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A Bar is Born

December 4, 2015

Goodbye to the wasted space in my kitchen…

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Hello to our new bar!

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We had this small area in our kitchen that made no sense.  It sits between the door to the garage (left) and a big, bulky pantry (right).  86″ wide x 36″ deep.  I have shoved a variety of things in here over the years.  First, a loveseat.  Then, two small club chairs and lastly a desk that nobody EVER used.

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I am not sure what gave me the idea to make it into a bar.  But, once I did, there was no stopping me.

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I called my favorite contractor, David Anspach, and had him come over so we could sketch this out.  We agreed on two lower cabinets with a 24″ wine refrigerator in the middle.  Two upper cabinets with seeded glass and a stone countertop.

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David puts up with me because as soon as we designed it, I wanted it done yesterday !

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I had to decide on a backsplash (I wanted wallpaper), a paint color for the cabinets and what stone we would use for the top.

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We ordered a Whirlpool 24″ wine refrigerator.  It has dual temperature control for red and white and holds 48 bottles of wine.

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I had David center the upper cabinets (not smart) and we ended up moving them flush against the walls.  Tim Dowling caught that one.

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Farrow & Ball paint chips and an early wallpaper sample.

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I chose Phillip Jeffries wallpaper for the wall behind the bar.  Braided Walls, color #3146 Almond.  For the cabinets, Farrow & Ball #226, Joa’s White.  I wanted a white quartzite (above) for the counter top, but… the price was more than my budget.  I went with a honed Carrara marble from Rye Marble.  We had two 30″ x 30″ pieces cut from the same slab for new tables across from the bar.

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Upper cabinets moved.  All doors off, including pantry doors, to be painted.

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Carrara marble countertop in!

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Time for the doors, knobs and wallpaper.

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Cabinets painted and the last of the doors going on.

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Wallpaper going up.

Schwinn stainless pulls #51475

Schwinn stainless pulls #51475

Knobs on.  Seeded glass is great because you can’t see how messy the inside of the cabinets are!

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Wallpaper as the backsplash.  Love the texture against the cool marble.

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Everything done, except for my Restoration Hardware Grand Edison sconce and the undercounter lights.

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Finished!

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View across banquette and new marble tables

View across banquette and new marble tables

We used the two 30″ x 30″ pieces of marble for tables across from the bar (see here) and are now ready for a party!

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A Bar is Born was last modified: April 25th, 2017 by Liz Dowling
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Liz Dowling
I have loved design ever since I painted my bedroom walls high-gloss lime green in the fourth grade. A lifelong hobby, mixing low cost items with a few pricier pieces thrown in, has become The Wry Home. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t!

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