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Galley Home Bar with Dark Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Tartan Ridge Lot 88
Tartan Ridge Lot 88
Romanelli & Hughes Custom Home BuildersRomanelli & Hughes Custom Home Builders
J.E. Evans
Montana Family Compound
Montana Family Compound
Shannon Callaghan Interior DesignShannon Callaghan Interior Design
Artistic Mix | Beaverton Kitchen Remodel
Artistic Mix | Beaverton Kitchen Remodel
Mountainwood HomesMountainwood Homes
This stadium liquor cabinet keeps bottles tucked away in the butler's pantry.
Stunning dark and moody bar
Stunning dark and moody bar
Broswick Builders LtdBroswick Builders Ltd
A sneaky little home bar is hidden behind this monochromatic kitchen.
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Shannon CrainShannon Crain
Lake Mendota Custom Home
Lake Mendota Custom Home
Bella DomicileBella Domicile
S. Wolf Photography Lakeshore Living Magazine
Harvest Project
Harvest Project
No Longer In BusinessNo Longer In Business
Seating for 4 is available at this sophisticated home bar. It's outfitted with a beer tap, lots of refrigeration and storage, ice maker and dishwasher.....Photo by Jared Kuzia
Faxon
Faxon
Euroline Steel WindowsEuroline Steel Windows
Cool and Clean - New Braunfels
Cool and Clean - New Braunfels
Natalie Howe DesignNatalie Howe Design
Total Remodel (Smart Home)
Total Remodel (Smart Home)
Audio Video SpecialistsAudio Video Specialists
Andy Mamott
Estes Park Avenue
Estes Park Avenue
Inside StoriesInside Stories
Dark moody butler's pantry
Entertainment spot for the family
Entertainment spot for the family
Haute DesignsHaute Designs
Custom Lounge in All About that Brass!
Custom Lounge in All About that Brass!
Santa Barbara Designs of the InteriorSanta Barbara Designs of the Interior
Our Petite Lounge was formerly a small atrium, but after opening up the small doorway to create this dramatic entry, it is a stunning part of a trifecta of spaces meant to elegantly and comfortably entertain well. The black marble tile in inlaid with brass undulating details, which we echoed in the custom brass fittings we used to support our glass shelves.
Far West
Far West
Amity Worrel & Co.Amity Worrel & Co.
Bright & Beautiful Kitchen in Belle Meade
Bright & Beautiful Kitchen in Belle Meade
Terri Sears, Kitchen and Bath DesignerTerri Sears, Kitchen and Bath Designer
VILLA VENTOSA
VILLA VENTOSA
Tina Mellino- ZIA INTERIORSTina Mellino- ZIA INTERIORS
Wet Bar/Butlers Pantry
Wet Bar/Butlers Pantry
Valerie Grant InteriorsValerie Grant Interiors
A wonderfully useful bar/butler's pantry between the kitchen and dining room is created with rich gray painted cabinets and a marble counter top.
Sunrise Point
Sunrise Point
Wright DesignWright Design
This transitional timber frame home features a wrap-around porch designed to take advantage of its lakeside setting and mountain views. Natural stone, including river rock, granite and Tennessee field stone, is combined with wavy edge siding and a cedar shingle roof to marry the exterior of the home with it surroundings. Casually elegant interiors flow into generous outdoor living spaces that highlight natural materials and create a connection between the indoors and outdoors. Photography Credit: Rebecca Lehde, Inspiro 8 Studios
Marblehead Neck
Marblehead Neck
Carpenter & MacNeilleCarpenter & MacNeille
Richard Mandelkorn Photography
Dickmeyer
Dickmeyer
Creative Home SpecialistCreative Home Specialist
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Galley Home Bar with Dark Hardwood Flooring 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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