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Traditional Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Boerum Hill Greek Revival
The Brooklyn StudioThe Brooklyn Studio
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The Fremont
The Fremont
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Transitional Style Home in UP
Transitional Style Home in UP
Ellen Grasso & Sons, LLCEllen Grasso & Sons, LLC
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Eden Prairie Private Residence
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Spacecrafting Photography
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.
Meridian Makeover
Meridian Makeover
Tristan Gary DesignsTristan Gary Designs
This built in bar is perfectly located for entertaining. We incorporated lighting into the open shelves and under the upper cabinets for a brighter corner. Lowers for storage.
Rivers Edge Dream Kitchen
Rivers Edge Dream Kitchen
Living Spaces Design GroupLiving Spaces Design Group
Making Dreams come true
Shandon kitchen - Capital Kitchen & Bath
Shandon kitchen - Capital Kitchen & Bath
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Mary Ann Thompson - Designer Capital Kitchen and Bath - Remodeler Eagle Photography
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!
Champagne Drive
Champagne Drive
Renaissance Homes, DFWRenaissance Homes, DFW
Briggs Ranch
Briggs Ranch
CKC Custom HomesCKC Custom Homes
This fun home bar has dark wood, glass cabinets, wine fridge and built in wine rack.
The Lux Getaway
The Lux Getaway
Parkyn DesignParkyn Design
A traditional kitchen alcove with details in the millwork.
The Spaniard
The Spaniard
Don Justice Cabinet MakersDon Justice Cabinet Makers
Bar area in kitchen, with glass doors. Photos by John Gerhadstein.
Residential Bar
Residential Bar
WL BarsWL Bars
The Ultimate Man Cave
The Ultimate Man Cave
Capstone Custom BuildersCapstone Custom Builders
Michael Duerinckx
Portfolio
Portfolio
Cabinets By LindellCabinets By Lindell
Dura Supreme
Wet bar in the Living Room
Wet bar in the Living Room
Stanton HomesStanton Homes
Home bar located between the great room and kitchen, connected by a barrel vaulted hallway. This wet bar includes a wine refrigerator, ice maker, sink, glass front white cabinets with espresso lower cabinets, granite counter, and metallic tile back splash. Raleigh luxury home builder Stanton Homes.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Profile CabinetProfile Cabinet
Matt Koucerek
Lively Landing Pad
Lively Landing Pad
The Cline CompanyThe Cline Company

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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