This DIY outdoor bar table is the last piece that finished our three-years-in-the-making backyard makeover project. I’ll be sharing the whole backyard space with you next week, but today I wanted to share the building plans for this outdoor bar table. It is so easy to build and is perfect for so many different uses – extra dining space with some bar stools added; next to your grill as a grill table for holding plates, platters, or utensils; as a serving station for food; as a bar table for your next party…I could go on…but I’ll stop. Basically it’s a petite little table you can put anywhere to use for pretty much anything.
outdoor woven barstools
natural gas grill
outdoor woven barstools
natural gas grill
I decided to make this outdoor bar table out of cedar, which can be pretty pricey, but worth the money for a piece of furniture that’s going to be outdoors exposed to the elements. I found the best price on 4×4 cedar boards for the table legs at my local Home Depot and bought the 1×4 boards for the table top and apron sections at a local lumber yard. To help keep the cost down, I designed the table top to have a slatted look, like this DIY outdoor storage box I built. Plus rain washes right down through the slats and offers good airflow for quicker drying!
Here’s a list of the items you need to complete this outdoor bar table, and click HERE to access the building plans over on buildsomething.com.
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Stay tuned for the full reveal of our backyard space next week. You can see the deck and one of the paver patios we completed HERE and HERE. It’s been a long time coming and I’m SO EXCITED to share the whole space with you after all this time!
