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New Transitional Custom Home
New Transitional Custom Home
Webber Development & ConstructionWebber Development & Construction
Rustic White Photography
Creative Wall Designs
Creative Wall Designs
CREATIVE MARBLE AND TILE LLCCREATIVE MARBLE AND TILE LLC
Courtland Place
Courtland Place
Designs By DanicaDesigns By Danica
Michelle Gardner
Clerestory
Clerestory
Clearcut Construction, Inc.Clearcut Construction, Inc.
We remodeled the interior of this home including the kitchen with new walk into pantry with custom features, the master suite including bathroom, living room and dining room. We were able to add functional kitchen space by finishing our clients existing screen porch and create a media room upstairs by flooring off the vaulted ceiling.
Gold Coast Apartment Kitchen Remodel
Gold Coast Apartment Kitchen Remodel
Change DesignChange Design
Butler's Pantry/Bar
Butler's Pantry/Bar
Valerie Grant InteriorsValerie Grant Interiors
Butler's pantry/wet bar area situated between the dining room and the kitchen make this an incredibly useful space. Mirrored walls create a larger area and add a bit of light to this wonderfully dark and inviting space. Photography by Peter Rymwid.
Custom White Kitchens
Custom White Kitchens
Kempsville CabinetsKempsville Cabinets
Ocean Course
Ocean Course
Island ArchitectsIsland Architects
Home Wet Bar with Brick Arch, Dark Wood Panelled Storage, and Rustic Wood Door
Rake liquor cabinet
Rake liquor cabinet
Beginning to End Kitchen & BathBeginning to End Kitchen & Bath
Liquor cabinet is lighted with mesh doors and glass shelf for dispay.
The Lund Project
The Lund Project
The PlumberyThe Plumbery
Hotard General Contracting Lakeview
Hotard General Contracting Lakeview
Jefferson Door CompanyJefferson Door Company
House was built by Hotard General Contracting, Inc. Jefferson Door supplied: exterior doors (custom Sapele mahogany), interior doors (Masonite), windows custom Sapele mahogany windows on the front and (Integrity by Marvin Windows) on the sides and back, columns (HB&G), crown moulding, baseboard and door hardware (Emtek).
"No Bull"
"No Bull"
Robert Paige Cabinetry LLCRobert Paige Cabinetry LLC
Urban Cabin
Urban Cabin
BBA ArchitectsBBA Architects
Nathan Kirkman
Schlegel Residence - Butler's Pantry
Schlegel Residence - Butler's Pantry
Newport HomebuildersNewport Homebuilders
James Wilson
Beryl St. Bungalow: Mill Valley, CA
Beryl St. Bungalow: Mill Valley, CA
Seldin Design StudiosSeldin Design Studios
Terry Schmidbauer Photography http://terryschmidbauer.com
Lake View Luxury Home
Lake View Luxury Home
JALIN Design, LLCJALIN Design, LLC
Refined, LLC
kitchen hutch
kitchen hutch
M B Wilson Interior DesignM B Wilson Interior Design
This lovely hutch is a hardworking piece of kitchen storage in this colonial home. Created to look like furniture, it is a custom piece with drawers, doors, silverware compartments and ample storage for a busy family. Details, such as carved drawerfronts, edging along the shelf fronts, and beautiful furniture base add sophistication to this piece.
Modern and warm Farmhouse Kitchen
Modern and warm Farmhouse Kitchen
Laurie DiGiacomo InteriorsLaurie DiGiacomo Interiors
Warm taupe kitchen cabinets and crisp white kitchen island lend a modern, yet warm feel to this beautiful kitchen. This kitchen has luxe elements at every turn, but it stills feels comfortable and inviting.
Custom Wet Bars
Custom Wet Bars
Zawadski Homes Inc.Zawadski Homes Inc.
Wet Bar with beverage refrigerator, open shelving and blue tile backsplash.
Snoqualmie Project
Snoqualmie Project
Avenue 52 DesignsAvenue 52 Designs

Medium Sized 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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