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Wine Bar Reveal

November 28, 2019 No Comments

Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers! We are so thankful to have this little corner of the internet to share all our projects and adventures with you. We know its not standard blogger procedure(thats a thing right?) to do a reveal in the middle of a series but what better way to celebrate?! So today we’re giving you a full reveal of the wine bar and all the awesome before & afters.

Before & After

Seeing this blank space for the first time was so exciting! It was like showing up to a blank canvas with all our paints… we just couldn’t wait to dive in! And luckily both Bo and Nicole we open to our all crazy ideas.

Steel Pipe Shelving

We wanted to keep the shelving open to display all their pretty glassware and wine accessories. We considered faux beams, leather brackets, ladder shelves, and a few more but settled on the steel pipes for a more industrial farmhouse vibe.

Plant Love

We added a mix of real and faux plants throughout the wine bar. One request Nicole had for us was a “living wall” and we were happy to accommodate! We combined a few ready made units to give her the look without all the hassle. We also upcycled some old bottles into planters which we filled with succulents. Lastly, we found these glass domes at ikea and combined them with some pre-planted succulents to dress them up a bit.

Cabinets & Wine Racks

They had a handful of cabinets from their initial demo on the kitchen which we gave an update. A bit of paint and new DIY doors and drawer faces(stay tuned for the full tutorial!) . We also built a custom wine rack to add more bottle storage.

DIY Wood Tiles

We shared all the deets on these DIY wood tiles yesterday and we are absolutely obsessed! These came out better than we had even hoped and they make such a statement in this wine bar. This teal blue is everything!

Concrete Countertops

We love concrete! Its a medium we’ve worked with on several projects and even put in our own homes. We were so stoked when Bo showed an interest in putting a concrete countertop in the wine bar. Again, this added to the industrial farmhouse feel.

We had such a great time working with Bo and Nicole and we hope this bar is the hub for many fun nights and sweet memories over the years. And obviously we still have a handful of posts to share with you guys on the remaining projects so stay tuned!

So what do you think? Are you dreaming up your own wine bar? You know we’d love to hear all about it in the comments below!

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DIY Pipe Shelving

November 26, 2019 No Comments

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A big part of any wine bar is storage. Wine, glasses, decanters, openers, accessories… there is a lot a wine lover starts to collect over time. Luckily most of this is also really attractive and perfect for something like open shelving. This DIY Pipe Shelving brings a ton of storage with a modern farmhouse vibe and we LOVE it!

Distressed Wood Shelves

The shelves were cut from 1″ thick Stain-grade-spruce/pine-panels. To get a more farmhouse look we roughed up the edges a bit with a hammer and even cut some chunks out randomly with a utility knife. Theres no right or wrong way to do this and TBH I find the more random you make your marks, dents, cuts, etc. the more authentic the distressing looks. We finished the shelves with few coats of penetrating stain in Weathered Oak.

Steel Pipes and Fittings

The shelves are held together by and hung with a combination of steel pipes and flanges. We used a mixture of 12″ and 16″ lengths for this project. The longer pipes gave the ceiling lights just a bit more clearance to keep everything nice and bright. The shorter 12″ pipes(plus flanges) were just the right height to allow both glasses and bottles to be stored.

The assembly is simply a matter of tightening flanges to the ends of each pipe and screwing the flanges to the boards. You’ll want to make sure the flanges are evenly spaced from the edges of the shelf boards to keep everything squared up. Its also worth pre-drilling your holes so you don’t risk the screws splitting any of the shelves.

Ceiling Mounted Shelving

When it came time to hang these we marked where the flange holes were and then checked for studs in the ceiling. Unsurprisingly not every screw would be hitting wood so we made sure to use some pretty heavy drywall anchors for the ones that missed. Its also really helpful to have a few extra hands when hanging these!

So are you loving open shelves? Ready to try DIY Pipe Shelving? Are you using steel pipes for any other DIYs in your space? You know I’d love to hear all about it in the comments!

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DIY Wine Bottle Planters

November 25, 2019 No Comments

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Todays DIY project is the first in a mini series we’re doing here at Kreating Homes! This week we’ll be posting projects from an awesome collaboration we did with our friends the Cassels. We had so much fun consulting and assisting on their brand new WINE BAR and we cant wait to share all the deets with our readers! Lets start with these DIY Wine Bottle Planters which every wine and plant lover can make and appreciate.

Cutting The Wine Bottles

The internet is FULL of ideas on how to cut glass bottles. Everything from fire, string, & alcohol to professional bottle cutting rigs. Being that it was our first time attempting this project I went with something small, inexpensive, and simple: a handheld glass cutter.

DIY Wine Bottle Planter: bottle cutting set up

You can use tape as a guide to run your cutter around the bottle or you can get “fancy” like Q and build a holder out of scrap wood. Either way, you just want to be sure to make one single cut. By that I mean do not run the blade around and around several times. One single clean line makes for the most even and predictable breaks.

DIY Wine Bottle Planters: hot & cold breaks

Once you have a cut line around the bottle dip the end(enough to cover the cut) in hot water. Hold down for a few seconds and then move directly into ice cold water. Continue moving the bottle back and forth between the hot and cold until the top falls off. You will start to hear little snaps and cracks before the final break.

Prepping The Planters

DIY Wine Bottle Planter: Sanding the edges

After the top has been removed you need to soften the edges with sand paper. We found a sanding sponge easiest to hold while working around the bottle. Also, if you have any uneven breaks or if there are small chunks of glass remaining over the cut line you can generally snap them off with pliers (very carefully!) and sand.

DIY Wine Bottle Planter: Wine cork drainage

We filled these with succulents to keep maintenance minimal and the design cohesive. Succulents like well draining environments so we filled the bottom half of the planters with our old wine corks(bonus points for double recycling😆). If you dont have extra corks you could always use gravel or small rocks.

Fabulous Finish

As soon as we finished these I wanted to make more. So fun and the payoff for drinking wine and recycling never looked so good! And hey, with the holidays right around the corner I feel like they’re perfect for gift giving.

So are you ready to make a set of DIY Wine Bottle Planters for your kitchen or bar? Have a wine stash or special bottle you want to turn into a functional keepsake? You know Id love to hear all about it in the comments!