What good is a bar without stools? So here’s the first two stools making their appearance. I originally looked at another model, with curved wood seatings, but the reviews said they looked better than they felt. These stools (“Super Jare”) are comfy and remind me of a horse riding saddle, which seems fitting in a loghome. The backrest is nice, I’m posting this post from the stool at the bar, like below.

In time, there will be four stools, as the bar is wide enough for that.

The bar top is Birch, stained. But even though it’s stained, it could easily get stained in a not so nice way by glasses, plates, spillage etc.
So I applied a two component clear resin to make it easy to clean and protect it.

It’s now shiny enough to see your own reflection in it. It was n’t easy, as the temperature had to be 75- 80F (23-26 C).
So to get to that temperature, I waited till a nice day and put both heaters on max to get it to 80.
That worked well, but I got over ambitious and tried to also do the backsplash, as I had enough resin left.
Unfortunately, the resin was already curing too much, and I could not spread it well anymore. So the backsplash is a bit droopy.
I will redo that next time around.
You may also notice that the walls behind the bar are now finished too; chinked and stained, with a power outlet for the fridge and microwave.

Today the last 3 big drawers were added to the bar, and the fronts were stained.

So in total, there are now 9 drawers and 1 waste-bin.

That should be enough storage space to not miss hanging cabinets.
The only thing now missing is the backsplash; the edge at the back of the countertop.
I’m still in doubt if I should also make that stained birch,
or maybe put in an accent like a strip of tiles? Opinions are welcome.
In any case, I will add 2 power outlets, handy for kitchen devices, charging on the bar, etc.
The wires can run behind the backsplash.

Currently the bar looks like this:

Six drawers in place and the waste bin under the sink is new.
The one you see on the right will not stay there; that will get the final three drawers, which are wider and intended for heavier loads.
I ran out of drawer sliders, so the last three will take a few days longer.