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Traditional Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Highgrove
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Basement bar
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Smithwood Drive
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New Age Design
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Ussher's Creek in Ariss, ON
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Modern Mix
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160th Street
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First Floor Trend-Setting Impressions
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Lovely Island Escape
Lovely Island Escape
Robert Paige Cabinetry LLCRobert Paige Cabinetry LLC
Photos by William Quarles. Architect Tyler Smyth Built by Robert Paige Cabinetry
Bar
Bar
Hopps Woodworks LLCHopps Woodworks LLC
Tradition Pub Style Bar with Coffered Ceiling
Rivers Edge Dream Kitchen
Rivers Edge Dream Kitchen
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Making Dreams come true
Country Estate
Country Estate
Crystal Kitchen + BathCrystal Kitchen + Bath
This kitchen is a perfect example of why appliance placement is so important. With the appliances stacked together in the corner of the kitchen, it created a tight and congested work triangle. The new homeowner liked the wide planked wood floor and the color of the existing cabinetry, but the quality needed upgrading. Relocating the refrigerator opened up the kitchen and added much-needed counter and storage space by the sink. The beautiful white kitchen cabinetry surrounds a stunning blue island with a 2-½” thick Blue Flower granite pitched-edge countertop.
Kitchen Renovation
Kitchen Renovation
JILL KALMAN INTERIORSJILL KALMAN INTERIORS
Jane Beiles
Fox Hill Place Kitchen & Bath Remodel
Fox Hill Place Kitchen & Bath Remodel
H & H Company of Rochester LLCH & H Company of Rochester LLC
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Installations
Michigan Chandelier CompanyMichigan Chandelier Company
NJ Farm House Renovation
NJ Farm House Renovation
Rachel Savage Design Management LLCRachel Savage Design Management LLC
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Bar and Kitchenette – Discover Crossing – Model Home
Bar and Kitchenette – Discover Crossing – Model Home
Gonyea Custom HomesGonyea Custom Homes
Basement bar and kitchenette for entertaining– the Super Bowl, the Oscars, or a sleepover party. Photography by Spacecrafting
Stunning Dining Room with Wallpapered Ceiling and Painted Built-In Shelves
Stunning Dining Room with Wallpapered Ceiling and Painted Built-In Shelves
Paper Moon PaintingPaper Moon Painting
We love how you can see the stunning dining room through this jewel box of a home bar, with cabinetry painted in Sherwin Williams "Anonymous". The Modern Matter hardware is perfect for this space!
Speakeasy
Speakeasy
Anthony James Master Builders, LLCAnthony James Master Builders, LLC
The Ginesi Speakeasy is the ideal at-home entertaining space. A two-story extension right off this home's kitchen creates a warm and inviting space for family gatherings and friendly late nights.
Transitional Home Bar
Transitional Home Bar
Champagne Drive
Champagne Drive
Renaissance Homes, DFWRenaissance Homes, DFW

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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