Don't have a kitchen island? Want one? Depending on your space and style, you can probably DIY a totally unique one using something from a local antique store or that you already have at home. You might need to add some legs, casters, or a new top, but those things are relatively simple to do.

Keep reading to get some great ideas and a list of things that can be repurposed into kitchen islands.

1. An architect's filing cabinet

In this minimalist Icelandic kitchen featured on Nordic Design, a vintage set of drawers with old-fashioned hardware infuses the space with character. Make one yourself by finding a flat-topped architect's filing cabinet, adding a countertop (even an IKEA one), and lining the drawers so you can use them to store measuring cups and rubber spatulas.

2. A dresser

Wishing that her home had more tucked-away storage spaces, Vanessa from A Modern Vintage Home repurposed an old dresser into an island.

3. A sideboard

When you put casters and a wooden top on a freshly painted sideboard, it suddenly turns into a functional kitchen island with an extra shelf for storing serving boards and baskets. In this kitchen from DecorPad, a couple of high stools let the island double as a breakfast bar.

4. A table

A rustic table with turned legs and a rough-hewn top stands in contrast to a clean, white-tiled kitchen on Svenngarden.

5. A desk

To turn a desk into a rolling island, Old House Online painted it, adjusted the height by attaching casters, and topped it with a piece of laminate to match the counters.

6. A drafting table

A vintage drafting table provides plenty of storage in this kitchen by Umanoff Design.

7. Bookshelves

Repurposing bookshelves as a kitchen island is the ideal way to keep your favorite cookbooks close at hand, as shown in the home above photographed by Jessica Antola and spotlighted on Desire to Inspire. For a clever IKEA hack, we're thinking this would be a great use for a KALLAX.

8. Wood pallets

There are a lot of wooden pallet DIYs circling around Pinterest, but this one from BHG is surprisingly stylish, thanks to that lovely butcher block top.

9. An old military desk

In this rustic kitchen from Country Living, a wood-and-metal military desk gets a second life as a kitchen island. To make your own, just outfit the top of a vintage desk with a new clean butcher block, and it's ready for meal prep.

Which one do you like best? Have you made a makeshift island using anything else?