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Home Bar with Recessed-panel Cabinets and Limestone Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Manhattan Beach Modern Farmhouse
Manhattan Beach Modern Farmhouse
Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED APLori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP
Curved family room bar
Curved family room bar
Terri Slee InteriorsTerri Slee Interiors
Lower level bar in lake home.
8962 Hollybrook
8962 Hollybrook
Mark Smith Fine HomesMark Smith Fine Homes
Texas Luxury Retreat
Texas Luxury Retreat
Curated Design PartnersCurated Design Partners
Irvine XI
Irvine XI
27 Diamonds Interior Design27 Diamonds Interior Design
Design by 27 Diamonds Interior Design www.27diamonds.com
Indian Hill Estate
Indian Hill Estate
Newgard Custom HomesNewgard Custom Homes
Shady Canyon
Shady Canyon
All Tile & Marble Design, Inc.All Tile & Marble Design, Inc.
Transitional English Manor Game Room
Transitional English Manor Game Room
Heritage Design StudioHeritage Design Studio
This Game Room with a fully equipped Bar is a generous 17' 6" x 20'. Opening to the covered patio and pool beyond, it truly is the hub of entertaining for our Client. Directly behind a 60" wide sliding barn door is the family's Media Room. A Hunley faucet with stainless steel finish complements the veined Cambria countertops.
Hokulia
Hokulia
Three Roses InteriorsThree Roses Interiors
Spacious game room with adjacent kitchen. Ceiling is lined with woven matting, as well as custom cabinet inserts, Limestone flooring and mahogany stained wood trim and cabinetry.
Lakefront/Coastal Residence
Lakefront/Coastal Residence
BernardonBernardon
Don Pearse Photographers
Four Seasons San Francisco
Four Seasons San Francisco
Saint Dizier DesignSaint Dizier Design
The Living Room went virtually unused for years so we made two areas for entertaining and family use. This side is the cocktail gathering area with 6 swivel chairs around a leather ottoman. The bar, with up-lit shelves and backlit textured glass is flanked by operable walnut and frosted glass doors. The inset panels are also backlit and can be dimmed in the evening to create a soft glow. David O. Marlow
Texas Ranch House - Sinker Cypress Cabinets
Texas Ranch House - Sinker Cypress Cabinets
WoodCoWoodCo
Circular Sawn Textured White Oak Wide Plank Wood Floors and Cypress Ceilings and Sinker Cypress Cabinetry. Wall through bar in rustic hill country retreat
Bar
Bar
O’Hara InteriorsO’Hara Interiors
Martha O'Hara Interiors, Interior Design & Photo Styling | Corey Gaffer, Photography | Please Note: All “related,” “similar,” and “sponsored” products tagged or listed by Houzz are not actual products pictured. They have not been approved by Martha O’Hara Interiors nor any of the professionals credited. For information about our work, please contact design@oharainteriors.com.
Lake House New Construction
Lake House New Construction
High Point CabinetsHigh Point Cabinets
BARS
BARS
Charles R Schwartzapfel RA PCCharles R Schwartzapfel RA PC
Gibson Island Basement Bar
Gibson Island Basement Bar
Beth SchleupnerBeth Schleupner
Lakefront/Coastal Residence
Lakefront/Coastal Residence
BernardonBernardon
Don Pearse Photographers
Reach Island
Reach Island
McRoberts Interiors, Inc.McRoberts Interiors, Inc.
Captured To Sell
New England Contemporary
New England Contemporary
Cross Tie Construction LLCCross Tie Construction LLC
Rick O'Brien
27402 Sgt Taylor Memorial
27402 Sgt Taylor Memorial
Lewis Custom BuildersLewis Custom Builders

Home Bar with Recessed-panel Cabinets and Limestone 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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