If you squint really hard, it kinda looks like we have a really cool room here.
You can get these boards in all different shapes and sizes and they’re made up of long strips glued together so you get that authentic “butcher block” look!We attached the 2×2 trim pieces around the edges using clamps and wood glue and then sanded them down to be rounded on the edges once everything was dry.
We’ve made this type of counter before and sometimes we’ll uses a few nails from the nail gun to hold everything thing in place too.A little bit of wood filler helped to smooth everything out and then we were ready to finish it!.We did just a little bit of distressing around the corners to make sure things still looked a bit rustic and farmhousy and then I finished it exactly the same way as.
our floors upstairs.I used the same stain and even the same floor finish for a top coat!
I really like that this counter is nice and durable now and really stands up to constant daily use.. One of the things that I insisted on was that the brackets to hold the counter up be really big and chunky and act as a design element in the room.
I didn’t want the whole thing to look flimsy and temporary and be yet another eyesore.bar for your deck is just the bees knees!
Speaking of which, I was happy to have a nice sunny day without any bees knees or any other bugs’ knees getting into our drinks the other day to enjoy our new Rustic Beverage Center before we pack it up this Friday and head off to the Cottage Life Show!.Don’t forget that I’ll be speaking there on Saturday and showing off my beverage center in person on the CIL Main Stage, so make sure you stop by and say hello if you’re going to be in the Toronto area!.
Thanks so much to CIL for sponsoring this post, challenging me to create this project, and for inviting me to join them on stage this Saturday.I was compensated for my time in writing this post, however all thoughts, opinions, and over-zealous enthusiasm for the upcoming summer season are all my own!I wanted to take a minute to let you all know about a new book coming out next Tuesday (March 22, 2016) that I think a lot of you will really be inspired by called.