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[reciora]

Budget-Friendly Beef Food Bar Ideas - Delicious & Easy

[thetayraperezproject-blog]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQCFYaexdnM)

[lindenfern]

Hi, I’m Lynsey 👋🏼 \\ Lately I’ve been meditating on: Being brilliant, bold, beautiful, and brave. Remembering to rise but also to rest. Recognizing the strong, resilient, creative, hard-working humans (role models) in my world. Experiencing a love that can openly evolve - stretching and expanding, but never breaking. Thanking the journey I’m on for bringing me where I’m at, and taking me where I’m going next. My safety, my home, my family, my work, my nourishment, my health, my time. My fearlessness and my fears. // Thanks for letting me be raw and real, always - I hope you all feel safe and supported enough to do the same in your own lives.🤟🏼 . . . (Handmade necklace: @similarcolors. Hand stick n poke tattoos: @foldedchip. Overalls: vintage @oshkoshkids/adults* from @portlandflea. #diybar #madhippie #pdx #meditation #selflove) (at Diy Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZfRNtBGKH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4hzeorphxc5g

[theramblingark]

We crafted quite the Friday afternoon! It was a beery good time. Dad jokes are free around here kids! #diybar #portland #oregon

[wrapanestia15]

Isn’t this the cutest and yet nifty design of a make shift bar for a small space or outside space!!! #barstool #chairs #diy #diybar #sweet

[sarahgarchinsky]

DIY...Bar on a budget

So...my husband and I have been interested in setting up a bar in our home. I've priced them out a little bit...and most pre made bar setups are pretty expensive, even when I peruse craigslist. One night we were in home depot trying to remember what we actually went there for...when I had an AHA! moment.

It all started with the wood shelf. We picked up something similar to this

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-1-in-x-12-in-x-6-ft-Select-Pine-Board-705170/202100763

Then I stained in with some stain I already had. Then I sealed it.

Once it was dry, we attached it to the wall with 4 of these brackets...placing them on the studs. We hung it at standard bar height...42".

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-6-in-D-x-8-in-H-Satin-Nickel-Arch-Decorative-Shelf-Bracket-1877642/204660655

They have all kinds of styles && colors.

As far as the furnishings go, I picked up the bar stools from Kohls, using 30% off and they happened to have free shipping on furniture too!

http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1807499/Coaster-2-piece-Metal-Bar-Stool-Set.jsp?pfm=br-thematicpage

They also come in a bunch of colors..I went with silver...these are 30".

The lights I simply hung from the brackets, I got them at Kmart. They were with summer stuff, and I can't find the exact ones online, but here is something close.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=34337220&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS#/

As far as the mirror and picture frames, I got those at IKEA

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90213752/

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60174808/

The bar sign I happened to just find at a store called Eclectica located in Bellefonte, Delaware. Check them out if your ever in the area.

https://plus.google.com/105981325361867792515/about?gl=us&hl=en

Bottom line $$$ :

Shelf - 20.62

Stain && Seal - Free already had

Brackets - 6.97 x 4 = 27.88

Stools - 92.40

Lights - 9.99

Mirror - 44.99

Picture Frames - 4.99 x 2 = 9.98

Sign - 8.99

TOTAL: $ 214.85

I just collected these things as I saw good deals on them, so you may be able to get better deals. The bar stools were by far the most expensive part, but totally worth it. They are super sturdy and I didn't have to put them together. Comment with some of your alternatives!

Originally I thought that this would just be for standing, it's in my dining room and I didn't want it to take up too much space. The stools slide nicely under the shelf so it doesn't take up much room at all. If you want to make it just a standing bar ledge, that makes it even cheaper!

Let me know if you have any questions!