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Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets and Wood Worktops Ideas and Designs

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A soft lacquer finish melds walls and trim to the decorative full-height cabinetry of the sunlit serving pantry with additional details like glazed doors, walnut countertops, polished nickel knobs, pulls, hinges, faucet, and round hammered bar sink. James Merrell Photography
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Polo Hill Custom Build
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Dave Burroughs
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Nelson Wine Cellar
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This Space is complemented with a Renaissance GSB wine cellar enclosure. Our Revival line has minimalist lines, a multipoint lock and insulated glass to provide premium protection for your wine collection. Learn more about our products at www.rgsbronze.com
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Bradsell ContractingBradsell Contracting
Reclaimed barn wood turned into a bar in a basement renovation.
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Bar Area
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this stunning bar with custom cabinetry, wood countertops, and beautiful barstools.
Basement Office with Dry Bar
Basement Office with Dry Bar
Copperhead Renovations, LLCCopperhead Renovations, LLC
We installed these white cabinets in a basement for a home office. The countertop is made out of african padauk wood and walnut wood. We custom made this countertop for the dry bar area.
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Tonka Bay
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Scott Amundson
0809 Riverfront Club & Pool House Bar area
0809 Riverfront Club & Pool House Bar area
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Bar
Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLCClaude C. Lapp Architects, LLC
Polo Hill Custom Build
Polo Hill Custom Build
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Dave Burroughs
Home Bar Custom Build
Home Bar Custom Build
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Custom Home In Palmetto Bluff
Custom Home In Palmetto Bluff
Compass Custom Homes Inc.Compass Custom Homes Inc.

Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets and Wood Worktops 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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