I’m remodeling the kitchen… I’ll have a peninsula of cabinetry, then a wall, built up 8" above regular countertop, and a raised bar area that curves from 14" to 22" and back to 14" (overhang approx. 10" to 18" and back). Surface will be granite. I don’t like corbels; can I support the raised countertop without them, and how?
My brother does cabinetry for high-end kitchens, and he told me he’s seen some kind of steel brackets attached to the pony walls that are built up behind the cabinetry. They support the countertop but remain hidden. The counter guys always bring them, though, and he’s not sure where to find them. Our job is more DIY, so I’d like to find some of these kinds of "hidden counter supports".

We have picked up a design for our kitchen from IKEA. We have also picked up a granite counter from another store. Do you have any idea how much it costs to instal the cabinets and the counter? The cabinets are around 00. Also has anyone had bad experience with IKEA kitchen cabinets? I have bad experience with their desks, cheap wooden furniture but don’t know about theyr kitchens. Thanks

We are building our house and I need help deciding what color of tile floor would look nice with dark cherry cabinets. The counter-tops are granite and the kitchen is set up in an "L" shape with an island/bar in the middle. Thanks!

ok it has an L shape with cabinetry from wall to wall and ceiling to floor, wall oven, gas range seperate, double digital door fridge, double sink, dishwasher, wine cooler that sits in a 6 foot island with a chefs sink, and then has a breakfast bar attached to it. the kitchen measures 30′ * 14′, ALL appliances are stainless steel and some of thecabinets have glass doors. THERE IS NO tile granite or real expensive cabinets. everything is just standard cabinets, formica countertops and laminate flooring…so what would you pay BALLPARK since you cant see it?
i know the question is hard but NO its remodeling just for myself not for resale

The isl/bar is seperating the kitchen/living room. granite is golden oak. Living room is earthtone in colors. I am not sure if I should stay stainless with pendant since the kitchen is s/less or stainless with colored pendant. or bronze

We are planning to do some kitchen renovations soon and are in the beginning planning stages. We have a typical L shaped kitchen with a pass through window into the living room. The pass through is about 6 ft long and I want to put another bank of cabinets beneath the pass through, top it with granite that will match what we’re replacing our laminate with for the rest of the countertops, but I also want to add breakfast bar type seating for 3 at this bank of cabinets. I have never seen this done before except for this one picture that _kind of_ is similar to what we have: http://www.ikeafans.com/galleries/images/39322/large/1_Breakfast_Bar_Overlooking_Kitchen._Notice_the__Pass-Through_Wall_is_Gone_.jpg The difference is that the picture is more of a bar where ours is an actual pass through. I know it will be awkward to have to move bar stools to get at my cabinets but I am planning on storing things that aren’t used every day in there so not such a big deal. How far does the bar have to extend to overhang enough to be used as bar type seating? I know it’s usually about a foot or so but this picture makes it look like a lot less. Any experts have an opinion on this?
Yeah I wouldn’t be doing glass cabinets like in the picture, they would be wood. In another part of the house we have a regular bar and I did some measuring, it’s 16 inches front to back on the top surface, but only 8 inches of that is actual overhang and we sit at it very comfortably. Our regular countertops are 25 inches front to back, so if we got custom cabinets that were say just 15 inches front to back, just deep enough for some pots and pans and misc rarely used appliances etc, then we could still have a 10 inch overhang. Not too worried about feet hittting the cabinets since we are a no-shoes house. The seating would be mostly for the teenager to sit at for homework, breakfast etc. or for the 3 of us to sit and eat while we watch a movie or something, which hardly ever happens lol. But the pass thru faces a 60 inch screen so it just seems like a great idea to have seating there. I just wanted to pass it by someone with a good idea of these things to see if it’s a crazy idea.
Seamstress you are sooo inside my head! I also am going with the 36 in cabinets because the pass thru has a trim around it that I don’t want to disturb and it won’t allow for the taller cabinets. I also thought to leave off hardware and go with the easy open cabinets. We already have the bar stools from a previous seating set-up but they are a smidge high. We were thinking of taken them down a couple inches ourselves by cutting and finishing a few inches off the bottom of the legs. I’m glad to know I"m not the only one with this idea of cabinets AND seating.

I built a kitchen livingroom pass through 56" x 30" I was unsure of how wide to make the granite top i ordered to fit it. I want it as a bar in the kitchen to watch tv in the livingroom first I ordered it 56" x 12" but changed it to 56" x 15" the wall is about 5.5" thick. Is that to wide? I figured over hang 4" in living room and 6" in the kitchen being the bar stools will be there. Any thoughts also Do i need support brackets for a 6" overhang? Any answers would be appreciated
I appreciate your thoughts on this I think 6 inchs should be enough I did make the counter alittle high 49inchs off the ground so i had to get extra high bar stools to match but it came out nice for a begginner thx

My new kitchen has maple cabinets with chrome handles. All stainless steel appliances and the countertops which are granite are a dark brown with beige and salmon color spots. Pretty similar to Giallo Fiorito but with larger spots. Even the ceiling pendants have stainless steel shades. My question is: the island in the middle is pretty large and can fit 2 bar stools easily. Would it look right if I got them in a brown rust color. In the breakfast area which is open to the kitchen,I already have a table and chairs that are a rust brown. Or should I stick with the stainless steel color for stools? Any opinions with experience in decorating would be a greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!