Coffee Bar: One Room Challenge (Week 4)

Hi there, friends!  Welcome back to week four of the One Room Challenge!  We worked pretty hard last week, and the coffee bar is finally built!  The only thing left to build are the drawers and doors, which my husband is going to be working on this weekend.  We decided he’s good at making them, and it’ll save us quite a bit of money to DIY them instead of ordering them, so we’re going for it!

If you followed along on Instagram, you got to see up the point of the counter being installed.  It’s nothing fancy.  Just plywood that I plan to stain to make it pop against the paint color we chose.  Speaking of!  We decided on SW 9586-White Sesame.  Did you choose correctly last week?  I still need to add edge banding to the cut sides of the plywood to finish the countertop, so I’ll add that to my list too.

We took a few days off from working on the challenge to celebrate our son’s birthday.  I crafted away to get all the decorations for that done in time for our mini family party, and honestly with all the work that took to pull that together, we needed to rest.  It’s been a few days since, and we’re feeling better, so I’m planning on getting back to work sometime today.  We have to pick up the paint, and I’m guessing I’ll have it painted before Friday.

I figure I’ll be rolling and brushing the paint on.  As much as I like a super smooth sprayed on paint application, I really like being able to see the work that goes into making a custom piece, and for some reason this technique of painting just feels right for this project, so I’m going with it.  We’ll see how I like it once I get started.  If I don’t I’ll just pull out our sprayer and get to work.  Not a big deal.

That’s all I have for you today.  Next week is going to be good!  I’ll be sharing all of the design choices I made, such as decor, and furniture to make this space what I see in my head.  I can’t wait!

Thanks for stopping by, friends!

Take care!

-Iris