Bar table for kitchen with own hands

The modern design of any kitchen primarily involves functionality. Therefore, experts in the search for interesting and practical solutions often borrow ideas from completely different areas. One of these successful loans was the bar counter. Today, these designs are used not only as working surfaces for bartenders, but also at home. Of course, at home kitchens the racks are lighter than their professional counterparts, but the style, design and functionality of them remained at an excellent level. We'll figure out how to make a bar table for the kitchen with your own hands, so as to save on expensive services of professional designers.

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Racks in the kitchen - options:

• In kitchens with large areas, you can make a real bar counter, in its direct sense. For such a design it will be possible to sit on a high chair, drink coffee or strong drinks, and even snack something. In this case, the rack is equipped with special holders for glasses, bottle holders and shelves for drinks and accessories.

Important! Installation of such structures occurs either in the middle of the room, or with the support of one part on a wall or kitchen furniture.

• In a small area, the rack is used for a variety of purposes. It is divided into one part of the room from the other, used as an additional work surface or instead of a dining table. In this case, the construction can be installed along the wall to save the area of ​​the room.

Important! For greater functionality under such a rack, you can mount a cabinet, refrigerator or shelves.

Very often such constructions can be found in apartments such as "studio".In this version, the racks delimit the space of the kitchen and the combined room, and can also act as a desktop.

The benefits of a bar table in the kitchen

Before we figure out how to make a kitchen bar for yourself, let's look at the advantages of this kind of design:

1. The room design becomes more stylish and modern with a stand.
2. Ability to install at different heights different holders, shelves and other additions that will help create a huge functionality in a small space.
3. Such designs can be used as a full-fledged dining place, while saving the space that would be needed to accommodate the table.
4. In addition to the dining area, it is also an additional working surface.

Which version is right for you depends on many factors. But as soon as you decide, you can begin to disassemble the question of how to make a bar table with your own hands.

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Types of

When deciding to install a bar in the kitchen, start with the question of what they are. It is often misleading that there are no significant differences between these constructions. In fact, bar furniture is not only different in color and material, but also in form and function. Consider these differences in detail, because they will depend on the interior and convenience of your kitchen.

Classic version:

• This model assumes that the table top and furniture for it will be used for food intake.
• The standard height of such structures is up to 120 cm, but no one prevents you from adjusting it to your height and requirements.
• Complement the design of special high furniture - bar stools or stools.

Important! Excellent classic models fit in studio apartments, and in rooms with an interior in the style of Minimalism.

Island

These designs assume that the room will be spacious enough. In fact, this design includes not only the rack, but almost all the functionality of the kitchen:

• cooker or hob;
• washer;
• mini fridge;
• a place to eat.

Important! This is a very rare option, which is not available to everyone today, but it is successfully used in the design of television studios for culinary shows.

Combined version of

But for these designs, small apartments are ideal:

• This is a countertop that simultaneously serves as a work surface, bar counter and a place for eating.
• The height of the structure is usually about 90 cm, and the length is not more than a meter.
• Such products can be made foldable, and used if necessary, or to combine a table top with a window sill.

Next, let's talk about what forms you can make a bar table, what materials are suitable.

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Preparing

Of course, before you start working, you need to decide on the format of the design and draw the project. It can be a detailed drawing of the bar with a sofa, chairs, windows and doors, and maybe a small sketch, indicating the size and the necessary materials. Then you can go to the building store, and pick up the materials necessary for making the construction.

Choose the material

Today, tables made of the following materials and their combinations are very popular:

• of natural wood;
• artificial stone;
• laminate;
• of artificial marble - Koriana;
• ceramic tiles;
• glass;
• transparent plastic and other options. Of course, such a huge selection of colors and textures allows you to stay on the most ideal for you option, which will not only be incredibly convenient to use, but harmoniously fit into the overall style of the room.

  Select the form

  After the appropriate material is selected, you need to determine its shape. Here, the diversity of options is just the same. Popular today, the options for racks:

  • rectangular;
  • angled;
  • in the form of a semicircle;
  • oval structures.

  Important! As in the case of the material, select the shape, relying on the overall design concept of the room. A convenient and functional solution for the countertop of a bar table - the possibility of its adjustment in height or a few table tops located at different levels. Of course, at first such a choice of forms and models can lead to a stupor, especially since an inexperienced master often can not immediately create complex designs. But the same stores come here to help you, where you can buy ready-made versions of individual elements for your future stand:

  • different shelves and multi-tiered structures;
  • feet for your table;
  • ready-made countertops;
  • backlight elements;
  • various fittings and other elements.

  The final stage of the training will be to determine the size and purchase of all selected materials.

  Define the size of

  For racks, there are no specific standards for width, length and height. There is only a small piece of advice, which is also not always used. And it consists that:

  • the recommended height of a rack for the house - no more than one and a half meters;
  • optimum width - half a meter.

  What will be the length of the rack, its shape and additions - depends only on your wishes.

  Important! In bars, the racks usually look like thumbs with table tops. For home use, another option has taken root: with a table top on the pipe, from floor to ceiling. But today there are more modern models with curbstones, shelves and cabinets in the lower and upper parts of the structure.

  Let's analyze further how to make a bar table with your own hands.

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  Work order

  In fact, if you strictly follow the sequence of work, then in creating the designs of any complexity, nothing is impossible. Let's start with a simple example - a rack attached to the wall.

  How to make a simple rack?

  The kitchen counter in its classical sense is the easiest to create:

  • One end of the table top is fixed to the wall or pedestal headset.
  • The second end is drilled to the required diameter and mounted to the pipe support, which is installed to the full height of the room.

  But about everything in order. First, we will prepare everything necessary.

  We will need:

  • worktop or material for its manufacture;
  • brackets;
  • bar leg;
  • varnish for worktops
  • a lock on the floor, stops, corners, screws.

  To work successfully, you need to act in a certain sequence.

  Steps:

  1. We prepare the table top for a bar table. If necessary, round it and cover the surface with varnish.
  2. To the countertop with the help of flat screws screw the fence and the corners along the edge.
  3. Thus, we assembled the work surface. Next, you need to choose the height, attach the stand to the wall, and mark the places where the dowels will be mounted.
  4. After - attach the table top to the wall, and our design is ready.

  Useful advices:

  • When attaching the stand to a wall without a pipe, it is better to purchase reinforced corners.
  • When mounting the structure along the wall, you can use brackets for hanging shelves as fasteners.
  • The worktop can be ordered in the same place where you made the working surface for the headset, or made yourself from a wide hardwood board.
  • You can use thick plywood as a table top. However, then it will have to be faced with plastic, tiles or other methods.

  Important! The rest of the details can be selected in the shops that sell furniture fittings. The choice of brands and manufacturers is very large, but the cost of the same design at first sight may be very different:

  • Do not pursue cheapness. Such products are most often made in China, and are not associated with quality. So, the Chinese chrome pipe after a while of use will become noticeable as the coating will cover.
  • German manufacturers provide a lifetime warranty on their products, but their cost can be the reason for refusing to purchase.
  • The average ratio of price and quality is still held by Polish manufacturers.

  We'll tell you about the work on structures with shelves

  Making a rack with shelves

  If you decided to do without a pipe when choosing a design, there is another way to make a bar table for the kitchen with your own hands.

  Important! In this case, you lose an additional storage space that could be mounted on the pipe.

  Possible options:

  • If you replace the leg with a stick, like near the wall, a large stand will immediately become more modern.
  • You can also make a rack of wide wooden panels, join them at an angle of ninety degrees.

  Above we considered the rack options without foundation. But there are other models, which should be told a bit more.

  Making a stand on the basis of

  In this case, we mean that the table top will be fixed to the pedestal or other solid surface:

  • When placing the tabletop exactly on the cabinet, it is mounted using standard horizontal fasteners.
  • When the rack is moved, special inclined fasteners are used.
  • In this case, you can fix the countertop to the cabinet or other finished surface, or you can make the cube yourself. The most important thing is to carefully assemble the frame and trim it with plywood or any other suitable material for the style of your room, for example, wooden slats or metal parts.

  Important! If desired - you can assemble the base of the rack from sheets of plasterboard and even make a brickwork. But keep in mind that the floors must withstand the full weight of such a structure. Brick masonry is ideal for premises in Loft style.

  Another option is to make a stand on a gypsum board.

  Made of plasterboard

  Drywall is an inexpensive material, work with which will not be difficult even for an inexperienced master. The main thing is to understand the principle and sequence of works.

  Steps:

  1. First, we build a framework of metal profiles. If desired, you can use wooden bars. At this stage, it is important to observe the evenness of the lines and right angles. Check the correctness level will help - for horizontal surfaces, and a plumb line - for vertical structures.
  2. The next step after the assembly is the planking of the carcass with plasterboard.
  3. Further - it is necessary to fill all the marks from the screws and finish the work.
  4. After - we mount the table top on our table, and we are happy with the new bar table that we made ourselves.

  Bar counter - very convenient and stylish way to diversify the design of the kitchen. Usually it does not completely replace the dining area, but only complement it. For such a small table it will be convenient to sit with friends or use it as an additional surface for cooking. In addition, it is not difficult to do this by yourself if you choose the style, material, its location, and act neatly, in a certain sequence