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Luxury Traditional Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Paddle House in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Paddle House in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Lowell Custom HomesLowell Custom Homes
LOWELL CUSTOM HOMES http://lowellcustomhomes.com - Poker Room, Game Room with convenient bar service area overlooking platform tennis courts. Cabinets by Geneva Cabinet Company from Plato Woodwork, LLC., flat panel door style with a rattan insert. Multiple flat-screen tv's for sports viewing and bar sink with wood carved elephant head supports.
Transitional Lake House
Transitional Lake House
Patrick Widing Custom HomesPatrick Widing Custom Homes
Historic Downtown Phoenix
Historic Downtown Phoenix
Pankow Construction - Design/Remodeling - PHX, AZPankow Construction - Design/Remodeling - PHX, AZ
Jeff Beene
Transitional Home Bar
Transitional Home Bar
Basement - Castagno
Basement - Castagno
dB Atlanta | Direct Build of AtlantadB Atlanta | Direct Build of Atlanta
Heather Fritz
Home Bar in Kitchen
Home Bar in Kitchen
Benvenuti and SteinBenvenuti and Stein
Elegant home cocktail bar in kitchen with full height wine refrigerator for convenient in-home entertaining. Norman Sizemore photographer
Butler's Pantry
Butler's Pantry
Johnston Home Interior DesignJohnston Home Interior Design
The Butler's pantry off the kitchen echoes the grey from the kitchen island. We gave it more drama by adding a hammered metal sink and a gorgeous glass mosaic tile.
2015 Midwest Home Luxury Home #8 - City Homes Design and Build
2015 Midwest Home Luxury Home #8 - City Homes Design and Build
Spacecrafting / Architectural PhotographySpacecrafting / Architectural Photography
Builder: City Homes Design and Build - Architectural Designer: Nelson Design - Interior Designer: Jodi Mellin - Photo: Spacecrafting Photography
Oak Estates
Oak Estates
Frankel Design BuildFrankel Design Build
Connie Anderson
Luxury Basement Remodel, Mudroom, Built-ins
Luxury Basement Remodel, Mudroom, Built-ins
A&E Construction and Design CenterA&E Construction and Design Center
Princeton, NJ. From blank canvas to ultimate entertainment space, our clients chose beautiful finishes and decor turning this unfinished basement into a gorgeous, functional space for everyone! COREtec flooring throughout provides beauty and durability. Stacked stone feature wall, and built ins add warmth and style to family room. Designated spaces for pool, poker and ping pong tables make for an entertainers dream. Kitchen includes convenient bar seating, sink, wine fridge, full size fridge, ice maker, microwave and dishwasher. Full bathroom with gorgeous finishes. Theater room with two level seating is the perfect place to watch your favorite movie!
Cox
Cox
Kitchens of DiabloKitchens of Diablo
Entertain with style in this expansive family room with full size bar. Large TV's on both walls. openhomesphotography.com
Modern Prairie Home Bar
Modern Prairie Home Bar
Julia Russell DesignsJulia Russell Designs
Contemporary Bathroom Remodel
Contemporary Bathroom Remodel
Nicole Arnold InteriorsNicole Arnold Interiors
This contemporary North Dallas home came a long way from it’s original 1980’s layout and design. We renovated the house completely, added a second story and heightened the ceilings from the original 8 foot height to a soaring 10 feet. Sleek materials have been used to represent a soft contemporary, yet slightly edgy vibe in each of the 5 bathrooms. Each bath has it’s own unique personality and was designed using sustainable materials, with the exception of the powder bath’s marble floors.
North Hinsdale Show Kitchen
North Hinsdale Show Kitchen
Plain & PoshPlain & Posh
This large kitchen was desperately needing a refresh. It was far to traditional for the homeowners taste. Additionally, there was no direct path to the dining room as you needed to enter through a butlers pantry. I opened up two doorways into the kitchen from the dining room, which allowed natural light to flow in. The former butlers pantry was then sealed up and became part of the formerly to small pantry. The homeowners now have a 13' long walk through pantry, accessible from both the new bar area and the kitchen.
Basement Custom Bar
Basement Custom Bar
That Design StudioThat Design Studio
Nantucket Bijoux
Nantucket Bijoux
Superior Woodcraft, Inc.Superior Woodcraft, Inc.
Photo Credit: Jamie Salomon
Custom Bar Design
Custom Bar Design
Natalie Fuglestveit Interior DesignNatalie Fuglestveit Interior Design
Custom Basement Bar Design by Natalie Fuglestveit Interior Design, Calgary & Kelowna Interior Design Firm. Featuring Caesarstone Raw Concrete quartz countertops, symmetrical bar design, ebony oak custom millwork, antique glass backed open shelves, wine fridges, and bar sink. Photo Credit: Lindsay Nichols Photography. Contractor: Triangle Enterprises Ltd.
Custom Built Home Basement Bar
Custom Built Home Basement Bar
MILLER + MILLER Architectural PhotographyMILLER + MILLER Architectural Photography
Miller + Miller Real Estate | Custom built home basement bar. Photographed by MILLER+MILLER Architectural Photography
Mancave
Mancave
Walker WoodworkingWalker Woodworking
WW Photography
Transitional Lake House
Transitional Lake House
Patrick Widing Custom HomesPatrick Widing Custom Homes

Luxury Traditional 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 traditional 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 classic home bar be?

The ideal style of your traditional 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 classic 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 elegant 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 – traditional ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great traditional home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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