Now if you re building a breakfast bar off of an island or out from a blank side of your lower cabinets things can get a little complex.
Kitchen cabinets building a breakfast bar.
The countertop here is extended from the kitchen cabinets to form a floating peninsula breakfast bar.
As you can see in this photo i have access to the first half of the shelves in my breakfast bar from the front.
Diy breakfast bar cabinet.
Easy diy breakfast bar cabinet.
A typical breakfast bar counter has a standard height of 42 inches 107 centimeters and a depth countertop overhang of 12 to 16 inches 30 to 40 centimeters.
A breakfast bar is either a full kitchen island or a countertop overhang with a height that has enough room for the legs and a size that can accommodate ample room for meals.
Kitchen cabinets are sold in several standard heights including 30 36 and 42 inches if your cabinets happen to be 42 inches tall they are perfectly suited for a traditional bar.
If they are shorter you could consider having a shorter bar or custom building bar height cabinets if you have your heart set on making a bar out of kitchen cabinets.
The lack of base cabinets gives the room a feeling of flow.