Breakfast bar counters

How to Build a Breakfast Bar

Every kitchen needs a little perch where you can sip your morning cuppa and scan the headlines before heading out the door each morning—or where the kids can munch on cookies after school or do their homework while a parent prepares supper. If you crave that extra space in your kitchen, here are a few DIY breakfast bar styles for you to choose from.

Measurements and Choosing Your Bar Top

Before you start constructing anything, consider a few details.

Breakfast Bar Height

The average bar height is 42 inches tall. You want to keep your bar between 36-42 inches or else your barstools won’t fit under comfortably.

Whether you want your bar built extending out from a wall, to create a division between spaces—or along an empty wall as a shelf—you need to leave an adequate passageway. Forty-two inches is the magic number, here, too. Remember, even if you have enough room to walk, you may need to fit appliances, furniture, or even a wheelchair through the space at one point or another.

Before deciding where to build your bar, find the studs in the wall. You want to mount the bar on at least two studs, which are spaced 16 inches apart behind the drywall. Use a stud finder to locate them, then measure out where the bar will go.

How Deep Should a Bar Top Be?

Pretty much any solid surface, at least 24 inches deep, could make a beautiful bar top. Consider a solid piece of hardwood, cut straight or with its natural live edge. Or, purchase a solid surface countertop like Corian, use ¾-inch plywood, or something salvaged like an old door. Once you choose your top, cut it to size and finish as desired before making the base.

How to Build an Extension Bar

This style extends out from a wall, supported by a pedestal at the other end. Homeowners often choose this style to provide a division between the kitchen and family room. For the pedestal, you can purchase a 5-by-5-inch pre-made wooden beam, or use a salvaged porch pillar or an old barn beam.

First, create a support system using the 2x6 pieces by screwing them together to form an I shape. You’ll mount one end of the I to the wall and secure the other end to the pedestal. Paint, stain, or finish to match the top.
Once you have the base support finished, mark a small line 42 inches from the floor at each stud you chose in your supporting wall. Use your level to make sure they’re even. Also, make a center mark on the side of the pedestal that will face the wall.
With someone assisting you to hold the base in place, use your drill to secure one end to the wall with two screws, one above the other, on each side of the central piece.
Next, screw the other end of the base to your pedestal, lining up the center mark you made with the center board.
Run a bead of construction adhesive along the top edge of your base. Lay the bar top in place, centered.
Once it’s where you want it, screw in place from the underside.

How to Build a Breakfast Shelf

If you don’t have the room for a bar to extend out into the room, a shelf along the wall makes a nice place to eat your morning toast. For this style, you only need the bar top of your choice and a few shelf brackets or architectural corbels. If your bar is over 4 feet long, use more than two.

Find the studs in your wall using a stud finder and mark lines 42 inches up from the floor. Use your level to make sure they’re even.
Screw your shelf brackets or corbels to the wall at those marks.
Lay the bar top, centering it over the brackets, and screw in place.

How to Create an Island Extension

If you already have a kitchen island, adding a breakfast bar is easier than you think. Simply buy and install a new countertop for the island that is a few feet larger on one side to create an overhang. If you can’t match the old counter you’re removing, never fear. Just opt for another color or material that coordinates equally well with the room

Other Breakfast Bar Options

If you’re not the handy type, or you want something temporary, consider purchasing a ready-made island on wheels. Here are some ideas to whet your appetite: a kitchen center and breakfast bar, and a breakfast bar on wheels.

Once you have your breakfast bar in place, pop some cookies in the oven so you have something to savor while trying it out.

Recommended Tools:

Tools & Materials

Saw
Drill
Pencil
Tape
Level

Breakfast Bar Table - Etsy.de

Etsy is no longer supporting older versions of your web browser in order to ensure that user data remains secure. Please update to the latest version.

Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript.

Find something memorable, join a community doing good.

(544 relevant results)

Stand for breakfast in bed in the category "Home and Garden"

Table for breakfast in bed, bed table, table tray, table stand D-014

In stock in Belaya Tserkov

Delivery across Ukraine

1 356 hryvnia

Buy

com4t. room

Folding wooden table for breakfast in bed Table breakfast tray Table stand for laptop gor

Custom order

Delivery across Ukraine

1 880 UAH

940 UAH

Buy

Goran-Shop

folding wooden table for breakfast in bed Breakfast table Table Table DV

Delivery in Ukraine

1 880 UAH

9000 940 GRN

Buy

Dzhevelіnchik

Folding wooden table for breakfast in bed Table breakfast tray Table stand bk

Custom order

Delivery across Ukraine

UAH 1 880

940 UAH

Buy

Bayractarchik

folding wooden table for breakfast to bed Breakfast table Table

Delivery from the city of Kamenetz-Podolsky

940 UAH

Kansasasasmarket

BOTC bed, wooden tray with legs

In stock in Kosiv

Delivery across Ukraine

290 UAH

Buy

My Miracle

Breakfast table in bed, wooden tray with legs 9Delivery from Ukraine 940 UAH

Buy

BusOnMarket

Breakfast table in bed, wooden tray with legs

In a warehouse in Kosiv

Delivery across Ukraine

290 UAH

Buy

My Miracle

Laptop Desk Ergonomic A8 Laptop Desk Stand for work while lying in bed Laptop Table

In stock

Delivery across Ukraine

1 9066 UAH

"ANShop "Online store of trendy goods!

Wooden table folding tray portable for breakfast in bed. mini folding table for bed

Delivery from Kyiv0002 Buy

Online store Kupipartu

Breakfast for breakfast in bed, tray is wooden

in a warehouse in Kosov

Delivery in Ukraine

290 UAH

Buy

9000 My Miracle

Breakfast for Breakfast for Breed , tray with wooden legs

In a warehouse in Kosiv

Delivery across Ukraine

290 UAH

Buy

My Miracle

Bamboo breakfast table in bed, tray with folding legs Coffee in bed

In stock in Kyiv

Delivery across Ukraine

799 UAH

Buy

Wellamart

Laptop cooling pad "Laptop table T6", Black table transformer for laptop in bed (NS)

Kyiv

Delivery in Ukraine

1 131.25 UAH

905 UAH

Buy

💙💛 On-Stop online store 🎁 ⤵ ⤵

03

899 UAH

719. 98 UAH

Buy

Internet Catalog of Discounts "Gadgetroom"

Shoping: everything necessary for making breakfast

Choping rooms

Culinary book "Nespollow breakfast" Vitaly Istomin, www.book24 .ru

GET UP

Stylish bar counter is a practical alternative to a small dining table. The narrow tabletop takes up minimal space, and the Parisian bistro-inspired group forms a bright accent in the interior. Breakfast at a raised tabletop creates a special, active mood, and from the height of a bar stool it is convenient to admire the view from the window. A bar counter will not replace a full-fledged dining table, but it will provide variety and help zone the space.

A kitchen island combined with a dining table or a bar counter is a bright trend in modern design. The Phoenix kitchen by Poliform offers an elegant embodiment of this idea. Breakfasts "on top" create high spirits, energizing for the whole day. The facades of the island are finished with stainless steel, and a high table made of solid wood, resting on the table top, looks airy and weightless. Almost all materials of the collection are presented in several shades, which allows you to create individual combinations for each specific project. www.poliform.com

ALL INCLUSIVE

Preparing breakfast shouldn't take too long. Various toasters, coffee makers, waffle irons, plow makers, whisks for milk foam, etc. help to significantly speed up the process. Modern microwave ovens, which create culinary masterpieces many times faster than conventional ovens, deserve special praise. So that storing all these devices does not turn into a headache, the place for their placement should be thought out at the planning stage.

With its streamlined shape and striking design, this mid-century home appliance blends in perfectly with any style of kitchen, from classic to modern. Two-slice toaster with steel body, KitchenAid, www.akitchenaid.ru

Set of placemats for cutlery, Tkano, www.tkano.ru

Metal tray with colored matte finish, Hay, www.designboom. ru

Ceramic coasters for eggs, Le Creuset, www.lecreuset.ru

During the morning gathering, when every minute counts, the opportunity to fill a glass or kettle with clean water straight from the tap is priceless. The Roca Syra-F kitchen faucet is equipped with a water purification system with a built-in filter, which means that the water coming from the tap is immediately drinkable. Roca offers a wide range of kitchen sinks made of modern materials with antibacterial properties, making it easy and simple to keep the sink clean. www.ru.roca.com

Metal geyser with insulated handle, Knindustrie, www.knindustrie.it

Nolte's German kitchens offer a wide range of storage solutions. In small spaces, narrow shelves fixed on the cabinet door from the inside help out a lot. Shallow shelves provide a wide view and quick access to a collection of spices, seasonings, cooking mixes and other little things that are often used and should be at hand. On such shelves, nothing will be lost and will quickly be found at the right time.

Breakfast bar counters

How to Build a Breakfast Bar

Recommended Tools:

Tools & Materials

Breakfast Bar Table - Etsy.de

Find something memorable, join a community doing good.

Stand for breakfast in bed in the category "Home and Garden"

03

Shoping: everything necessary for making breakfast

GET UP

ALL INCLUSIVE

Learn more