How To Build A Sliding Door For A Bar Countertop

Use your saw to cut the wood to size.

How to build a sliding door for a bar countertop.

The countertop here is extended from the kitchen cabinets to form a floating peninsula breakfast bar. With a gentle push the user can slide away the countertop to reveal the cooktop and sink. Dean peacock wanted to top off his diy bar with something tougher than wood. Well you now have over 20 different diy kitchen islands to choose from.

But those options are expensive and pro installed and dean likes to do everything himself. Then he came across these italian granite slabs at a tile store. Square up the assembly with longer strapping at the top and bottom edges. The lack of base cabinets gives the room a feeling of flow.

When not used these features are hidden and the top can function as a bar or dining table. Gang the boards side by side place the blocks along the outside edges and use long bar clamps to cinch them together. Check out this kitchen island. I made a custom modern sliding barn door for my parents new house in one weekend.

He first thought about kitchen countertop materials like solid surfacing granite and quartz. Measure from the floor to the top of the door casing then cut the boards inch shorter on a miter saw. Try looking for a cart at a resale shop or garage sale and then refinish it or go with the industrial look and add a countertop of your choice. Blue boy hand truck mount.

A sliding top is also one of the innovative featured of the verve kitchen by minimal usa. They claim that the cost is around 240 plus base cabinets and countertops. Here s how i did it with a little help from my partner in crime. Add this really cool industrial serving tray to complete the look.

Remember to add 2 inches to your door opening so your new barn door will cover the opening. Yet they include really detailed plans that will make this build much easier to accomplish. Once you have cut the boards to size measure the appearance board you just cut width wise so you can cut your top and bottom trim boards. Measure and mark the size of your door on your plywood.