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Traditional Home Bar with Grey Worktops Ideas and Designs

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Country New build
Harriet Hughes Interior DesignHarriet Hughes Interior Design
This classic contemporary home bar we installed is timeless and beautiful with the brass inlay detailing inside the shaker panel.
Modern Marvel
Modern Marvel
Creative Design Construction, Inc.Creative Design Construction, Inc.
A basement renovation complete with a custom home theater, gym, seating area, full bar, and showcase wine cellar.
The Perfect Bar For a Gathering
The Perfect Bar For a Gathering
KBF by Audi ContractorsKBF by Audi Contractors
With Summer on its way, having a home bar is the perfect setting to host a gathering with family and friends, and having a functional and totally modern home bar will allow you to do so!
Heritage Basement Remodel
Heritage Basement Remodel
Adryin Glynn DesignsAdryin Glynn Designs
Jamesborough Residence
Jamesborough Residence
Butter Lutz Interiors, LLCButter Lutz Interiors, LLC
Main Kitchen make-over, Butler Kitchen, and Home Bar Build - Irvine
Main Kitchen make-over, Butler Kitchen, and Home Bar Build - Irvine
Modern Creation Inc.Modern Creation Inc.
Completed home bar awaiting glass shelves
Cigars and Bars
Cigars and Bars
Greenbrook Design CenterGreenbrook Design Center
Dovetail drawers - cerused white oak - liquor storage in the pull out drawers of the minibar
Our Custom Work
Our Custom Work
Diamond Point TileDiamond Point Tile
2018 Home Show
2018 Home Show
Unique Homes IowaUnique Homes Iowa
Orono Custom Home
Orono Custom Home
Divine Custom HomesDivine Custom Homes
Hermosa Beach - Kitchen
Hermosa Beach - Kitchen
Concept Renovations, Inc.Concept Renovations, Inc.
Passive House, Carroll Gardens
Passive House, Carroll Gardens
Ingui ArchitectureIngui Architecture
The Ultimate Man/Women/Wine Drinker Cave
The Ultimate Man/Women/Wine Drinker Cave
VintageViewVintageView
This 600-bottle plus cellar is the perfect accent to a crazy cool basement remodel. Just off the wet bar and entertaining area, it's perfect for those who love to drink wine with friends. Featuring VintageView Wall Series racks (with Floor to Ceiling Frames) in brushed nickel finish.
Bold Blue Wet Bar Renovation
Bold Blue Wet Bar Renovation
Sea Pointe Design & RemodelSea Pointe Design & Remodel
This bold blue wet bar remodel in San Juan Capistrano features floating shelves and a beverage center tucked under the countertop with cabinet storage.
Upper West Side Duplex Combination - bar
Upper West Side Duplex Combination - bar
Ben HerzogBen Herzog
Central Bar Area
Central Bar Area
JWH Design and Cabinetry LLCJWH Design and Cabinetry LLC
This symmetrical Bar divides the space between the banquette and the family room, allowing easy access to both. The quartzite slab continues on the backsplash to differentiate this area.
Glamorous Greensboro Kitchen Design
Glamorous Greensboro Kitchen Design
Marsh Kitchen & BathMarsh Kitchen & Bath
Ann Arbor Residence
Ann Arbor Residence
Young & Young InteriorsYoung & Young Interiors
Bella Cita Court
Bella Cita Court
Anthemion Architecture LLCAnthemion Architecture LLC
Cherry Kitchen & large island/ bar
Cherry Kitchen & large island/ bar
J. Carsten RemodelingJ. Carsten Remodeling
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Traditional Home Bar with Grey Worktops 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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