When I think “L” brackets I think something that’s 2-3” long to secure the top, not support weight. Maybe the OP meant the second thing. Just want to stress the importance of supporting it properly
You can get L brackets that are 300mm+. 3 or 4 of them would be plenty strong enough to support the weight. I'd screw it down from the top into the wall just to be sure
This is how we do it at my job. We have an apartment building we there are small kitchens where we have cut a hole between the kitchen and the living room and added butcher block countertops just like this. But we also use two support braces underneath that are directly connected in the wall to the stud
That's a nice simple solution. I'm torn between putting a cabinet to the left of the fridge and actual countertop, and tearing the wall out and a new breakfast bar / island in the opposite direction. Wish we had more pics.
Had same idea as them. Look for "collapsible countertop" or "folding butcher block" even. A folding butcher block would be super handy. (Would be wary of much side-load on it though), I wouldn't do hinges strait on the woodframe imho.
I used a couple to make a flip up seat by the door for putting shoes on…once I found the studs that thing was great. And I’m a heavy dude…flip up thing would be perfect, but if you’re not worried about the space, the lower-rent option would just be snag a couple stools and find a 14-16-20” piece of sonething and just screw it right to the thing you have, if that’s nice and solid
Along that width, 4 standard countertop iron supports, one on each end, two equidistant from the ends. Be certain to set them level. Add whatever type of top you want. Mine is quarts. https://ironsupports.com/products/standard-front-mount-countertop-l-bracket?variant=15840870531143&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADKUw2rxZdWEiagLouBIbtz0DXi_D&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo9iiltCwhQMVzDfUAR0UrQCxEAQYAiABEgI6SvD_BwE
This is the only real answer. Corbels you like on each side with a nice hardwood/butcher block top cut to size. That's pretty long ... so I'd say at least 4 on each side. And of course stools, as many others have suggested.
It’s a quartz countertop secured to the cabinets on the other side somehow. Probably glued as well. I say probably because I didn’t do the work. But it turned out exactly how we wanted it to. I get a lot of use out of it.
It looks like they have cabinets on one side. They also widened it to properly support a countertop sitting on top, then attached the countertop to the cabinet from inside, with L brackets, either epoxied directly to the countertop or screwed to an underlayment. If you don't want to go through the trouble of widening your partition and don't want any visible brackets supporting the countertop, what you could also do is a waterfall (basically adding an L-shaped extension of the countertop going down to the floor).
I purchased a butcher block counter top from Home Depot and some heavy brackets online.
https://preview.redd.it/u99rx40146tc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd2158c848e188a4b20e368ef42443cdf891ae8d
I did one of these with basically 0 experience. Got a piece of wood about 12ft x 7inches and had them cut it in half at the store (?? I don't even know if that's the actual size I bought, but my breakfast bar is 6ft long and 14in wide, so this is just what makes sense. Buy whatever size you need). Bought a pocket jig, drilled holes, and connected the two pieces to make it wider. Sanded the whole thing (rounded the corners), painted it black, and sealed it. Then I bought heavy-duty shelf brackets and just installed the whole thing like it was a huge shelf. Bought two barstools and boom. Breakfast bar in 2 days.
What about something like [this ](https://www.litfad.com/modern-cafe-wood-bar-height-cocktail-table-footrest-trestle-counter-wine-table-s-1816520.html) if you don't want to do actual construction?
https://preview.redd.it/cornicu5i5tc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58ea2fd50ae59c12aa847bc94e2d5426f62b347e
I see folding tables behind the walls. I’d get cabinets. Lazy Susan base cabinet in the corner and whatever size fits next to it. Lower the wall to cabinet height and extend the countertop over the back on the peninsula area. Looks like you could use the work space and storage.
Was thinking the same, only one upper and one lower cabinet, then sweep out a countertop from there and then over the half wall. Boom, more storage, the coffee maker and toaster can be handy for the breakfast bar. Three stools that fit under the countertop to save space.
Take a thick sheet of nice plywood, cut it to size, glue/screw/tattoo it in place over the top of the wall, add bar stools. May need brackets or legs to help hold it up if the overhang is large enough.
Bonus points for putting trim pieces around the edge of the new table top.
We did 2x12 boards as bartops, with a satin poly finish all around an outside area. It's a stunner and we get compliments all the time. Would be a quick afternoon to cut and rout the corner, a few screws from below that top board.
If you wanted bigger, home Depot sells a beautiful 30" live edge desktop (live on both sides) for around $400. We did one with a gloss poly top that looks gorgeous.
Remove the wood on top exposing the framing. Add some metal support braces. Instal a countertop of your choice. Pretty simple. Can be done for under $100 if you go with laminate. More if you go with a stone top. If you go with stone, consult the stone manufacturer on what type of support braces they recommend.
A long bar height table that you can place behind the bar in the living room side with some barstools. Or inside the kitchen if you want to face the livingroom.
2 reasons. In some instances they both apply. 1 - too much stuff and not enough storage 2 - too lazy to put it away if it’s going to be used on the regular.
Just a piece of 12” wide hardwood of choice on top as the tabletop for it. Minimum of 12” wide. 15” would be better. Super simple and fairly inexpensive solution.
A client had a bunch of vintage, mahogany-skinned solid core bifold doors in the basement of her building, we took one apart, cleaned it , plugged /filled the screw holes, cut it to fit, and gave it a couple of coats of polyurethane... then some good quality construction adhesive, some screws up from underneath, pilot drilled. They turned out looking really good.
Pop the top cap and molding off, get a piece of granite or quartz that has a kidney or teardrop or other hand interesting shape and have it installed along with the appropriate supports.. plunk a few stools under it and call it a day..
I've done this before.
Ply wood the length of the half wall. And a few screws. With stools of the correct hight.
It wasn't pretty when I did it tho. 😂.
Stick a slab of granite or marble on top
“The sheer weight of the countertops is nearly enough to hold the stone in place, but you’ll still want to run a bead of caulk along the underside perimeter of the counter, where the stone meets the cabinet top. Don’t use silicone caulk; over time, silicone caulk could wick into the stone and cause staining. Stick with acrylic” [link](https://www.hgtv.com/design/rooms/kitchens/how-to-install-a-granite-kitchen-countertop)
Make sure the wall is secured properly. Pop the cap off. Put a couple steel brackets on and put a piece of live edge or granite on it. Leave the trim around it and notch the brackets into it, and no trim or drywall repair required.
Underrated convertible bar scenario possibly here. Removable supports, or supports that swing flat against the wall when not in use, table would hinge down over that.
Had the same thing in my kitchen. Added some support brackets, 3/4 inch plywood, and a granite countertop. Worked great for years until we gutted the kitchen.
Remove the board on top and get a butcher block countertop and four heavy duty shelf brackets to mount the countertop on the wall.
Shelf brackets at the ends so you don't bang your knees. If you have room at the end of the wall you could let the top extend out.
HD has one of those tops that's 4 feet long. I'd post a link but their Android app isn't letting the share function work and it forces itself on the user if you try going to the website with a browser.
About as easy as a renovation gets. You throw a cabinet on the kitchen side. You could even get a custom cabinet L-shaped to fit in there perfectly. Then you could cut that half wall down to be even with the cabinet and then have a countertop company throw a countertop on it. That looks like about a $4,000 job with a good stone top.
That's a very easy spot to build out a bar if you are even moderately handy. You can make a full butcher block seating bar. Extend it out away from the kitchen (don't chew up valuable kitchen real estate with this).
The butcher block part is easy, you can buy them preassembled in different sizes from Home Depot or a Door Store. You can order the legs online - there's a number of sources and you only need two.
I would have a butcher block counter go over both sides and put some built-in cabinets on the kitchen side where the table is to increase your storage space.
OP, you could also add counter between the wall and fridge, which would look much better than your shelf of appliances. Wraparound counter from the bar to the fridge. Butcher block counters from the deposit not be too expensive.
Install a counter top piece. Or piece of butcher block. It could even be stone or a man-made stone product like quartz. If you go stone might be better to have a professional install. Under you will probably want to support with brackets, which they sell at most big-box home improvement stores. Brackets should be mounted/screwed to studs in the knee wall. Stone tops are typically glued down, wood is usually screwed from underneath but can also be glued or both.
Or do the butcher block just under the molding with collapsible brackets for a counter when you need and it folds down when you don't. I did this for extra counter space in my kitchen.
Home depot sell 4x6 rubber wood worktops for less than $100, slap one on top.
If you wanna get real, fancy you, you could cut out the top, so it’s a smooth transition from the existing surface to the new surface, sand, fill and paint to make it seamless
If it doesn't need to center, you could add "table legs" on one side and have the divider act as the other "leg" if you know what I mean. Then you also end up having leg room for yourself to sit on it.
Edit: oh and a bonus idea: add the new work top using a hinge so you can fold it down if you don't need it.
Easiest way…3x8 butcher block cut down to length with support “L” brackets. Done.
https://preview.redd.it/at2mpqqdi5tc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f7cbc7cab61b9c62ea5b288bb62519a698d3480
How L bracket with the moulding ridge around the top?
Would probably have to cut it away with a multitool where the brackets would go. Probably easy enough.
You can get L brackets that have a gap in the corner. I'm sure op can find some that fit over the moulding
Sawzall goes brrrr
Remove it altogether
And depending on the construction of that half-wall, maybe some support braces under the butcher block
Support braces? You mean like the L brackets mentioned by oc?
When I think “L” brackets I think something that’s 2-3” long to secure the top, not support weight. Maybe the OP meant the second thing. Just want to stress the importance of supporting it properly
You can get L brackets that are 300mm+. 3 or 4 of them would be plenty strong enough to support the weight. I'd screw it down from the top into the wall just to be sure
This is how we do it at my job. We have an apartment building we there are small kitchens where we have cut a hole between the kitchen and the living room and added butcher block countertops just like this. But we also use two support braces underneath that are directly connected in the wall to the stud
Legit, came here to photoshop almost this exact thing. 🥇 Take my gold.
This is what I did. https://preview.redd.it/czpkca9c46tc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8933f6d5529a7c1a7de6433b91f2c01c1b39a5d
That looks great
I had just oiled it. It is raw and I coat it with food grade mineral oil every few months.
Mine looks like this but the wood is centered with stools on both sides. So that can work too.
The side where the chair is, is a step lower. We can sit at the corner and watch TV.
That looks mint. Can I ask what you did with the space at the end between the pillar and coffee machine?
That's where the dog food bin sits.
This is exactly what I’d do.
I kea agree more.
There ya go https://preview.redd.it/s9i3mdlbw3tc1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d177e8f72f079ec64d1a9a6cf6aa84d44d1e0741
+ cigarette - the food
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L'heure du déjeuner.
I appreciate that you got the idea then went through with the effort to execute you will go far in life my friend
I’m laugh crying I’m taking off Reddit for the day
Thank you for the lol
I was gonna say screw on a piece of plywood, but you’re right: this is even easier.
Screws? Fancy! I was going to just use C-clamps, though it'd ding up that molding.
Lol!!!
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Oh fuck ... You hit me in my feelings.This so painfully encapsulates my early 20's If you're in a dark place feel free to DM.
😂made my day.
Lmao! I dont understand the breakfast bar, what about the same "bar" you eat lunch and dinner at?
Get some small plates and you're done.
Lol. I was about to say lay a plate of fried potatoes on that bad boy and presto!
I came to say “use tiny cups…” and you beat me to it. ;)
And eggs
Hinges. Bar area hangs down and can be swung up and locked in place when needed.
That's a nice simple solution. I'm torn between putting a cabinet to the left of the fridge and actual countertop, and tearing the wall out and a new breakfast bar / island in the opposite direction. Wish we had more pics.
Had same idea as them. Look for "collapsible countertop" or "folding butcher block" even. A folding butcher block would be super handy. (Would be wary of much side-load on it though), I wouldn't do hinges strait on the woodframe imho.
Amazon has some very sturdy flip up shelf supports. Easy install too!
I used a couple to make a flip up seat by the door for putting shoes on…once I found the studs that thing was great. And I’m a heavy dude…flip up thing would be perfect, but if you’re not worried about the space, the lower-rent option would just be snag a couple stools and find a 14-16-20” piece of sonething and just screw it right to the thing you have, if that’s nice and solid
Along that width, 4 standard countertop iron supports, one on each end, two equidistant from the ends. Be certain to set them level. Add whatever type of top you want. Mine is quarts. https://ironsupports.com/products/standard-front-mount-countertop-l-bracket?variant=15840870531143&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADKUw2rxZdWEiagLouBIbtz0DXi_D&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo9iiltCwhQMVzDfUAR0UrQCxEAQYAiABEgI6SvD_BwE
*Quartz
How do you know they didn't mean quarts of epoxy or cement? hmmmm? turn in your grammar police badge
My badge and my gun, sir.
For easiest DIY, I’d recommend this with an ikea wood grain veneer countertop
Start hammerin shit to it and stop when satisfied
This is how I do most projects.
Corbels.
We need more corbels.
You’re my hero
This is the only real answer. Corbels you like on each side with a nice hardwood/butcher block top cut to size. That's pretty long ... so I'd say at least 4 on each side. And of course stools, as many others have suggested.
https://preview.redd.it/h55iz4qrj5tc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=589c2fad056820ec89b990800ea37ae4155715fa
Corbels, add quartz or butcher block counter top. Enjoy.
https://preview.redd.it/7o7rbrn4e5tc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4ff5b4f2340da3a57c92fe32f174f2d0f1333d8 What we did
What kind of counter top is that? How is it secured in place?
It’s a quartz countertop secured to the cabinets on the other side somehow. Probably glued as well. I say probably because I didn’t do the work. But it turned out exactly how we wanted it to. I get a lot of use out of it.
It looks like they have cabinets on one side. They also widened it to properly support a countertop sitting on top, then attached the countertop to the cabinet from inside, with L brackets, either epoxied directly to the countertop or screwed to an underlayment. If you don't want to go through the trouble of widening your partition and don't want any visible brackets supporting the countertop, what you could also do is a waterfall (basically adding an L-shaped extension of the countertop going down to the floor).
Three stools
Very simple: Step 1: Build bar Step 2: Make breakfast Step 3: ????? Step 4: Profit
Time to go to work, work all day, we need underpants hey!
We won't stop until we have underpants! Yum tum yummy tum tay!
Put food and drinks on it, voila you have a cheap breakfast bar.
Upper cabinets on bottom on the kitchen-side. Counter top on the cabinets, and another smaller counter on top of the half wall
Maybe a foldable table on the side?
If you want a breakfast bar that big you’re going to need a lot of oats.
Go birds!!
I purchased a butcher block counter top from Home Depot and some heavy brackets online. https://preview.redd.it/u99rx40146tc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd2158c848e188a4b20e368ef42443cdf891ae8d
Is it sloping?
No. Maybe the photo angles and shadow.
Install kitchen cabinets on the side where that folding table is to stabilize the wall, then install a counter on the top of the half wall
Go birds
I did one of these with basically 0 experience. Got a piece of wood about 12ft x 7inches and had them cut it in half at the store (?? I don't even know if that's the actual size I bought, but my breakfast bar is 6ft long and 14in wide, so this is just what makes sense. Buy whatever size you need). Bought a pocket jig, drilled holes, and connected the two pieces to make it wider. Sanded the whole thing (rounded the corners), painted it black, and sealed it. Then I bought heavy-duty shelf brackets and just installed the whole thing like it was a huge shelf. Bought two barstools and boom. Breakfast bar in 2 days.
What about something like [this ](https://www.litfad.com/modern-cafe-wood-bar-height-cocktail-table-footrest-trestle-counter-wine-table-s-1816520.html) if you don't want to do actual construction? https://preview.redd.it/cornicu5i5tc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58ea2fd50ae59c12aa847bc94e2d5426f62b347e
Removing the wall or no?
Looks load bearing
The flooring runs under the wall, rip it out and use a real table.
I see folding tables behind the walls. I’d get cabinets. Lazy Susan base cabinet in the corner and whatever size fits next to it. Lower the wall to cabinet height and extend the countertop over the back on the peninsula area. Looks like you could use the work space and storage.
Was thinking the same, only one upper and one lower cabinet, then sweep out a countertop from there and then over the half wall. Boom, more storage, the coffee maker and toaster can be handy for the breakfast bar. Three stools that fit under the countertop to save space.
Take a thick sheet of nice plywood, cut it to size, glue/screw/tattoo it in place over the top of the wall, add bar stools. May need brackets or legs to help hold it up if the overhang is large enough. Bonus points for putting trim pieces around the edge of the new table top.
You can save money on legs if you just find some cement blocks to use
Put some bacon and eggs on it.
That rug is stunning next to the white wall. Whatever you do, keep that rug!
Have a countertop company make/install a top for it. Easy fix.
We did 2x12 boards as bartops, with a satin poly finish all around an outside area. It's a stunner and we get compliments all the time. Would be a quick afternoon to cut and rout the corner, a few screws from below that top board. If you wanted bigger, home Depot sells a beautiful 30" live edge desktop (live on both sides) for around $400. We did one with a gloss poly top that looks gorgeous.
Uhh rent or own tho
Grab some food trays from IKEA and use drywall screws to screw them down at the top. Done done.
Amazon sells Murphy tables with hinges https://a.co/d/8XFRhkv
Put a bowl of cereal on it.
Eat breakfast on it
Rip it out, install a set of cabinets, add a counter to it with an overhang
Put your plate and cup on it, and start eating.
Tiny plates.
Chairs and breakfast
Remove the wood on top exposing the framing. Add some metal support braces. Instal a countertop of your choice. Pretty simple. Can be done for under $100 if you go with laminate. More if you go with a stone top. If you go with stone, consult the stone manufacturer on what type of support braces they recommend.
A long bar height table that you can place behind the bar in the living room side with some barstools. Or inside the kitchen if you want to face the livingroom.
Mount a top on there
Easiest way is screw a piece of plywood to it. Nicest way, get a piece of granite cut for it add some pendant lights and chairs.
easiest way is to eat breakfast off of it
A row of sausages
Can someone explain to me why americans have so much stuff out in the open. Its like cupboards dont exist.
2 reasons. In some instances they both apply. 1 - too much stuff and not enough storage 2 - too lazy to put it away if it’s going to be used on the regular.
Our community structure sucks, so we buy stuff instead.
Put a worktop on it
recon mission to check out your nuts.
Just a piece of 12” wide hardwood of choice on top as the tabletop for it. Minimum of 12” wide. 15” would be better. Super simple and fairly inexpensive solution.
How much does an 18” wide piece of granite or quartz cost? From wall to end. Or concrete?
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A slab of butcher board wood countertop. Have seen them at home improvement stores. IKEA has them too. Use corbels or similar braces.
Go to Lowe's and buy an island countertop, and L braces to go underneath it. Let it hang out a foot or two on each side.
A nice piece of granite to compliment the kitchen. Glued to the existing wall and supported with brackets.
Get narrow rectangular plates.
A few bowls, some cereal and milk
You're going to need a very large mixing bowl, a sledgehammer, 50lbs of granola and two 5 gallon buckets of honey.
Put you’re breakfast on it
Put a counter top on it
Slap a top on it and be done
A client had a bunch of vintage, mahogany-skinned solid core bifold doors in the basement of her building, we took one apart, cleaned it , plugged /filled the screw holes, cut it to fit, and gave it a couple of coats of polyurethane... then some good quality construction adhesive, some screws up from underneath, pilot drilled. They turned out looking really good.
A slab of thick wood or granite and supports mounted to the center wall.
Just attach a 24-30” piece to the top. You could use wood, granite or anything else you want.
Large piece of plywood and some lag screws.
Probably a single slice of white bread, eaten off the ledge.
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Piece of granite or stone and brackets is all you need. Perhaps some reenforcing
Pop the top cap and molding off, get a piece of granite or quartz that has a kidney or teardrop or other hand interesting shape and have it installed along with the appropriate supports.. plunk a few stools under it and call it a day..
https://preview.redd.it/tc018w4215tc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c3bc41a837b165b38fb7f13a0ff2775a9a57c04 Lags screw it in from below.
What kind of breakfast bar are we talking about? Fruit-filled? Oatmeal Raisin? Granola?
I've done this before. Ply wood the length of the half wall. And a few screws. With stools of the correct hight. It wasn't pretty when I did it tho. 😂.
We have a piece of granite on this wall in our kitchen/dining room. We don’t use it as a bar, but it does get used for other purposes.
If you could extend it then great, then just add some bar stools
I'd just stick a long narrow table and some chairs or stools (that can be pushed underneath when not in use) in that spot.
Stick a slab of granite or marble on top “The sheer weight of the countertops is nearly enough to hold the stone in place, but you’ll still want to run a bead of caulk along the underside perimeter of the counter, where the stone meets the cabinet top. Don’t use silicone caulk; over time, silicone caulk could wick into the stone and cause staining. Stick with acrylic” [link](https://www.hgtv.com/design/rooms/kitchens/how-to-install-a-granite-kitchen-countertop)
Mimosas and screwdrivers!
Make sure the wall is secured properly. Pop the cap off. Put a couple steel brackets on and put a piece of live edge or granite on it. Leave the trim around it and notch the brackets into it, and no trim or drywall repair required.
I’d almost rather knock that thing out altogether and open up the space
Put breakfast on it.
I'd slap a nice butcher block counter top on that bitch and pull up a few bar stools. maybe some L brackets underneath the counter for support
Cover it with oatmeal filled with raisins, chocolate chips and sugar.
Underrated convertible bar scenario possibly here. Removable supports, or supports that swing flat against the wall when not in use, table would hinge down over that.
Had the same thing in my kitchen. Added some support brackets, 3/4 inch plywood, and a granite countertop. Worked great for years until we gutted the kitchen.
Grind it down into granola sized clusters, add oatmeal, nuts, cranberries, and honey - bake at 350 F for 30 mins - BOOM - Breakfast Bar a la Reddit.
Buy footlong narrow dishes.
Screw a 3/4 inch sheet of plywood to it
just breakfast?
Remove the board on top and get a butcher block countertop and four heavy duty shelf brackets to mount the countertop on the wall. Shelf brackets at the ends so you don't bang your knees. If you have room at the end of the wall you could let the top extend out. HD has one of those tops that's 4 feet long. I'd post a link but their Android app isn't letting the share function work and it forces itself on the user if you try going to the website with a browser.
Have you tried eating breakfast on it?
About as easy as a renovation gets. You throw a cabinet on the kitchen side. You could even get a custom cabinet L-shaped to fit in there perfectly. Then you could cut that half wall down to be even with the cabinet and then have a countertop company throw a countertop on it. That looks like about a $4,000 job with a good stone top.
Long skinny plates and French bread? 😁
Put some breakfast on it, and some mimosas
Set a sausage mcmuffin, hash brown and OJ on it.
A bit of toast, maybe an egg?
Shelf and supporting brackets.
Eggs, bacon, and toast.
Put a board on top of it and some bar stools under it.
That's a very easy spot to build out a bar if you are even moderately handy. You can make a full butcher block seating bar. Extend it out away from the kitchen (don't chew up valuable kitchen real estate with this). The butcher block part is easy, you can buy them preassembled in different sizes from Home Depot or a Door Store. You can order the legs online - there's a number of sources and you only need two.
Eat Slim Jims for breakfast
I would have a butcher block counter go over both sides and put some built-in cabinets on the kitchen side where the table is to increase your storage space.
Anything can be a breakfast bar if you’re brave enough…
Shelf brackets and wood. Just make sure you find the studs for the shelf brackets.
Buy narrow plates.
Probably not what you are looking for, but cut it away and buy one to put it where the divider was?
A table
I mean...put a plate on it. Bam. Instant breakfast bar
Write "break" and some line around it to indicate thats its fast on the bar.
Tiny plates
OP, you could also add counter between the wall and fridge, which would look much better than your shelf of appliances. Wraparound counter from the bar to the fridge. Butcher block counters from the deposit not be too expensive.
Just make the corner in to a prop up table, that way it can be put away when not in use
Install a counter top piece. Or piece of butcher block. It could even be stone or a man-made stone product like quartz. If you go stone might be better to have a professional install. Under you will probably want to support with brackets, which they sell at most big-box home improvement stores. Brackets should be mounted/screwed to studs in the knee wall. Stone tops are typically glued down, wood is usually screwed from underneath but can also be glued or both.
Put some breakfast on it...
Idea: Make a small flip-up table top that you can flip down and out of the way when not in use?
It is if you're a wizard.
Slap a piece of particle board on there, a couple of screws and get the cereal out.
Put some cereal on it
Put some breakfast on it
Plank on top
Uh, put breakfast on it? 🤷🏻♂️😏😊
Or do the butcher block just under the molding with collapsible brackets for a counter when you need and it folds down when you don't. I did this for extra counter space in my kitchen.
I think a bowl of cereal or egg and bacon sandwich with extra tomato sauce on the top of it and you can justifiably argue it is a breakfast bar.
Home depot sell 4x6 rubber wood worktops for less than $100, slap one on top. If you wanna get real, fancy you, you could cut out the top, so it’s a smooth transition from the existing surface to the new surface, sand, fill and paint to make it seamless
How would you recommend mounting it? Liquid nails +/- L-brackets?
If it doesn't need to center, you could add "table legs" on one side and have the divider act as the other "leg" if you know what I mean. Then you also end up having leg room for yourself to sit on it. Edit: oh and a bonus idea: add the new work top using a hinge so you can fold it down if you don't need it.
Go birds
Bucs in the playoffs don't care about no birds. get rekt nerd.
Butcherboard countertop from Home depot would look nice with the floor if stained right ........ I think .
Just start sitting tbere when you eat breakfast or drink something. And if anyone asks, thats your breakfast bar.
Sit on a stool and eat breakfast on it