Materials: Akurum Oak Butcher Block Counter Tops, Numerar Base Cabinets, Rationell Drawer Fronts
Description: For our IKEA Hack we used several standard kitchen elements and a significant modification to one to transform an underutilized section of our house's kitchen into a chic wine bar and storage area.
Since our house is an 1885 Victorian Row House, we didn't feel the standard IKEA butcher block counters really "went" with the home's style. To remedy this, we used our router to put a more decorative edge on the butcher block.
We assembled the cabinets, placed our wine fridge between two Akurum base cabinets, and placed the counter top on the cabinets.
We also constructed a few DIY shelves, one with integrated LED lighting and hanging wine glass storage, to balance the whole area and accessorize.
The end result is a functional and stylish wine bar/food prep area that greatly expanded the storage capabilities of our kitchen, all while keeping with the style and feel of our antique house.
See more of the wine bar.
~ Alex & Wendy - Old Town Home, Alexandria, VA
Where is the hack?
ReplyDeleteOn the butcher block...
DeleteIs routing a piece of wood really a hack?
Deleteyour a dick... i think it fulfills the spirit of Ikeahacker and it looks good. People come here for idea's on what. get over yourself
DeleteIt looks great!
ReplyDeleteIs the fridge a front blowing (heat release) fridge? Or how did you adapt for the space required if a traditional fridge?
ReplyDeleteGood question. The fridge is a front blowing unit. It's an Edgestar wine fridge that is meant for under counter mounting with little to no clearance on the side or availability of rear/top ventilation, so it worked perfectly in the space.
DeleteLove it! Random question - what colour is the paint on your walls? It's beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! The wall color is London Fog from Benjamin Moore. We really like it in the space and it goes great with the warmer butcher block color. If you're interested in the before and after on paint colors in that room, you can see it here.
Deletehttp://www.oldtownhome.com/2012/8/17/The-Fog-Rolled-In-Sun-Porch-Painting-Complete/index.aspx
Great job! Looks professional! And for the yet-another-anonymous-jerk-making-this-site-unbearable, here is the first paragraph from this very site's "about" page. >IkeaHackers.net is a site about modifications on and repurposing of Ikea products. Hacks, as we call it here, may be as simple as adding an embellishment, some others may require power tools and lots of ingenuity.
ReplyDeleteThank you. We like to look at every project we take on and ask ourselves "Does this look amateur or professional?" DIY is great and all, but it's never good if someone can look at something and say "You did that yourself, didn't you?"
DeleteWhat you point out about the purpose for IkeaHackers.net is exactly why I submitted our "hack." Many people may not realize you can put an edge on the butcher block. We didn't need to do any extensive hacking of products in this case, but I still felt it was worth submitting and letting the mods figure out if they wanted to use it. I'm glad they did, and I hope someone out there sees this and says "I didn't know you could do that, I think I'll give it a try."
I love that pup dog as much as your woodwork! This fits right in with Old Town style, so good job!
ReplyDeleteWhat size router bit did you use for the counter?
ReplyDeleteThis looks really great, can't even tell it's from Ikea. Congrats on both this and the new house! I'm in need of something very similar (if not exactly the same) so you really just helped me out a lot. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think you may have gotten the names a little mixed up: Numerar countertop and Akurum base cabinet.
Love this--would you be willing to tell me what your shelves were made from? Or did you construct each shelf also?
ReplyDeleteThanks!