 Building a DIY basement bar and kitchenette, from start to finish!Â
I'm finally sharing a full tour of our basement kitchenette that I've worked on for the past two years! We love this space so much and it's about time I show you the whole room.Â
I tackled so many DIY projects for this kitchen build and learned a ton along the way. I even had a few do-it-myself firsts during this process.Â
The value of our home was definitely increased with this project as well. (Although I will never leave this house if I can help it!)Â
We waited about five years to tackle this space after moving in. It was kind of a catch all spot before:Â
I didn't have the builder carpet this area, thinking we would start this process right away. I was a little off on the timeline. 😉Â
We had wine fridges down here, and a microwave to make popcorn, but that was about it.Â
We had all of the water and plumbing (water line for fridge and plumbing for sink) roughed in when we built the house.Â
After I cleared everything out of here, it was time to start building a fun and functional space for my family to enjoy.Â
Before I could start anything, we had the outlets moved to fit the layout and up to counter height: Â
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We are spoiled, because this basement kitchenette is bigger than most I've seen. We could have fit a whole kitchen in here! (This is probably twice the size of all of my kitchens up till our last house.)Â
I'll take you through the steps of this project (with links to full tutorials) and then I'll share the final reveal at the end of the post.Â
I am so incredibly proud of this room because I did almost every project on my own. I thought the massive kitchen makeover I did at our last house was a lot of work — this one beat that by far! It took me more than a year to complete the space.Â
