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Bar counter ideas

  • 27-11-2023 05:15PM
    #1
    bfclancy2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭


    Need a solution for a bar counter for my man cave, counter will be 2540 long with a 700mm return, so L-shaped, main body of bar is just 4*2 covered with MDF so it will sit on top of this, would a piece of planed white deal 225*50 look okay if was oiled or varnished or would it look a big scabby



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  • #2
    bfclancy2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭bfclancy2


    bAR COUNTER.jpg

    Here is the bar



  • #3
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,466 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    White deal will take marks / scratches too easily in my opinion. Some of the architectural salvage places have ideal oak beams with live edges which might suit.

    https://architecturalsalvage.ie/products/oak-shelfs/




  • #4
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,384 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    What about an Ikea kitchen counter top? They have the butchers block style that might look decent?

    https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/vrena-worktop-oak-veneer-70437159/#content




  • #5
    bfclancy2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭bfclancy2


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121424926#Comment_121424926

    not bad, in clare so dub a bit of a trek and its 60 euro delivery fee, i've kind of done everything DIY so i'm looking for some creative solution that i could maybe do myself and still look good, the live edge stuff might be an option, i'll check out the local salvage yard, what would a ten foot live edge hardwood plank set me back ordinarily



  • #6
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,384 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121424954#Comment_121424954

    I'm sure local kitchen suppliers would have similar in stock. The IKEA one is just veneer, obviously solid would be a lot more expensive.

    Something like that with some Osmo on it would look good I think.



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  • #7
    bfclancy2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭bfclancy2


    So i am gonna go with a 9*2 temporarily, friend of mine has a lovely piece of live edge oak for me but needs another 6-9 months drying so it will do in the interim. The worktop at 600mm was just a bit too wide for my liking, i know i could have ripped it down to a smaller size but then this lovely piece of oak popped up so i couldn't refuse. What would people recommend i finish the white deal with? An oil or a varnish? Hope to be in for christmas. Been a very enjoyable project, started last june, 12K all in from start to finish, all DIY, its not perfect but its good enough



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