Kitchen 'island' UPDATE

I performed an IKEA hack on the island yesterday: I added a nice hook to the side. It's a convenient place to hang a dish towel to dry or wipe my hands while cooking or after using the sink. That's the thing about some IKEA pieces, you can mold them into even better items.

The kitchen 'island'

I've lived in the apartment just over two years now. And since Day 1 I've always felt there was some wasted space in the kitchen, space I could put some kind of shelving for more storage and utility.
I'm speaking about this corner next to the window, here's how it used to look BEFORE:



I started to look on Craigslist to see if I might find something that would work here. I saw a cute little butcher block unit that looked like the right size, but it was from a seller in BROOKLYN. Ugh. Too far. They did mention in their ad that the thing was an IKEA item. I went to the IKEA website and, lo and behold, there it was. And only $20 more than the Craigslist asking price. I snapped it up.
I got back to the apartment last night and couldn't wait to assemble it. There were a lot of screws and I almost got a blister on my palm from pressing so hard on the screwdriver but it came together nicely. And I LOVE it. It holds a lot of skillets, pans, and pots underneath. And now I have a place to put my computer when I'm following a recipe that I found online....and I can play music too! Kitchen bliss!
Here's the AFTER shots, I'm thinking of adding a nice hook to one of the legs to hang a potholder from: