Topped with butcher block, a bar-height prep table near the grill can double as a place for guests to pull up a stool for a drink while cheering on the cook.
For a DIY version of the custom table shown, use lengths of threaded 1¼-inch steel pipe and fittings for the base, about $250 at home centers, and the 50-by-26-inch Numerar beech slab for the top, about $89; Ikea
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