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Traditional Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Belle Meade whole house renovation - original Edwin Keeble home
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Fairview Home
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At-Home Bar
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Andrew Long
Industrial Loft Style Unfitted Kitchen
Industrial Loft Style Unfitted Kitchen
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This industrial loft features a few YesterTec unfitted Workstations that include a full range with two hidden ovens and the island sink workstation that has a storage piece on top to hide the mess from the dining area. The corner cupboard is a huge desk/pantry and the blond maple piece hides a complete laundry.
Traditional Kitchen - Rosemont, PA
Traditional Kitchen - Rosemont, PA
Main Line Custom Kitchens, Ltd.Main Line Custom Kitchens, Ltd.
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Englewood NJ Home Improvement
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Wet bar with mirrored back splash
Wet bar with mirrored back splash
Joni Spear Interior DesignJoni Spear Interior Design
The black cabinets are offset with white trim and a mirrored back splash. Fun accessories including a found animal scull and wrought iron climbing men add playfulness to this wet Bar.
Transitional Home Bar
Transitional Home Bar
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Avalon
Eheart Interior SolutionsEheart Interior Solutions
slate floor with thin brick details on wetbar including a copper countertop
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Niwot Home
Christopher Carter PhotographyChristopher Carter Photography
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Indianapolis Transitional
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Designer: Nancy Barbee, CMKBD
Kitchen & Bathroom Expansion - Westfield, NJ
Kitchen & Bathroom Expansion - Westfield, NJ
Anthony James Master Builders, LLCAnthony James Master Builders, LLC
The newly created dry bar sits in the previous kitchen space, which connects the original formal dining room with the addition that is home to the new kitchen. A great spot for entertaining.
Winchester Twist on Traditional
Winchester Twist on Traditional
PEGASUS Design-To-Build LLCPEGASUS Design-To-Build LLC
West Lake Downtown View
West Lake Downtown View
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Interior Design by GREER Interior Design & CG&S Design-Build; Photography by Andrea Calo
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New Highland
Hudson Construction GroupHudson Construction Group
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Renovation
Joy Martin ArchitectureJoy Martin Architecture
Hawthorn Woods, IL Project
Hawthorn Woods, IL Project
Matrix Home SolutionsMatrix Home Solutions

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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