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Affordable Home Bar with Wood Splashback Ideas and Designs

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Alma HomesAlma Homes
Placentia Classic Home Theater
Placentia Classic Home Theater
Experience Audio Video, Inc.Experience Audio Video, Inc.
Control theater music, projector, audio, DVD, HDTV and lighting with a tabletop touchscreen with hard buttons
Lawton Street
Lawton Street
Bethesda Builders Ltd.Bethesda Builders Ltd.
Photo by Allen Russ, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Wine Cabinet by Ruben Alamillo
Wine Cabinet by Ruben Alamillo
Peterman LumberPeterman Lumber
Built by: Ruben Alamillo ruby2sday52@gmail.com 951.941.8304 This bar features a wine refrigerator at each end and doors applied to match the cabinet doors. Materials used for this project are a 36”x 12’ Parota live edge slab for the countertop, paint grade plywood for the cabinets, and 1/2” x 2” x 12” wood planks that were painted & textured for the wall background. The shelves and decor provided by the designer.
Shallow Depth Floating Shelves made with reclaimed wood
Shallow Depth Floating Shelves made with reclaimed wood
Denise Quade DesignDenise Quade Design
A bar was built in to the side of this family room to showcase the homeowner's Bourbon collection. Reclaimed wood was used to add texture to the wall and the same wood was used to create the custom shelves. A bar sink and paneled beverage center provide the functionality the room needs. The paneling on the other walls are all original to the home.
The Highlander - Scotch Bar
The Highlander - Scotch Bar
The Interior Design GroupThe Interior Design Group
Leawood Midwestern Rustic
Leawood Midwestern Rustic
Cathy Dykman Acinger DesignCathy Dykman Acinger Design
Finished Basement in Northville, MI
Finished Basement in Northville, MI
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
Mango + Pear Place
Mango + Pear Place
Surfside Home Co.Surfside Home Co.
Lakehouse for the Whole Family
Lakehouse for the Whole Family
Tailored Spaces, Natalie SpiniolasTailored Spaces, Natalie Spiniolas
Evanston Kitchen, Den, Master Bath
Evanston Kitchen, Den, Master Bath
Change DesignChange Design
© 2012 Change Design Group
Craftsman Bungalow Restoration
Craftsman Bungalow Restoration
Board & VellumBoard & Vellum
Photo by Tina Witherspoon.
Aviation Bar
Aviation Bar
Media Rooms IncMedia Rooms Inc
Custom built aviation/airplane themed bar. Bar is constructed from reclaimed wood with aluminum airplane skin doors and bar front. The ceiling of the galley area has back lit sky/cloud panels. Shelves are backed with mirrored glass and lit with LED strip lighting. Counter tops are leather finish black granite. Includes a dishwasher and wine cooler. Sliding exit door on rear wall is reclaimed barnwood with three circular windows. The front of the bar is completed with an airplane propeller.
Kennebunk Carriage House
Kennebunk Carriage House
Your Kitchen Imagined, LLCYour Kitchen Imagined, LLC
Lori Steigerwald
23rd Street
23rd Street
Wyant ArchitectureWyant Architecture
Kitchen bar cabinetry with pull-out dog gate. Photo: Jeffrey Totaro.
Mango + Pear Place
Mango + Pear Place
Surfside Home Co.Surfside Home Co.
Bloomery
Bloomery
2nd Cycle2nd Cycle
Walk out basement.
Morningside Make-Over
Morningside Make-Over
Blake Shaw HomesBlake Shaw Homes
This mid-century home was given a complete overhaul, just love the way it turned out.
Finished Basement in Northville, MI
Finished Basement in Northville, MI
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
stafford
stafford
White Oak Construction LLCWhite Oak Construction LLC
logan stanford

Affordable Home Bar with Wood Splashback 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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