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Oceanfront Remodel
Oceanfront Remodel
CRG CompaniesCRG Companies
Full tiles wet bar in home gym
10th Avenue Home Remodel
10th Avenue Home Remodel
TruBuild Construction, LLCTruBuild Construction, LLC
Total remodel of a rambler including finishing the basement. We moved the kitchen to a new location, added a large kitchen window above the sink and created an island with space for seating. Hardwood flooring on the main level, added a master bathroom, and remodeled the main bathroom. with a family room, wet bar, laundry closet, bedrooms, and a bathroom.
Mission Hills Chef's Kitchen
Mission Hills Chef's Kitchen
Inplace StudioInplace Studio
Photos by ZackBenson.com The perfect eclectic kitchen, designed around a professional chef. This kitchen features custom cabinets by Wood-Mode, SieMatic and Woodland cabinets. White marble cabinets cover the island with a custom leg. This highly functional kitchen features a Wolf Range with a steamer and fryer on each side of the range under the large custom cutting boards. Polished brass toe kicks bring this kitchen to the next level.
Interior Remodels
Interior Remodels
Gallery Home Design, Inc.Gallery Home Design, Inc.
Great things come in small spaces. This wet bar has been outfitted for the wine enthusiast. Aluminum framed upper glass cabinets, open shelves, and below cabinet refrigeration.
Foxtail House
Foxtail House
Pearson Design GroupPearson Design Group
DC - Full House Renovation
DC - Full House Renovation
MBW DesignsMBW Designs
Man Cave Basement Bar photo by Tod Connell Photography
Custom Wet Bar
Custom Wet Bar
D&G ConstructionD&G Construction
This D&G custom basement bar includes a barn wood accent wall, display selves with a herringbone pattern backsplash, white shaker cabinets and a custom-built wine holder.
Contemporary Kitchen
Contemporary Kitchen
Woodstone CabinetryWoodstone Cabinetry
Mississauga Full Home Interior
Mississauga Full Home Interior
Gatti Brothers Ltd.Gatti Brothers Ltd.
From Childhood Home to Forever Home: A complete Renovation in Southern MA
From Childhood Home to Forever Home: A complete Renovation in Southern MA
Kitchen & Bath GalleryKitchen & Bath Gallery
Photography by: Kyle J Caldwell
Paradise Valley Rustic Modern
Paradise Valley Rustic Modern
Laurie Westberg, Urban Interior DesignLaurie Westberg, Urban Interior Design
Warm and cozy home bar in knotty alder with pewter accents and custom metal screens for cabinet doors. Rustic modern materials and finishes.
Guilford Road
Guilford Road
Cantley & Company, Inc.Cantley & Company, Inc.
Wine racks for the stylish modern home
Wine racks for the stylish modern home
STACT Wine Displays Inc.STACT Wine Displays Inc.
Free worldwide shipping @ www.getSTACT.com STACT isn't just a wine rack. It's an interior décor piece that stores wine in a beautiful way. Transform your wine collection into wall art, with elegant modular wine racks that expand and adapt to fit your unique space. Mix and match the space-saving STACT wine storage panels to create your own unique design, available in a variety of premium wood veneer and lacquer finishes. Crafted from aircraft-grade anodized aluminum and a cinch install on any drywall surface, it's ideal for home and restaurant wine displays. Designed in San Francisco by 2012 ICFF award-winning designer Eric Pfeiffer, STACT is modular, flexible, sleek, and sexy. It's the perfect way to enhance your space, celebrating your wine collection. STACT is much more than a wine rack; it's the accent that your space and your collection have been missing.
Spanish Modern Lakehouse
Spanish Modern Lakehouse
CIRCLE Design StudioCIRCLE Design Studio
Kip Dawkins
Time for Wine
Time for Wine
Sarah Spiroff, CKD, CBDSarah Spiroff, CKD, CBD
Ali Atri at Ali Atri Photography Designer: Sarah Spiroff CKD, CBD Contractor: Remodel West
Basement living
Basement living
Tay-ky DevelopmentsTay-ky Developments
Thai Project
Thai Project
San Diego Remodeling ProsSan Diego Remodeling Pros
Under the Stairs
Under the Stairs
Timber Wolff Designs Inc.Timber Wolff Designs Inc.
Queen Anne Remdodel
Queen Anne Remdodel
Mohler + Ghillino ArchitectsMohler + Ghillino Architects
A series of alder cabinets (this one with a bar) define the living, dining and kitchen areas in the otherwise open upper floor space. Jesse L. Young Phototography
Basement Bar
Basement Bar
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
Cabinets: Color: Maple Dark Ale Style: Tori Countertop: Granite and Wood Upper Bar Color: Tan Brown Brick Backsplash Flooring: Material: Renissance Click Color: Rustic Oak

Small 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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