counter or bar overhang for small midcentury kitchen
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Beating the dead horse: counter-height breakfast bar overhangs
Comments (27)try hard, i think you should not forgo your breakfast bar or your ability to use it comfortably. if i understand the way you describe it, the 12 inch overhang will only protrude into the doorway, not the actual room, and then only by 3 inches. it really sounds fine to me. unused, sitting there with stools tucked, i think it will be seen as the kitchen. whether you use the 9 or the 12, your actual bodies or backs of stools will probably graze the family room but so what? counters and bars are often transitional spaces to the next room anyway, and i think that either way it will be fine and you will enjoy it so go for the 12! by the way, former owners of my house made the counter bar extend 11 inches which we find comfortable for knees. however, they removed the wall between kitchen and dining room and the entire counter protrudes the 11 inches into our small dining room which completely throws off the center of the room and makes the stools way too close to the dining table. i can't gut the whole space, so i live with it and really love using the counter bar. your situation is far far better and i bet it will look fantastic. good luck and let us know what you decided....See MoreSupport for overhang on granite counter top.
Comments (38)Need advice please. have island 10ft long island x 4ft 2" (50inches)wide. overhang will be 12 inches down the entire 10ft length. have 24"d base cabinets plus another 12"d set of base cabinets back to back. (36 inches of base cabinets that granite will sit on). question is how many support posts will be needed down the 10ft length of overhang ?(14inch overhang) Will one support post on each end be sufficient or do I need 3? can't add metal supports into top of cabinets, not enough space between the cabinet doors and top of cabinets. no room for corbels. support posts are the only option. would like one on each end vs adding one in middle. help!...See MoreCounter Fabrication - Bar Overhang (final question)
Comments (13)Thanks all! I will try Pooh's suggestion of taping it off. I'll also look for some scrap cardboard and see about mocking up an extended counter top. The "do nothing" isn't really an option. As you can see, the shallow cabinet stops midway on the wall. The wall measures 11" and the cab (without the doors) measures 6". I think it would look very odd to stop the counter midway on the wall. And I can't/won't have him rebuild the cabinet (for a 3rd time). Already paid through my nose to have him change to counter height :( I had planned to have the counter "wrap" the wall slightly, as I've tried to show in this pic. Thanks again! I will let you know what I decide....See MoreCounter stool against counter with no overhang?
Comments (20)IKEA adjustable desk legs: https://m2.ikea.com/us/en/p/gerton-leg-adjustable-chrome-plated- https://m2.ikea.com/us/en/p/olov-leg-adjustable-black-30264301/ Butcher block counter (rip lengthwise for a 15” over hang - you need a friend w a table saw or you can get a small Skil saw and do it yourself. IKEA KARLBY Countertop https://m2.ikea.com/us/en/p/karlby-countertop-oak-70335207/ Tried to copy images for you or at least hyper links but didn’t work....See MorePamela
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