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Affordable Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Tudor Restoration - Winnetka, IL
Tudor Restoration - Winnetka, IL
Scott Simpson Design + BuildScott Simpson Design + Build
Wet bar and lots of storage in the butler's pantry. Photographer: Michael Robinson Architect: GTH Architects
Villanova Traditional Kitchen
Villanova Traditional Kitchen
Stimmel Consulting GroupStimmel Consulting Group
Indianapolis Transitional
Indianapolis Transitional
Cabinetry IdeasCabinetry Ideas
Designer: Nancy Barbee, CMKBD
Rénovation épurée pour cet appartement sur l'île de la Jatte
Rénovation épurée pour cet appartement sur l'île de la Jatte
Mon Concept HabitationMon Concept Habitation
Nos équipes ont utilisé quelques bons tuyaux pour apporter ergonomie, rangements, et caractère à cet appartement situé à Neuilly-sur-Seine. L’utilisation ponctuelle de couleurs intenses crée une nouvelle profondeur à l’espace tandis que le choix de matières naturelles et douces apporte du style. Effet déco garanti!
Basment Bar
Basment Bar
Masters Properties, Inc.Masters Properties, Inc.
Jon Potter
Entertainment area
Entertainment area
Summit Designs LLCSummit Designs LLC
The homeowners wanted to turn this rustic kitchen, which lacked functional cabinet storage space, into a brighter more fun kitchen with a dual tap Perlick keg refrigerator. For the keg, we removed existing cabinets and later retrofitted the doors on the Perlick keg refrigerator. We also added two Hubbardton Forge pendants over the bar and used light travertine and mulit colored Hirsch glass for the backsplash, which added texture and color to complement the various bottle colors they stored. We installed taller, light maple cabinets with glass panels to give the feeling of a larger space. To brighten it up, we added layers of LED lighting inside and under the cabinets as well as under the countertop with bar seating. For a little fun we even added a multi-color, multi-function LED toe kick, to lighten up the darker cabinets. Each small detail made a big impact.
Wamuran
Wamuran
Civic Steel HomesCivic Steel Homes
Well stoked bar cleverly hidden behind a panel sliding door. Lovely touch by the owner with quality modern art.
Butler's pantry/bar
Butler's pantry/bar
Sketches, An Interior View LLCSketches, An Interior View LLC
Lachlan Signature | Modin Rigid LVP Customer Space | Ashburn, VA
Lachlan Signature | Modin Rigid LVP Customer Space | Ashburn, VA
FlooretFlooret
Lachlan - Modin Rigid Collection Installed throughout customer's beautiful home. Influenced by classic Nordic design. Surprisingly flexible with furnishings. Amplify by continuing the clean modern aesthetic, or punctuate with statement pieces. The Modin Rigid luxury vinyl plank flooring collection is the new standard in resilient flooring. Modin Rigid offers true embossed-in-register texture, creating a surface that is convincing to the eye and to the touch; a low sheen level to ensure a natural look that wears well over time; four-sided enhanced bevels to more accurately emulate the look of real wood floors; wider and longer waterproof planks; an industry-leading wear layer; and a pre-attached underlayment.
Hoboken Waterfront Condo
Hoboken Waterfront Condo
Jenny Madden DesignJenny Madden Design
Photography by Courtney Apple
Easton Traditional Elegance
Easton Traditional Elegance
Tara Veith Kitchen & Bath DesignTara Veith Kitchen & Bath Design
This hutch-like bar helps to transition the kitchen to the adjacent dining and family rooms. The glass-fronted 24" stainless steel wine fridge is flanked by white inset custom cabinetry with pull-outs for liquor. The quartzite countertop, restoration glass, and marble mosaic backsplash framed in blue marble liner bars combine to make an elegant place to stage drinks.
Regatta Bay Golf Course/Lakefront home
Regatta Bay Golf Course/Lakefront home
Destin Custom Home BuildersDestin Custom Home Builders
The Fremont
The Fremont
Bickimer HomesBickimer Homes
Kitchens and Bathrooms
Kitchens and Bathrooms
AR Bath and KitchenAR Bath and Kitchen
Five Creek Road
Five Creek Road
Talie Jane InteriorsTalie Jane Interiors
Painted existing bar cabinetry, replaced hardware and countertops, new flooring, paint, furnishings and updated fireplace facade.
Meridian Makeover
Meridian Makeover
Tristan Gary DesignsTristan Gary Designs
This built in bar is perfectly located for entertaining. We incorporated lighting into the open shelves and under the upper cabinets for a brighter corner. Lowers for storage.
River Oaks Contemporary Complete Transformation
River Oaks Contemporary Complete Transformation
Pipkin Homes LLCPipkin Homes LLC
FourSeasons
FourSeasons
FAB ArchitectureFAB Architecture
Nick Johnson
The Spaniard
The Spaniard
Don Justice Cabinet MakersDon Justice Cabinet Makers
Bar area in kitchen, with glass doors. Photos by John Gerhadstein.
Portfolio
Portfolio
Cabinets By LindellCabinets By Lindell
Dura Supreme

Affordable Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets Ideas and Designs

A home bar is one of the ultimate indulgences for a homeowner. By no means essential but all the more satisfying for that very reason. Whether your home bar ideas would be having the boys round to watch the big match in a pub-style atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon, ‘going uptown’ to sip an espresso martini in your home cocktail bar in the loft, or hoping to recreate the vibe of an intimate speakeasy in your basement, a style home bar is a treat that’s guaranteed to lift your spirits. A place where you are always guaranteed a seat.

How big should my home bar be?

The ideal style of your home bar will depend on your lifestyle and entertaining habits as well as the amount of available space. If big groups come round regularly then you should consider dedicating a part of your living room or basement to a larger seating area – complete with a bar table, bar stools and wet bar section – to keep everyone suitably comfortable and merry. If TV is essential, check if there is a wall nearby that’s a big enough to mount it on without restricting anyone’s view. A key feature of home bar ideas is the storage – gleaming wine racks and low-lit glass shelves. Make sure you can afford these little delights after you have built the basic structure. Alternatively, if space is limited, a freestanding home cocktail bar would give you somewhere to prepare cocktails that is out of the way – in the corner of your dining room or under the stairwell for instance. Also, mirrored surfaces can help to create the illusion of space. Sketch the layout of the room in which you would like to place the bar and think about where all those bottles, cans and snacks are going to go. Then speak to either a home bar specialist about your home bar ideas, or to a joiner about adapting a vintage bookcase or creating something bespoke.

What style of home bar should I choose?

Try to play off the interior decor of the surrounding area. A kitsch Manhattan-inspired home cocktail bar will look out of place in a country cottage, for example. Similarly, a long white walnut home bar would jar against a bright red contemporary kitchen. That said, contrast might be something that you accentuate, not least through the choice of flooring, which would help to make your home bar stand out. Collect home bar ideas in an Ideabook, settle upon a theme and then discuss the design with your home bar specialist or joiner. Lighting sets the mood in bars, particularly late at night, so pay special attention to placement, intensity and how you want your guests to feel. Dim underbar lighting creates a warm, intimate atmosphere, while spotlights brighten and energise.

Which home bar accessories and facilities should I include?

This really does depend on how far you are willing to go. A home bar can replicate almost everything you see in your local, from running water and refrigerated wine cabinets to draught beer pumps and bespoke lighting and a sound systems. Again, the most important thing is to work with what’s there – available space and home decor. Is that black lizard effect leather flooring really going to go? How about the turquoise splashback? Do those flowers look out of place or will they help to soften up what’s fast becoming a man cave? There are several ways to make a home bar more visually interesting without spending big on fixtures and fittings. Select furniture that’s comfortable but also sparks interest, such as salvaged chairs or a second-hand leather sofa. Add a touch of glitz and glamour through your choice of glassware, drinks trolley, ice bucket, shaker and spirit bottles if you want the home cocktail bar look. Then scatter a few curios around the bar – ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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