Shiplap breakfast bar

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Great ideas for updating your builder grade end cabinets, islands and peninsulas for a custom look.

I've always wanted a breakfast bar in our kitchen, so naturally, when planning the layout of our kitchen, I was determined to make it work. We got our cupboards used off of kijiji and designed it so that we had a peninsula that we could make into a breakfast bar. We had to modify the back of the bottom cupboards that were now exposed, by adding a bookshelf to the empty corner and by adding a thin board to make it look like board and batten backing. I bought these Capita brackets from IKEA to…

The third post in a series on our ultra-low budget kitchen refresh - this is our experience putting in a DIY shiplap kitchen counter bar!

Six months older and several dollars poorer, we finished the kitchen renovation, complete with DIY concrete countertops and reclaimed wood accents.

Shiplap is an easy way to cover wall imperfections and damages while avoiding drywall repair. This wall had been a breakfast bar with tile but was transitioned into a living area.

How to build a breakfast bar the quick and easy way. This tutorial will walk you through how to make your own breakfast bar in a budget friendly way! Custom breakfast bar without the custom price!

Now that we have a full size Bar top (18"D), and we lowered it from 48" down to 43", it can now function as a true Bar! Once we find the right Bar stools, we will have a wonderful place to eat and socialize.

I must say that I absolutely love my kitchen. When we were designing our home we both knew that the emphasis would be on the kitchen. Our kitchen features a double wall oven (that was a must for Josh), marble countertops, a farmhouse sink (my must have), gas stove top and coffee bar. We a