I’m really in love with this cookie dough because it’s so quick to make, easy to work with, and not sticky at all!

I also love that it was super cheap to make!We used the most basic lumber supplies but ended up with something that looks really cute and custom!.

For the top itself, we just used one long piece of pine shelving and trimmed it out with some 2×2 pine pieces to make it look chunkier.The shelving that we got (I think these are also sometimes called “project boards”) was about 16″ wide and we just measured it to run the length of the room.You can get these boards in all different shapes and sizes and they’re made up of long strips glued together so you get that authentic “butcher block” look!

We attached the 2×2 trim pieces around the edges using clamps and wood glue and then sanded them down to be rounded on the edges once everything was dry.We’ve made this type of counter before and sometimes we’ll uses a few nails from the nail gun to hold everything thing in place too.

A little bit of wood filler helped to smooth everything out and then we were ready to finish it!.

We did just a little bit of distressing around the corners to make sure things still looked a bit rustic and farmhousy and then I finished it exactly the same way as.The counter top is about 22 inches deep, which is a bit less than a standard kitchen counter.

I really had no reason for that other than the fact that it felt right.When you design your own DIY project, you get to make calls like that.

Next, we had to create our counter top out of barn wood, as well as the lower shelf, which is made from new pine..The top is actually made from three barn wood siding pieces held together with wood glue and dowels.