DIY Minibar
Minibars are a useful addition to your lounge, as they allow you to arrange your alcoholic beverages, suitable glasses and other relevant supplies, such as chips and nuts. Minibars range from small cabinets to complex sets that resemble professional bars on a smaller scale. You can find bars of every shape and size in the market, but you also can create a simple minibar of your own, using plywood as your basic material. The craft requires only basic woodworking skills, so do not be discouraged if you have not undertaken a similar project before.
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Things You'll Need
- 2 sheets of 1-inch-thick plywood, 4 foot by 8 foot
- Measuring tape
- Marker
- Yardstick
- Handsaw
- Hammer
- 2-inch-long nails
- Patterned wallpaper
- Wallpaper paste
- Acrylic primer
- Paint roller
- Water-based enamel paint
Instructions
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Measure 1-foot increments along one 8-foot side of a 4-by-8-foot plywood sheet and mark them with dots. Repeat the process on the opposite 8-foot side.
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Draw straight lines with a yardstick and a marker parallel to the 4-foot sides of the plywood sheet to connect opposite dots. Cut across the straight lines with a handsaw to divide the sheet into four 4-by-2-foot rectangles.
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Hold two rectangles upright on their 2-foot end -- you will need the help of a friend or relative for this task -- and ensure they are parallel and have a 4-foot distance between them. Lay a third 4-by-2-foot rectangle perpendicularly on them. Nail the third rectangle on the two rectangles standing upright using 2-inch-long nails.
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Turn the structure around, so the rectangle you just nailed acts as a base. Lay the fourth -- and last -- rectangle over the two standing rectangles and nail it on them to complete an open square structure -- from now on "side walls." Lay the side walls on the floor.
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Cut the second 4-by-8-foot plywood sheet in half, to create two 4-by-4-foot squares. Place one of the squares over the side walls on the floor and nail it on them to add the cabinet's back wall.
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Turn the cabinet around, so it lays on its back wall. Cover the inside of the back wall with acrylic primer first. Apply a patterned wallpaper and use wallpaper paste to make it stick to the plywood.
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Divide the remaining 4-by-4-foot square in two 4-by-2 rectangles. Fit the rectangles in the inside of the cabinet, to divide it into three equally sized compartments. Nail the rectangles from the outside of the walls to complete the cabinet's shape.
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Cover the outside walls of the cabinet with two layers of acrylic primer. Color the cabinet using water-based enamel paint. Allow the paint to dry before you start arranging beverages and other supplies in your minibar.
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