Basement snack bar ideas mini fridge

This weekend we built our bar! I figured it would be one of those projects that dragged on all weekend and I’d be scrambling to put the finishing touches on right now, but nope… it was done by Saturday afternoon (thanks to my Dad’s help). Let’s rewind a bit… here was the space we were […]

Remodeled nook in basement to a dry bar or snack bar with mini-fridge and butcher block countertop.

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This is the story of how I created my own DIY beverage bar and DIY coffee bar with thrifted cabinets, a slab of granite and a little paint.

As you may know if you've seen any of the past week's posts (since we can't seem to shut up about this project), Wendy and I decided to greatly expand the usable storage space in our kitchen with the purchase of several IKEA cabinets and a 6 foot section of butcher block counter top. Though we never really considered the use of IKEA cabinets in the past, our need for a quick and easy temporary solution for storage, and one that didn't break the bank, led us to the massive Scandanavian home…