Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A modern kitchen with countertops at two different levels counter height and bar height. Choosing between bar-height vs.

Mixing up a refreshing summer cocktail on your patio or crafting a cozy hot toddy to enjoy next to your fire pit demands a modern staple of backyard living -- the outdoor bar. From the simplest DIY ...

In the fall of 2009, Tom Fischer of Fishstone Studio, Huntley, Ill., created a concrete countertop for a restaurant's outdoor bar. Although the countertop looks simple enough, it did not come without ...

Dear Gail: I’m reconfiguring my island as it’s just too big. I currently have a raised bar area that I want to keep and adding a lower countertop area for my grandchildren. Right now I’m able to get ...

Tony and Laurie Adamo of Fresno, Calif., needed a countertop for the bar in their game and bar room. But they didn't want just any kind of countertop. Tony Adamo's instructions to his interior ...