Materials: 10 NUMERAR worktops & GRUNDTAL glass shelves
Description: I built the back bar and the bartop itself from Ikea worktops and shelving. I first mapped out my design with chalk on the wall, then cut out cardboard stencils for half of the back bar design.
Then I laid the cardboard stencils ontop of the Ikea tops and then using a jig-saw I cut them all out and then pieced them together onto the wall.
The bar was build by throwing out the existing rotten bartop and attaching the ikea worktops to the existing brackets. Then I chalked out my designs and once again jig-sawed them all.
Then we sanded and vanished and installed lights!
~ matthew chambers, Rubi Bar, Banys Vells 6, Barcelona, Spain
Nice work....It looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks!:)
DeleteGreat hack! Looks awesome! I live in BCN so will have to check it out :)
ReplyDeleteThanks...please do. Bangs bells 6 in the born :)
DeleteOops...spell correct! Should say Banys Vells 6
Deletehahaha :D
Deleteyou spent some time in that bar and typed it when you got home right .. a little drunk hehehe Bangs bells ><
love it :D hahahah
It is gorgeous! I will have to visit your bar too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, please do!
DeleteI will when I'm back to Barcelona. I am currently working abroad. I love the Born area! :)
DeleteBtw, I am using the same Numerar worktop as a desk at home. May I ask you what did you use to varnish it? I just treated it with Ikea's BEHANDLA wood treatment oil, but the finish is still not very smooth. What should I buy at the hardward store? I'm very new to this :P
Hey, well, to be honest we were running out of time before opening day, so we went to the nearest hardware shop and bought some semi gloss varnish which had a slight reddish tint in it. The brand though....no idea I'm afraid. But obviously we gave the new cut edges and joins a good sanding and cleaning first. Then just apply a few coats. The joins are made by taking some sawdust from earlier cuts and mixing it with some wood-glue and filling up the crack between the worktops. (a little tip I got from my Canadian carpenter friend, Avery).
DeleteThanks for the tips :)
DeleteAnd good luck with the new bar!
That looks really cool! It's great to read about a business nearby hacking Ikea. I will come by to check it out too! Good luck!
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