawers are going to be GREAT!! You will be able to fit so much stuff in them!!
As though this was not my original point.
However, he has totally redeemed himself… reversing his original advocacy for bowling alley storage, he has taken my idea and improved upon it 10,000%.
So I guess when the Nobel Prize committee calls me, I will be forced to share the glory and press coverage with Paul.
This will be twice as much work for me, because I will have to write his acceptance speech, as well as my own… I fear that, left to his own devices, Paul might fail to acknowledge my position as Kitchen Muse and general bringer of splendor and fabulousness to his life.
Everything you are looking at still needs finished drawer fronts, but I could not wait to show you!!!
The drawer fronts are where the keyboard used to be… to get a sense of how the piano was put together, go here and see us deconstructing it.
Now for the boring part.
Now for a video… I need some more time to edit my dissertation on designing and building piano storage.
May 12, 2015 @ 10:06 am
What type of drawer fronts will be on the bottom drawers?
May 12, 2015 @ 10:13 am
The piano top… UNLESS I have some three a.m. idea that MUST happen. I’m afraid to cut the top until I am ABSOLUTELY SURE I don’t need it for something else.
May 12, 2015 @ 1:03 pm
Could you do a thin layer of metal to match the foot pedal? Or did you sacrifice the pedal in the name of storage?
May 12, 2015 @ 10:06 am
Uhhhhm, can I borrow Paul ? I need him to make some treehouse cupboards from some Canadian Geese. hahaha. Jokes, that would just be gross.
Gahhhhreat job on the piano island. Holy batman woman. You guys rock out loud.
Lynne xx
Design The Life You Want To Live
May 12, 2015 @ 10:07 am
Yay!! Terrific!!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:08 am
Paul could not possible reach his total awesomeness without you!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:09 am
Sweet Mary Sunshine, but this is becoming more and more fabulous every day! Paul’s shop and wood working skills are MAR-VEL-OUS! I think I may have to send this link to my darling husband! xoxo
May 12, 2015 @ 10:09 am
This has further convinced me that Paul is some sort of superhuman. I’ve never seen anything like his creations. It makes me feel like my husband is a superslacker. I tried to talk him into building a bathroom cabinet that was like yours (just not as tall) and he laughed so hard, he almost choked. I showed him your blog and he was like, “Stop reading that.”
When I mentioned how he could have modified your piano to be a dining room table he reminded me that we live in a row home (not the awesome ones IN Philly, but in the suburbs). Actually, it was more like, “WE LIVE IN A ROW HOME…ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?” Boo. Hiss.
May 12, 2015 @ 10:09 am
This is really, really brilliant. Totally fabulous.
May 12, 2015 @ 10:13 am
Wow – I do have to give kudos to Paul on this one, his drawer design is fabulous!! He really provided a ton of storage, I love the ones on the very bottom. You two make a fantastic team, it always seems to work out in the end!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:14 am
Your Design Muse is amazing!! And having Paul as your Huckleberry completes the package!!
Can’t wait to see the final magnificence!!!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:15 am
WOW!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:16 am
Hi Victoria!
What I love about your island is the legs. It looks so airy and maintains the feeling of a room. I don’t like islands and had mine removed with the Paleo kitchen remodel , but if I needed one I would be sure it had legs and wasn’t a big visual obstruction to room- feelingness. I guess it seems a little more kitchen table-y.
May 12, 2015 @ 3:38 pm
I cannot show this to mu husb and as he would have total tool envy!
May 12, 2015 @ 3:40 pm
I cannot show this to mu husband as he would have total tool envy!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:18 am
The repurposing of this piano as a kitchen island is probably the most genius idea I have ever seen!!!!!! You and your husband make a great team!!!!! An inspiration to us all!!!!! Can’t wait to see the finished product!!!!!!
September 18, 2015 @ 8:17 pm
I agree with you. Genius, using a square grand piano as an island.
May 12, 2015 @ 10:19 am
Well now you have gone and done it! Even your husband has more talent in his little pinky then I do!
Argh the gods have ripped me off!
I bow to your masterful talents!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:22 am
I am blown away by Paul’s construction skillz! (…and your vision, of course 🙂 )
May 12, 2015 @ 10:35 am
How fabulous! I am loving the transformation of the piano in to your wonderful island. Hats off to Paul as well for his amazing wood working skills. Can’t wait to see the finished product!
May 12, 2015 @ 10:35 am
He is a miracle worker! I never want to hear a bad word about him ever again xx Yes, I know, behind every great man is an even greater woman xx
PS: I have asked before, please include Elvis in EVERY video Pleeeeese (because I love him (even more than I love Paul ))
May 12, 2015 @ 2:01 pm
that’s miss elvis, the lady
May 12, 2015 @ 10:37 am
Yay for Elvis cameos!
Paul totally rocks – even if he tries to claim your ideas.
May 12, 2015 @ 10:38 am
Are the two of you some sort of genetic mutation of Wit, good looks,amazing skill sets,gardening,destruction-construction,creator of cunning videos and acquisition moguls? I feel like you ought to be in charge of assuring we reach Mars by 2017,your mutual Genius is being under utilized. Oh….. and I forgot the Dancing-for crying out credulity………..They BOTH Dance!!
May 12, 2015 @ 11:02 am
Exactly my thoughts! Get out of my head Judy! LOL
May 12, 2015 @ 10:39 am
You know what I love about all of your videos? Your hubby’s “man jeans”. It’s nice to know that there are other husbands out there who wear them.
May 12, 2015 @ 12:41 pm
And there are three of us!
May 12, 2015 @ 12:43 pm
Sorry, that popped up in the wrong reply – should be under Julie Williams.
May 12, 2015 @ 10:42 am
GREEN over here. BRIGHT NEON GREEN with ENVY. You got a man who dances divinely, does fine carpentry, and is creating you the most incredible piano kitchen island! Exactly like the one in your vision! Because you are the creative genius!
I must go practice my double reverse turn and dream up projects for my non-dancing, non-carpentering husband.
May 13, 2015 @ 11:20 am
…AND, if you show him this blog with all the KUDOS for HIM.. He will follow you to the ends of the earth..!! He MUST know how good he is.. and what a great team you make..!! LOL But, this will reinforce it and you will get whatever your crazy little, dancing heart desires..!! I know, it will take more KUDOS than this, but… we seem to keep them coming..!! You guys are terrific..! And, I AGREE.. the dancing tops off the whole episode..!! Keep up the good work.. It inspires us..!!