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Budget Wet Bar Ideas and Designs

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#7413 Beaded Inset Kitchen: Painted Dove White
#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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Middle Street Home, Newburyport, MA
Middle Street Home, Newburyport, MA
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Hughes Basement
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Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
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Home Bar
Home Bar
Kissimmee Granite & Marble IncKissimmee Granite & Marble Inc
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.
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
Square Inch DesignSquare Inch Design
photography: Viktor Ramos
Shervy-Main Kitchen
Shervy-Main Kitchen
VanPelt WoodworksVanPelt Woodworks
VANPELT WOODWORKS
Install Basement Bar -- Orefield, PA
Install Basement Bar -- Orefield, PA
A.B.E. Remodeling Inc.A.B.E. Remodeling Inc.
Updated Farmhouse
Updated Farmhouse
Creative Designs by Sara PilchCreative Designs by Sara Pilch
We turned the old butlers pantry into a small bar between the kitchen and formal dining room. Using the same gray cabinets that we used on island tied the rooms together.
Calabasas contemporary home
Calabasas contemporary home
Noah Construction & DesignNoah Construction & Design
1950's Mid-Century Modern Beach House
1950's Mid-Century Modern Beach House
Rollins Andrew InteriorsRollins Andrew Interiors
1950's mid-century modern beach house built by architect Richard Leitch in Carpinteria, California. Leitch built two one-story adjacent homes on the property which made for the perfect space to share seaside with family. In 2016, Emily restored the homes with a goal of melding past and present. Emily kept the beloved simple mid-century atmosphere while enhancing it with interiors that were beachy and fun yet durable and practical. The project also required complete re-landscaping by adding a variety of beautiful grasses and drought tolerant plants, extensive decking, fire pits, and repaving the driveway with cement and brick.
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Budget Wet Bar 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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