Kitchen island EasyVJ panelling

[ProjectPete]

Easycraft EasyVJ panelling enlivened this kitchen island with a bold colour choice of British Paints Mossy Road.

• The project
• Materials
• More panelling projects

The project

I made good use of some time off and got a few things done around my own home, which tends to be more of a rarity these days with everything else going on. Soon my little man will be born and I don't want to be burdened with unfinished projects while I'm spending every moment with him.

Both my wife and I are really happy with how this facelift turned out. We flipped back and forth on the style of panelling as well as the colour.

We were originally sticking with white so the timber cabinetry and dark splashback remained the feature, but if Darren Palmer has taught me anything on The Block it's to "be bold". We found the perfect green to tie in with some of our other decor and went for a more simplistic panelling rather than batten style.

Materials

• Panelling: Easycraft EasyVJ 63mm profile (made to order)

• Paint colour: British Paints Mossy Road

• Paint used: Dulux Wash and Wear

More panelling projects

Pete also transformed a plain brick wall in his living room into a gorgeous feature wall using EasyVJ panels.

Workshop member craftyhopper created a nib wall and cladded with VJ panelling in a fresh Porter's Paints colour called Yacht Race.

Bunnings Workshop member kingj11 used three 1m wall panels painted in Dulux Paris Green Matte to create this stunning feature wall and finished it with a Tasmanian Oak trim.

[Michael-jones08]

Hi, 

we’re currently renovating our kitchen and I like the style of vj panels, do they go onto flat pack cabinets? Looking to put it on the back of an island bench and potentially the doors also

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Michael-jones08. It's brilliant to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about EasyVJ panelling.

You could use this panelling on an island bench built from flat pack cabinetry. The only issue I can see is that on @ProjectPete's island, he has waterfall ends. This makes it super simple to just cut and fix the panelling in place as you can't see the sheet ends. On a standard island, you'll be able to see the ends, so you might need to do some filling work to blend the sheeting in convincingly. With some work, I can't see any reason why you couldn't also use the V-groove panels on cabinet doors. We have the Kaboodle 450mm Nougat Truffle Country Cabinet Door, and if you liked that style, it could be an alternative option. 

It might be worth considering if it would be easier to purchase Kaboodle 450mm Raw Board Modern Cabinet Doors and routing the V-grooves into them with an Ultra 6.4mm V Groove Router Bit yourself. That might be less work than cutting and adhering the panelling.

Hopefully, Pete might be able to give us his thoughts on your project as well.

Please let me know if you have further questions.

Mitchell

[ProjectPete]

Quick colour change for a new look and feel 

 

[BoeingFan]

Fantastic, I love it.

[helsbren]

Project Pete, I don’t find that a bold colour at all, it really adds a cool gesture to your space. I love those panels and have used them in two houses now, they always look trending.

Love your work. Might borrow that mint colour too!

[EricL]

Hello @helsbren 

Let me tag @ProjectPete to make them aware of your kind words. I find the mint colour to be very relaxing, we had this colour on our walls in our last property. If you do use this colour in any of your projects, please make sure to post an update. I'm sure our members will be keen to see how you've applied it.

Eric

[NatashaPhillimo]

Hi, amateur DIY-er here. I recently bought two panels of the Laminex Surround Demiround in 20 to refresh our kitchen island bench.... but have freaked out about the project now. I guess i was hoping we could just glue it in place? Also, how does one finish the edges? Our bench has an overhang so we'd have two exposed edges. You make it look so easy... 

  

[EricL]

Hello @NatashaPhillimo 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about your kitchen island.

You'll notice ProjectPete's EasyVJ panel only goes at the front and does not surround the entire island. I propose doing the same thing for your island. I've placed a sample image below to give you an idea of what it might look like with the panel attached. 

But if you are keen to cover the entire area, I propose covering the exposed edge with 18 x 8mm 5.4m Moulding Pine FJ D Mould Clear and painting it in the same colour as your Laminex panel. The top edge can be trimmed to a 45-degree angle and sanded down so that it does not stand out too much.  

Let me call on our experienced members @Dave-1, @Nailbag and @JoeAzza for their recommendations.  

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

[Dave-1]

Afternoon @NatashaPhillimo 

Is it just the end pieces you want to cover up with the paneling?

If it is then yes you can use liquid nails  (not sure about how it would go removing it down the track if you changed your mind tho) The reason I say that is I have used liquid nails to glue plaster sheets to brickwork and its still hanging in there.

I like @EricL's idea but id actually go a little fancier with Porta 18x11mm 2.4m Insert Mould Clear Pine for the edges of the end panels (either side). Just something to add to the look. 

Im not sure about the 19mm edge of your existing kitchen island, to make it match you could cover it with trim but would suggest to do that only after you have doen all the large areas first. That way the 19mm stone waterfall part plus the width of the demiround and again on the other side can be covered with a "face" piece of timber trim. You do have a little bit of an overhang on the top so it would hide the top of the "face"

Dave

[Nailbag]

Hi @NatashaPhillimo If your wanting to cover all panels of the island, then that will be very challenging for a newbie DIY'r, especially when it comes to the corners in particular the front extended edge that will be 18mm at best.

I would recommend following @EricL suggestion to simply fill the front panel of the island bench. You will be able to use liquid nails over the two new laminate panels you have fitted and use a silicone cap filler around the edges to conceal any imperfections in the fitment. 

Regards, Nailbag