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Budget Home Bar with All Types of Cabinet Finish Ideas and Designs

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Summerland Kitchen
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Rhythmic House
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Contemporary Kitchen
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#7413 Beaded Inset Kitchen: Painted Dove White
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Bar Area in Media Room
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Los Gatos Cabana
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J Kretschmer
Lachlan Signature | Modin Rigid LVP Collection Modern Customer Space | IA
Lachlan Signature | Modin Rigid LVP Collection Modern Customer Space | IA
FlooretFlooret
Influenced by classic Nordic design. Surprisingly flexible with furnishings. Amplify by continuing the clean modern aesthetic, or punctuate with statement pieces. With the Modin Collection, we have raised the bar on luxury vinyl plank. The result is a new standard in resilient flooring. Modin offers true embossed in register texture, a low sheen level, a rigid SPC core, an industry-leading wear layer, and so much more.
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Lakewood
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Middle Street Home, Newburyport, MA
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Chalk Hill Wine Bar in Chocolate Cherry
Chalk Hill Wine Bar in Chocolate Cherry
IWA Wine AccessoriesIWA Wine Accessories
The hand-finished hardwood veneer base has built-in wooden racking for 24 bottles of wine. The full-extension drawer's hinged, laminated lift-up shelf provides a convenient surface for pouring and mixing, and has a storage area for wine accessories and bar tools.
Hughes Basement
Hughes Basement
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Home Bar
Home Bar
Kissimmee Granite & Marble IncKissimmee Granite & Marble Inc
Basement
Basement
Fleming Construction Services, LLCFleming Construction Services, LLC
Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar
Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar
Kitchen Designs StudioKitchen Designs Studio
Simple single wall home bar. Oak stained black with granite counter top. Grey glass with gold flake, glass back splash.
Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
Interior Design, Chester NJ
Interior Design, Chester NJ
Keep Calm and Stage LLCKeep Calm and Stage LLC
Wet Bar
Wet Bar
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Lower Level Renovation
Lower Level Renovation
Square Inch DesignSquare Inch Design
photography: Viktor Ramos
Broadway Market Apartment
Broadway Market Apartment
Pineapple InteriorsPineapple Interiors
Watersound West Beach _ Whole House
Watersound West Beach _ Whole House
The Final Touch DesignThe Final Touch Design
Cute Little Bar tucked away in a corner

Budget Home Bar with All Types of Cabinet Finish 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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