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Green Hills Makeover
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This dry bar in adjacent dining room.
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Home Bar
Home Bar
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We love this home bar and living rooms custom built-ins, exposed beams, wood floors, and arched entryways.
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Catonsville Project
Nouveau Home & Interior DesignNouveau Home & Interior Design
Why stop at bar?
Why stop at bar?
Billiard FactoryBilliard Factory
Why stop at just a bar? If you have extra space in your home, turn a whole room into a bar. This room has everything you need. Three TVs, a nice sized bar, modern armchairs, and a sectional when ready to wind down from a night of fun.
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Thousand Oaks Home Bar AFTER
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Amazingly transformed!!!
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Sugar Sand
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Antique Taco Bar
Antique Taco Bar
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Gold & Velvet Pink Counter Stool
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2015 Homearama at Spring Farm Lakes House #1
2015 Homearama at Spring Farm Lakes House #1
Cherry House, Inc.Cherry House, Inc.
Traditional Home Build In Maison du lac
Traditional Home Build In Maison du lac
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Bar Tops/Butler Pantry's
Bar Tops/Butler Pantry's
Evolve Granite and Natural StoneEvolve Granite and Natural Stone
Basement Bar in Opalescence/Black Pearl Brushed Granite with an Eased Edge
Chic Remodel in White, Grey, and Neutral Tones in Potomac Falls VA
Chic Remodel in White, Grey, and Neutral Tones in Potomac Falls VA
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Royal Oaks
Royal Oaks
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The Rhode Home Remodel
The Rhode Home Remodel
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Andrea Pietrangeli http://andrea.media/
The Testerman Residence
The Testerman Residence
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Sensible Home Design
TheBarMaker
TheBarMaker
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6733 Augustine Court
6733 Augustine Court
Iowa RealtyIowa Realty
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reflections in glen rock, nj
Stratta IncStratta Inc
a luxurious 3x6 beveled antique mirror tile for the kitchen bar area
Basement Retreat
Basement Retreat
Omnia ConstructionOmnia Construction
Omnia Construction

Shabby-Chic Style Brown 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage home bar be?

The ideal style of your romantic 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 – shabby-chic style ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great shabby-chic style home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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