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Traditional Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Custom Wet Bar
Custom Wet Bar
Jensen Quality Homes, LLCJensen Quality Homes, LLC
Wet bar in Custom Home build. Designed and built to Customers specs. Flat panel cabinets with glass cabinet doors in uppers. Built in wine rack. Hardwood floors are wide plank, sand and finish, select stained oak.
Transitional Home Bar
Transitional Home Bar
Waxhaw Kitchen & Primary Bath Remodel
Waxhaw Kitchen & Primary Bath Remodel
ReVision Design/RemodelingReVision Design/Remodeling
© Lassiter Photography | ReVisionCharlotte.com
Wet Bar
Wet Bar
Mavrovic Architects P CMavrovic Architects P C
Bar
Bar
Paul Orentlicher, ArchitectPaul Orentlicher, Architect
New bar area adjacent to dining room.
N. Fieldgate Court
N. Fieldgate Court
Acadian House Design & RenovationAcadian House Design & Renovation
Don Kadair
Moore Audio Design Projects
Moore Audio Design Projects
Jim Schmid PhotographyJim Schmid Photography
Jim Schmid Photography
Grand Blanc Transition Kitchen and Bar
Grand Blanc Transition Kitchen and Bar
Linden Kitchen and BathLinden Kitchen and Bath
Design by Justin Farrington Photo by Chelsea Christy
Custom Home Project
Custom Home Project
Tradition Custom HomesTradition Custom Homes
A transitional custom-built home designed and built by Tradition Custom Homes in Houston, Texas.
GrayStreetKitchen
GrayStreetKitchen
Sage Conti DesignSage Conti Design
Garrison Road Remodel
Garrison Road Remodel
Roomscapes Cabinetry and Design CenterRoomscapes Cabinetry and Design Center
Beau Domaine - A Bost Custom Home
Beau Domaine - A Bost Custom Home
Bost Custom HomesBost Custom Homes
Chibi Moku
Park West
Park West
Sandra Ericksen DesignSandra Ericksen Design
Chris and Cami Photography
The Clark Valach project
The Clark Valach project
Bella Cucina West, LLCBella Cucina West, LLC
Our Work
Our Work
Digital Home CreationsDigital Home Creations
Transitional Home Bar
Transitional Home Bar
Earthy Linden Reno
Earthy Linden Reno
Dan Wangler: Design • Build • RenewDan Wangler: Design • Build • Renew
Entertainment Room with Game Table and Bar
Entertainment Room with Game Table and Bar
Michelle's InteriorsMichelle's Interiors
I upholstered the walls of this mixed-use entertainment room so that people at the game table would not be disturbed by those at the bar. Photo by Holger Obenaus Photography
Hawthorn Woods, IL Project
Hawthorn Woods, IL Project
Matrix Home SolutionsMatrix Home Solutions
A Collectors Dream Home
A Collectors Dream Home
Derrick Dodge Interior DesignDerrick Dodge Interior Design
This game room was another addition and another opportunity in which to have display cabinetry for the client's vast collection. This time the cabinets were built into the walls on hidden hinged doors. LED lighting was used for illumination.

Traditional Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets 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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