Brilio.net - For those of you who want to beautify your kitchen on a low budget, one way is to renovate it yourself. You can add simple furniture that you made yourself. For example, making a kitchen island with a cabinet like what the owner of the TikTok account @elke_satu did.
By uploading a video, @elke_satu shows how to make a kitchen island. Interestingly, the cost required to make a kitchen island is only IDR 200 thousand, you know. Really low budget, right?
The process looks simple, but you have to be careful and understand the size calculations. The kitchen island he made has several cabinets and shelves so it is suitable for storage.
Are you curious about the process of making a low budget kitchen island? Check out the method below as compiled by brilio.net from the TikTok account @elke_satu on Sunday (9/6).
1. To make a kitchen island, the first material needed is a table. No need to buy a new one, you can use a used table .
2. Then you need to buy plywood with a thickness of 12 mm because this thickness is suitable for installing on the sides of the table.
3. The next stage, drill the points on the table where the plywood will be installed. Don't forget to keep calculating the size of the wood using the pattern that was made previously.
4. This is how to install plywood, you can use wooden staples to prevent it from breaking.
5. Next is to patch the holes or pockmarks using putty.
6. So, this is the basic shape of a wooden kitchen table. On the front there is a board that can be opened and closed for the door.
7. Before painting, the surface must be sanded first so that the texture is smoother.
8. Then, for the painting process he used a spray machine to make it more even. On the table top, use white paint.
9. The kitchen island is ready. This table has a cabinet and shelves. Apart from being able to be used as a kitchen island, it can also be used as a regular kitchen table, you know.