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Whitewater Lane
Whitewater Lane
Duet Design GroupDuet Design Group
Home Bar, Whitewater Lane, Photography by David Patterson
Oxford Ave.
Oxford Ave.
Carla Bast DesignCarla Bast Design
Custom wet bar with island featuring rustic wood beams and pendant lighting.
KC Artisan Home Tour with Starr Homes
KC Artisan Home Tour with Starr Homes
Wilson LightingWilson Lighting
West Bradford Finished "Beer" Basement
West Bradford Finished "Beer" Basement
COCOONCOCOON
2021 NARI CotY Award-Winning Basement Over $250,000
2021 NARI CotY Award-Winning Basement Over $250,000
National Association of the Remodeling IndustryNational Association of the Remodeling Industry
Griffey Remodeling, Columbus, Ohio, 2021 Regional CotY Award Winner, Basement Over $250,000
Rustic Golf Getaway
Rustic Golf Getaway
BLUE RIBBON BUILDERS INCBLUE RIBBON BUILDERS INC
Darby Ask
Alpine Ski Home
Alpine Ski Home
Randy TrainorRandy Trainor
This three-story vacation home for a family of ski enthusiasts features 5 bedrooms and a six-bed bunk room, 5 1/2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, great room, 2 wet bars, great room, exercise room, basement game room, office, mud room, ski work room, decks, stone patio with sunken hot tub, garage, and elevator. The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects Project designed by Franconia interior designer Randy Trainor. She also serves the New Hampshire Ski Country, Lake Regions and Coast, including Lincoln, North Conway, and Bartlett. For more about Randy Trainor, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ski-country-chic/
Luxury Traditional Home in Dayton, OH
Luxury Traditional Home in Dayton, OH
WinteriorsWinteriors
East Troy Escape
East Troy Escape
Roughing It In StyleRoughing It In Style
Mancave
Mancave
Walker WoodworkingWalker Woodworking
WW Photography
Butler's Pantry
Butler's Pantry
Sexton DevelopmentSexton Development
Bar
Bar
Lakeside Living Design, LLCLakeside Living Design, LLC
Custom Craftsman in Western Mass
Custom Craftsman in Western Mass
Pecoy Homes and RemodelingPecoy Homes and Remodeling
The natural stone and wood make this bar warm and inviting. The perfect place to entertain guests.
Rustic Transitional Game Room
Rustic Transitional Game Room
Deborah Gordon DesignsDeborah Gordon Designs
David Verdugo
Traditional Carved Bar
Traditional Carved Bar
WL Kitchen & HomeWL Kitchen & Home
Beverage Center
Beverage Center
TRS Designs, Inc (Kitchens, Baths, & More)TRS Designs, Inc (Kitchens, Baths, & More)
The Copper Door
The Copper Door
WANE + FLITCHWANE + FLITCH
Seating Area. Copper bowtie inlay and copper transition.
The Copper Door
The Copper Door
WANE + FLITCHWANE + FLITCH
Copper bowtie inlay and copper transition
Evergreen
Evergreen
Articulate Finish LLCArticulate Finish LLC
Pablo and Roccio's Kitchen
Pablo and Roccio's Kitchen
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Large Home 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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