Breakfast bars are stylish and extremely useful to have, especially in small kitchens or homes where there might not be room for a table and chairs. However, the wall underneath the breakfast bar can take a beating, especially if you have children who like to swing their legs. So, what can you do to protect […]

Tile wall under counter

Welcome to Day 14 of my 31 Day Series, Building Character. Today, I would like to share how we gave our builder bar a custom look. Like many new construction homes with an open concept floor plan, our kitchen is open to the family room through a bar height counter top and a half wall... (Before) This feature is nice when I'm working in the kitchen because it allows me to be a part of whatever is going on in the family room. However, from the family room, the blank half wall and counter top…

I’ve been soooo excited to share this project with you all! It was SO easy, a quick project, and only $20 bucks! I love easy beadboard ideas, so let me introduce you to our new beadboard bar! I have been wanting to put up beadboard under our kitchen bar for quite a while. Originally I […]

Real wood planks for under kitchen bar, island or under counter top. Weathered gray stain. Shiplap ‘no lap’ easy to install planks. 3/8” thick x 5.5” or 7.25” wide. $1.00/sqft

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This post is all about jazzing up the knee wall under the countertop. We decided to trim it out in a shaker style like the cabinets and add corbels. Donnie isn’t as into the corbels as I am, but we had to use them due to the countertop material. Corian is somewhat soft and flexible, so it’s advised to support the overhang from underneath. This is after I got it primed. This is the final paint color. As you can tell I was priming into the night and got the paint on the next morning. This is…