Want to see our kitchen island? I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO LIKE IT. *video*
This is part 1… here is: two, three, four, five, six, seven
Last summer, I saw a posting on Craigslist.
I went to show Paul, and he said– we are definitely not getting a piano.
This is exactly what I was hoping he would say, because who does not love being the one to reveal an exciting plot twist?
I shouted– SURPRISE!
We are DEFINITELY getting a piano!
I thrust my fist into the air— to indicate action and piano-getting.
I said— AT DAWN WE RIDE.
Then I marched up and down the street with my gong, announcing— Here’ye! Here’ye! I SHALL HAVE ALL OF THE GIANT FANCY THINGS.
Also, for the record, only someone who does not read my blog would mistake this for a piano. CLEARLY, this is our kitchen island.
I explained my idea to Paul… at length… which took about five seconds.
Here it is, for your consideration.
IDEA:
Acquire item of giant fanciness.
Put the giant fanciness in the kitchen.
The End.
I guess I did not explain it right, because Paul said – don’t you think a piano in the kitchen might be a little bit… much?
This confused me– a little bit much?
No. I think it will be a LOT much… much like myself.
Paul thought about this. Then he went back and rifled through his rolodex of anticlimactic responses.
He said – well, it’s an interesting idea.
Let’s think about it for a little while.
Stalemate. After impasse. After deadlock.
Fortunately, I am trained for this: this entire house project has been an extended drill session where I’ve eschewed all reasonable housewares and set fire to anything from Homegoods.
And ultimately, I guess Paul forgot to ask himself the one really, really, really important question: If this piano exists, DO I THINK VICTORIA WILL CHOOSE ANYTHING ELSE?
April 14, 2015 @ 1:39 pm
my head just exploded, in a giant and fancy way. <3
April 14, 2015 @ 1:45 pm
This is beyond brilliant…and you have achieved “hero” status in my book!
April 14, 2015 @ 1:47 pm
There is no reason you couldn’t just put a marble top over the wood and preserve the paino intact. I think using it as an island is a wonderful idea. So much better than it ending up in a landfill.
April 14, 2015 @ 1:50 pm
I know moving this piano, er, kitchen island, was no small feat. My mom has one of these suckers and the legs alone weigh 30 lbs each!
And the video? Super cute.
April 14, 2015 @ 1:51 pm
Wow! Great idea and fabulous find! I carted around a Victorian upright piano front for about 25 years before finally making it into a lift up door in my wine bar out of it (hides a small microwave and built-in coffeemaker behind it). Love repurposing things of character. Speaking of character – you are a fine one!!! Keep on going! May you have all the fanciness in your life that you desire.
April 14, 2015 @ 1:58 pm
Definitely a marble top to make the fanciest of all kitchen islands.
April 14, 2015 @ 2:10 pm
I would like to rename your video, “The Day You Won the Internet.”
Liberté, égalité, fraternité craigslisté!!!
Sisters in arms, kbc
April 14, 2015 @ 2:11 pm
Now if you tell me you also got this thing of Beauty for $100 and they threw in a Huffington Forge Chandelier I have ben lusting for, then I may have my own teeth electrifying seizure!
April 14, 2015 @ 2:12 pm
WAIT! You got this for FREE?????????? Anyone have a defibrillator handy for reading Victoria’s posts?
April 14, 2015 @ 2:13 pm
You are beyond clever! And such vision! One interesting note: I read somewhere that chefs sometimes refer to the stove as the piano. So it is perfectly appropriate for you to have an actual piano in the kitchen!
April 14, 2015 @ 2:17 pm
Your idea is glorious.
I also eschew Homegoods. Although with two toddlers, IKEA/hand-me-downs rule the day, for now. Until I steal your glorious piano/island.
April 14, 2015 @ 2:22 pm
You are SO funny!!! Love the piano idea and the video. You and Paul are amazing partners. I CAN NOT wait to see this kitchen once completed.
April 14, 2015 @ 2:31 pm
Hyperventilating!!!!! What a score!!!!! Fabulous idea and so worthy of your kitchen.
And, I want to know, do you PLAY the piano?
April 14, 2015 @ 2:35 pm
This is pure genius! Way to hunt for perfection!
April 14, 2015 @ 2:50 pm
Could you have been more fortunate to find this beautiful thing and for FREE!!!!!!!! I love this idea and loved the video!
April 14, 2015 @ 3:13 pm
Awesome island! Will it be gilded with real gold leaf to achieve the Highest plateau of Fanciest?
For those of you mourning the loss of a piano, my grandmother had a gorgeous square grand piano. My mother wanted to have it tuned but the soundboard would no longer hold a tune. So you either have a very large doorstop in your house or you repurpose it to Giant Fanciness in your kitchen like VEB. There is a reason it was free, we just don’t know what it was yet.
April 15, 2015 @ 10:55 pm
“Emerson pianos are among the finest antique pianos we see come through our restoration shop.”—http://antiquepianoshop.com/online-museum/emerson/?hc_location=ufi
And yet another company that buys antique grand pianos that are professionally restored & sold: https://antiquepianoshop.com/restoration-services/restoration-packages/square-grand-piano-restoration-packages/
April 14, 2015 @ 3:25 pm
you. did. not.
you may have ruined my day. I have no such ginormous awesomeness in my kitchen.
onward! to craigslist I go!
April 14, 2015 @ 3:35 pm
I am sitting here giggling in delight for you! OF COURSE you need a piano for a kitchen island! You are my kind of gal. And Paul clearly adores you.
Now excuse me while I go show this to my husband, who seriously needs to up the ante now.
April 14, 2015 @ 3:37 pm
If the piano can be restored why not do it? You would have your kitchen island when it is closed and you could open it and have dinner concerts. This seems right up your alley.
April 14, 2015 @ 3:57 pm
I really wish you had a like button. I love reading your blog, I always have a smile from beginning to end. Love the piano kitchen island idea, that is one beautiful piece of furniture. Can’t wait to see the finished details in your kitchen.