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60 Best Home Bar Ideas
Julian Wass
Going bar hopping is fun and all, but sometimes you just prefer drinking at home in your pajamas. And honestly, nothing could be more relaxing than a nightcap in your stylish home bar. Or, maybe you still like to go out, but also want the option to entertain and turn your own space into something that rivals the coolest of clubs (or dive bars, if that's more your speed). Since you'll need a killer set-up that goes beyond a well-stocked cabinet of booze, we're spotlighting over fifty chic home bar ideas from our favorite designers to inspire you. Whether you want to build out a home bar, or you just want to roll up a bar cart or turn part of your kitchen counter into a mixology zone, we've got ideas to help you make it happen below.
Studio Osklo
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Customize Storage Space
Studio Osklo made use of a windowless space in this L.A. home by turning it into a modern home bar. They carved out two corner nooks with built-in shelving, cabinets, and even a sink. The narrow console ensures a streamlined look while still providing extra room for taste tests and hangs.
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Noe DeWitt
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Sneak in Personal Touches
In this Palm Beach bar designed by Phoebe Howard, swiveling vintage barstools have seats embroidered with a duck in a nest that the client's daughter designed, a nod to the home's longtime nickname ("The Duck's Nest").
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Trevor Tondro
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Add a Mirror Backsplash
Tuck mini wine fridges into enclosed cabinets, then flank them around a central wine cubby for an aesthetically pleasing and functional display in a narrow nook. The smokey mirrored backsplash brings the right touch of formal style to this space designed by Mallory Kaye, too.
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Emily Followill
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Get Creative With Doors
In a Texas home by Meredith McBrearty, homeowners and their guests can hang out in a swanky bar within the study, where a porthole door adds a nautical feel.
BUY NOW Vintage Porthole
Emily J Followill
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Bring Drinks in on a Tray
No space for a full home bar? No problem. Transfer your liquor to pretty decanters and glass bottles and then put them, along with your glasses, on a serving tray (or even more exciting, a Lazy Susan!). Then place the tray on a console table, desk, or really any surface in the living room as a makeshift home bar. Designer Lathem Gordon set out some hors d'oeuvres right next to the bar display for good measure.
BUY NOW Resin Lazy Susan
LAURE JOLIET
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Channel a Speakeasy
If you're bisecting one room into separate zones, create an actual dividing line with a counter (plus, it gives you a place to sit during tastings). Here, Reath Designs color blocked to separate the two "rooms" further, with the adjoining family room featuring a like green color and the moody bar area boasting a deeper shade of green as well as dark eggplant.
The internal stained glass windows in the right corner were the jumping-off point.
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Read McKendree
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Use Your Garnishes as Decor!
Limes are a home bar essential, but aside from being a great cocktail ingredient, they also brighten up a space. In this tropical oasis designed by Kevin Isbell, the bowl of limes speaks to the real greenery as well as the floral curtains.
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Emily Followill
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Get Playful
Designed by Meredith McBrearty, this basement wine cellar is cozy and comfy—the perfect place for lounging and sipping. And where better to have a little fun than at the bar? The moveable sconces here are a playful touch; sometimes the hands will be arranged in a Texas Longhorn gesture or flipping the bird, depending on the day.
BUY NOW Mannequin Sconce
Tamsin Johnson Interiors
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Employ Strategic Task Lighting
Tamsin Johnson Interiors embraces the cavernous nature of this small, windowless room by opting for moody materials and colors, from the black marble backsplash and khaki-toned paint.
As a result, it feels mysterious and romantic—plus, the strategic task lighting makes it extra functional.
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Laure Joliet
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Customize to Your Space and Lifestyle
Stock your little bar nook for morning, noon, and night. Nestled right next to a casual built-in dining nook, this Reath Design home bar made the best of sloped ceilings with custom shelves for glassware, mugs, and booze, and then kept the remaining counters clear without skimping on storage by hanging a curtain to hide essentials tucked below the sink.
Leanne Ford Interiors
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Keep Records Nearby
Store your liquor and barware near your records to ensure a good time. In this rustic cabin designed by Leanne Ford Interiors, the retro bones of the space lend themselves well to a record display.
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Thomas Loof
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Match Glassware to Cabinets
This glossy home bar designed by Ashley Whitaker is the perfect blueprint for anyone with a glassware collection they'd proudly display.
Here, the cobalt and lime glasses both speak to the deep marine cabinets.
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Stephen Kent Johnson
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Invest in Custom Millwork
Designed by Studio Shamshiri, this home bar is like a little speakeasy. The sliding doors open to a spacious serving bar. This way, you can keep it closed up and save space when you're not entertaining.
BUY NOW Champagne Bucket
Brian Doben
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Hack a Secretary Desk
We aren't all in a position to dedicate a whole closet to booze storage, or, sometimes not even a whole long media cabinet or armoire. So shrink things down with a smaller secretary desk. It's easy to tuck everything away when it's not in use or when you need to open up a walkway in a narrow hall or corner. We're digging the surprising yellow gloss inside this one in a living room by Philip Gorrivan.
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Read McKendree
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Load Up a Bookshef
Elizabeth Cooper Interior Design chose an unexpectedly striking color combination: cool blue and gray tones and rich chocolate browns.
The de Gurnay wallpaper brings the entryway to life and also makes it feel like a sophisticated study, thanks to the library-inspired book cabinet-turned-minibar.
BUY NOW Serving Tray
Lesley Unruh
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Consider Installing a Dishwasher
Just around the corner from the kitchen designed by Sarah Blank is a fully stocked home bar. A matching cocktail center features custom shelves and, even better, a disguised dishwasher for easy cleanup.
BUY NOW Wall-Mounted Shelving Unit
James Merrell
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Count on Serving Trays
Pretty bottles don't need to be stashed away! Keep your collection out in the open on a tray in your dining room or living room atop a dresser or cabinet. Another pro tip? Maximize the perceived size of your space with a mirror above the buffet, as designer Ellen Kavanaugh did in this whimsical Florida home.
BUY NOW Rattan Tray
James Merrell
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Bounce Light With a Mirror
For this Palm Beach living room, designer John Fondas turned a shallow closet into an out-of-the-way bar nook by removing the doors and building in cabinets.
Tortoise wallpaper by Schumacher gives it a Caribbean feel.
BUY NOW Gilt Accent Mirror
Helen Norman
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Stock It Well
A simple custom concrete bar is stocked with ice cream and booze in this home bar designed by Lauren Liess. Exposed beams warm up the industrial elements.
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Francesco Lagnese
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Add Dutch Doors
A dutch door in this living room designed by Carrier and Company conceals a small but fully functioning wet bar. The farmhouse veneer allows it to blend right in, and, style aside, the bisected door enables easy reach-in access.
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PAUL RAESIDE
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Fill a China Cabinet in the Dining Room
Stock a China cabinet with bar supplies for easy prep without having to go back to the kitchen in the middle of meals. Glass enclosures and a light stain ensure that it doesn't feel too big and bulky in this dining room by Anne Hepfner.
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House Beautiful
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Build In Niches
Lauren Liess carved square niches in the Jeruselum stone wall at this wine bar and fitted it with rebar to store wine bottles.
BUY NOW Wine Storage Rack
Jared Kuzia
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Plumb It
The prep sink and under-counter refrigerator drawer in this bar by designer Vani Sayeed allow for seamless serving and quick clean-up. Pull-out trays also enable extra counter space in an instant.
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jen morley burner
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Separate Two Connected Areas
High Street Homes utilized a narrow, ceiling-height brass shelving unit from the luxury custom fabricator Amuneal to connect this kitchen and bar, keeping them visually joined but functionally separated.
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Laure Joliet
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Use a Corner Shelving System
This freestanding storage piece hits the small-space home bar jackpot.
It's slim enough to slide into a corner without blocking any prime usable space, and the minimalist design ensures that it doesn't take up too much visual real estate either. That way, we can focus on the superb lines of this sofa in a living room by ETC.etera.
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Nick Glimenakis
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Add a Dining-Adjacent Buffet
The open loft space called for an exposed home bar instead of an entirely separate room, so designer Jae Joo added a bespoke corner unit to function as both a mixing station and a buffet for dinner parties.
TRIA GIOVAN
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Provide Seating for Sipping
When designing a wine cellar you can also host guests in, it's best to keep wine behind glass in a climate-controlled zone and then use the rest of the useable space for a lounge area so you can keep both your wine and your guests comfy. Interior designer Suzanne Kasler designed this wine room for clients who love hosting (read: wining and dining) their large extended family.
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Julian Wass
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Skirted Pantry Shelves
Designed by Gary McBournie, this dapper walk-in pantry is also serving double duty as a home bar. To add instant hidden storage, enclose your shelves with a fabric skirt.
Meghan Beierle-O'Brien
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Secure a Library Ladder
Maximize storage by using all your vertical space and then installing a library ladder to reach the items stashed up top. Caren Rideau transformed this kitchen corner into a dedicated home bar by building cabinets all the way to the ceiling.
BUY NOW Rolling Ladder
CHRISTIAN GARIBALDI
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Stash In a Drawer
Even a well-organized drawer can become a home bar. To prevent all your bottles, cans, and other pantry items from toppling over in their respective drawers, purchase some drawer organizers that help keep them all in place. Heidi Piron Design and Cabinetry installed flexible dividers here to keep liquor bottles from clanking together, but separators will be handy for anything in your pantry drawers, really.
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30 Simple Home Bar Ideas on a Budget
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Get Creative With Your Backsplash
Whether you go for geometric, mosaic or a simple style, a tile backsplash is a great way to create instant character. Here, Hunter Carson Design opted for a neutral gray hue with intricate details.
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Mix Cabinet Colors
Adjacent to a modern breakfast nook, this moody bar area features a combination of white, black and wood cabinetry for depth and intrigue. Designers from A1000XBetter chose a black upper cabinet with glass doors to craft a space to display glassware.
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Add a Mirrored Backsplash
Not only does a mirrored backsplash help this bar area feel larger and brighter, it also gives the small space a bolder look.
Here, interior designer Mary Patton adds clear tiered shelving and layers in gold accents for extra energy.
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Don't Settle for One Statement Piece
While you may typically stick to one focal point per space, the home bar is the place to let creativity run wild. Take a design risk with a striking backsplash, lighting, cabinet colors and whatever your heart desires. Here, interior designer Linda Sullivan does not shy away from attention-grabbing elements — most notably the geometric tiles in metallic antique gold.
R. BRAD KNIPSTEIN5
Inject Personality
From the moody wallpaper and high-sheen metals to the artwork reminiscent of the 1920s, Rise Interiors gives this impressive bar area an Art Deco style.
Frances Bailey6
Install a Prep Sink
Whether used for making ice (essential if you love cocktails!) or washing glasses, a bar sink is highly functional.
Here, interior designer Jaqui Seerman proves you don't need a ton of space to install a bar sink.
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Draw Inspiration From Nature
Cherry wood cabinetry, fresh flowers, greenery and nature-inspired artwork define this traditional bar space, which Sarah and Sons thoughtfully tucks away in this light-filled home.
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Weave in Modern Bar Stools
Bar stools are more than seating, they're an essential design element in a home bar. To complement the modern lighting fixture and geometric bar design, interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard goes for a pair of elevated silver stools.
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Stick to Small Appliances
Adjacent to this family's media room, this elegant wet bar has everything you need to craft delicious cocktails for movie night. There's a wine fridge, ice maker, sink and even a small dishwasher that makes clean-up a breeze.
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Add a TV
Reminiscent of your favorite sports bar, this rich wood home bar is accompanied by a built-in storage against the wall. Interior designer Hayley English even designates a spot for the TV.
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Blend Indoor and Outdoor Living
While the large windows and surge of natural light help immensely, Alex Alonso of mr. alex TATE Design brings the outdoors in with two large indoor trees, terracotta floor tiles and raw wood slatted cabinetry.
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Bring in Gold Accents
From lighting and hardware to tabletop decor, gold elements add instant glitz and glam to any home bar. Take a note from Sara Malek Barney of BANDD/DESIGN and try a gold-rimmed glassware, a gold ice bucket and a cutting board with gold accents to create a cohesive style.
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Stay Simple With a Rolling Bar Cart
If you don't have the space for a full bar, no worries: a bar cart can feel just as elegant and serve the same function. Fill it with cocktail-making essentials, glassware and your favorite liquor.
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Take Advantage of Vertical Space
Upper cabinets provide additional storage and make a small area feel larger by making use of vertical space. Another tip: Add a mirror backsplash to create the illusion of more space.
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Convert a Closest
Install cabinetry, shelving and a lighting fixture in a closest and you'll have a functional home bar in no time. Although with a design this chic, you'll likely want to leave the doors open to showcase your setup.
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Turn Glassware Into Decor
Whether you go for colorful glassware or stick with clear glasses and white mugs, your collections can easily double as decor in a tiny space. Here, Caren Rideau of The Kitchen Design Group goes for glass cabinet doors to reveal a neat display.
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Build Bar Seating
No counter space, no problem. Turn a slim table into a small bar counter, filling it with your favorite liquor and adding a few bar stools. For additional storage, keep a bar cabinet nearby.
Juan Pablo Castro, Design by Mr. alex TATE Design18
Lean Into Maximalism
A mirrored backsplash, five gold sconces, open shelving and purple velvet bar stools are only a few of the luxe design elements Martyn Lawrence Bullard brings into this arresting space.
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Build Wine Bottle Storage
Red, white or rose, this built-in wine rack is the perfect way to store your collection.
If that isn't enough, add a wine fridge down below.
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Blend Vintage With Modern
Tucked into a small alcove, this stylish bar space pairs earthy red oak wood cabinetry, a wicker shelf and vintage-inspired art with sleek appliances, glassware and hardware.
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Alyssa Gautieri (she/her) is the associate lifestyle editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers all things home and interior design. Prior to joining GH in 2022, she wrote for publications including ELLE Decor, Chairish, BobVila.com, Unique Homes Magazine and LODGING Magazine, in addition to crafting product copy for home brands like BrylaneHome and VIGO Industries.
Minibar: 90 photos - do-it-yourself minibar for home and apartment, home minibar design ideas
We continue to hunt for inspiring design ideas.
Today, under the flashes of our cameras, home mini-bars from real interiors from around the world fell. Why go somewhere to relax and have a drink when you can arrange a personal mini-bar with your own hands (photo attached)? This does not require an investor, a separate room and large investments. Your starting capital will be the imagination and ideas from our selection.
Click on the first image and open it in the maximum size. Full-screen mode with flipping images will allow you to concentrate on viewing. Near the photos you will find a brief description of the techniques and materials used, and the green labels in the pictures contain additional information about the items in this interior. If you have any questions for the author of the project with a photo, feel free to ask them: the green link "ask a question about this photo" is located in the lower right corner of any frame. And offer your options in the comments below the article.
MATT architecture LLP
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Bar with a message inside
The inside of the bar cabinet in gold leaf symbolizes the value of the contents. And to all who dare to encroach on these treasures, leave a formidable message.
2. Bar cabinet in the wall
Divert attention from the contents of your bar with beautiful, custom-made wooden doors. So that they look like a work of art in their own right.
Wardrobe: Phillip Lloyd Powell.
Robin Gannon Interiors
3. Bar cabinet
The designers of Robin Gannon Interiors, who decorated this American home, opted not so much for a spectacular as for a functional bar cabinet - it has a place for dishes and cutlery, as well as wine racks.
Greg Natale
4. Bar cabinet
A bar cabinet can become a pedestal, on which symbolic things will rise above the entire interior.
moessmer doors
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Open shelving
The drinks shelving can be part of an ensemble - a bar counter and chairs, as in this Munich apartment.
Michaela Dodd
6. Open shelving unit
You can transform an ordinary cabinet into a bar: just place a couple of wine shelves inside, and hang a slate board above the cabinet, as in bars.
7. Beverage trolley
The trolley can also be a great alternative to a full bar. For example, there are models that are used in restaurants and hotels, with many sections and drawers. Such a mini-bar for the home, as in the photo, you can do it yourself.
April and the Bear
8. Bar cabinet-ship
Well, a real seabass will suit a cabinet-ship, on the deck of which you can place dishes, and in the lower compartment - stocks of alcohol. It will not be easy to pass such a bar.
Versaform
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Bar cabinet with spacious doors
Cabinet doors can be used as additional storage shelves. A slate board with active discounts on cocktails will be responsible for creating the proper atmosphere.
Megan Buchanan
10. Bar cabinet
If a bar is planned in the room, the interior design must take into account its presence. Even boards and iron from an old court can inspire the creation of a bar cabinet. Overly brutal look can be diluted with a funny bar stool or a vintage advertising poster, as in this Vancouver house.
"K2 design"
11. Wine crate cabinet
Bar atmosphere can be created with accessories - wine crate board cabinet and wine cork container.
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It is decorated with carvings with a biblical story, with Adam and Eve in paradise, which did not deter the owner of the apartment from placing a bar in it.
Run for the Hills
13. Cabinet with glass doors
For industrial-style interiors, even an old cabinet with glass doors, such as those used in hospitals to store medicines, is suitable for a bar.
14. Wardrobe+bench+table
Why not opt for a bar corner that combines all the elements — a bench, a wardrobe, a bar counter? And even a place to feed your pet!
Homepolish
15. Bookcase in the library
Cultural leisure is different for everyone: someone spends time reading books, someone is not averse to having a glass. So why not combine these areas into one leisure center?
Chairs: Blu Dot Copper Real Good Barstool
LVW Associates
16. Cabinet Shelf
You can create a small bar even on a single shelf in the cabinet: with a drink tray, a mirrored back wall and LED lighting.
AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.
17. Wardrobe repainted
In this Canadian loft, an ordinary IKEA wardrobe has become a drink storage. The owners simply painted it in the right shade, giving it a touch of antiquity. As you can see, it’s not difficult to make an “author’s” home bar with your own hands.
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The Vintage Fridge Company
18. Antique Cauline cabinet
in such a wardrobe. life - for example, place a bar in it. Such rough furniture will look organically in rustic interiors and in rustic style interiors.
19. Wardrobe with bar attributes
And for lovers of westerns, you can arrange a saloon - a traditional bar of the Wild West - with a skull and a wooden signboard.
Sutro Architects
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Built-in bar
Any empty opening, unused niche can accommodate a bar rack. For example, from a closet or pantry.
Northworks Architects + Planners
21. Built-in bar
This wall-mounted bar can be made open or with doors. Alcoholic drinks, for example, are hidden in the closet, and dishes are left on the shelves.
Molly Erin Designs Inc
22. In the doorway
Any unoccupied corner to the house is a potential place for your bar. All you need is a countertop, a cabinet, a refrigerator and a tray for drinks.
Wallpaper: Osborn & Little
Stalburg Design
Mirror mosaic will visually lift the ceiling.
Ann Lowengart Interiors
24. In the fireplace alcove
The owners of this Californian house in the photo decided to take a niche from the unused fireplace - to place in it a bar with refrigerators for drinks and a countertop.
Wallpaper: Monaco wallpaper by Flavor Paper
Jules Art of Living
Eric Roseff Designs
. And in the open state, the door can act as a table.
Carter Kay Interiors
27. In the opening
Ordinary wooden shelves as a bar showcase - this addition to the kitchen set will help turn any unoccupied corner into a bar.
TINEKE TRIGGS
28. In the opening
And if wooden structures seem heavy, it's time to think about glass shelves that most accurately convey the bar style.
Shelves: Urban Archiology
Starr Homes
29. In the doorway
If there is no room for a real men's den, any empty corner will do. Finishing with stone and wood will give the desired brutal spirit.
For storage - ordinary wooden shelves, coasters for wine and boxes.
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So, your style… brutalism
The owners of their home can think about arranging a light well.
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Lourdes Gabriela Interiors
31. For example, corridors, doorways, where you can place a bar. And you can visually separate this zone using a contrasting color of the walls or lighting.
Studio H Design Group, Inc.
32. In the opening
It is logical to place the bar next to the kitchen table: then the need for a bar counter disappears by itself. And on the countertop you can organize a bartender's corner, with a shaker, an ice basket, a pestle.
M. Swabb Decor + Style
33. In the Aisle
Your bar can be decorated in an eco-style: with a woodpile, plants, with simple hanging shelves and a tabletop.
Woodmeister Master Builders
34. In the opening
The gap between the bookshelves and the window must not be empty! A few glass shelves, a mirror and a wardrobe - that's all you need for a bar corner.
Upside Development
35. Shelves in the closet
In any closet there are a couple of free shelves that you can equip as a home bar with your own hands. Just highlight this area with a contrasting color and light.
Terracotta Design Build
36. In the opening
You can create a full-fledged bar in an empty corner with the help of appropriate paraphernalia - a refrigerator for drinks, wine shelves and, of course, a sign. Now no one passing by will be able to pass the bar.
WERK | Building Modern
37. Bar cabinet-wall
Well, if there is no way to make a niche for the bar and openings for bottles in the wall, it's time to think about a cabinet-wall, which can also be used as a partition.
Exclusive Builders
Vanillawood
39. In the opening
The bar can also be an extension of your kitchen set: just choose the right cabinets from the same series. And to delimit the zones of the kitchen and the bar, place the latter in the corner.
J Steven Kemp Architect
40. Under roof slopes
Mirror tiles can be a great alternative to bar mirrors. With its help, a small corner under the stairs seems visually larger.
Smith & Vansant Architects PC
41. In the wall
The space under the stairs should not be empty, the owner of this American house decided and placed a storage rack here. On the top shelf there was a place for a bar.
Susan Diana Harris Interior Design
43. In the wall
The through hole is a great place for a minibar, which will be available both in the kitchen (pictured) and in the dining room.
Plexwood
44. In the opening
A narrow cabinet for a bar, a retractable bar - even in small rooms it is possible to equip a bar.
S Squared Design, LLC
46. Wine Crate Shelves
Wine crates can simply be stacked on the floor, or intricate designs can be placed on the wall, as in this Houston loft.
RVGP Photo+Graphics
47. Pallet Rack
Pallets are also suitable for bar shelving - just stack them on top of each other and use the resulting voids to store bottles.
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Roomscapes Cabinetry and Design Center
, while the ice and beverage chiller sections are on top and can be covered with a cocktail table top.
Thom Filicia Inc.
49. On the desktop
Why hide alcohol in the cupboard? In the absence of a bar showcase, you can display the entire assortment on a suitable table.
Dalrymple | Sallis Architecture
50. Against the wall
Carpentry table will be appropriate in interiors with a masculine character, with rough and simple furniture.
Darren James Interiors
51. On the ceiling
Don't be afraid to turn everything upside down and ... place the collection of bottles not on the table, but under the table and at the same time under the ceiling - like this minibar in the photo.
A3-Arc
52. Ceiling mounted
Ceiling bar storage saves space and reduces the temptation to miss a drink.
Susan Glick Interiors
53. On a dressing table
An ordinary dressing table can act as a minibar.
And the stool built into it will become an alternative to a bar stool.
Kate Jackson Design
54. On a wicker table
Rattan furniture, an abundance of greenery and wicker decor can create the atmosphere of a beach bar.
Eleanor Baines Photography
55. Bar Trolley
A beverage cart can be a complete alternative to a stationary bar. You can not only transport, but also store bottles in it, and to hide it from your eyes, use a screen, as in the photo.
56. Medical prescription
It is not necessary to choose a beverage trolley from standard models. For example, in this loft, an ordinary cart for medical instruments from the hospital was adapted as a bar.
Sally Wheat Interiors
57. Inspired by
Make the bar trolley part of the environment: for example, its frame can echo the geometric pattern of the wallpaper or the figurine on the table.
Andrea Gray Design
58. Eye-Catching Detail
The beverage trolley can become a highlight of the whole interior - just choose a trolley with an unusual design or just complete it with eye-catching details.
59. Bright accent
The owners of this Toronto home converted a children's table into a mobile bar (pictured), which used to store pencils, paints and brushes.
LMC Interiors
60. Own corner
The beverage cart should have its own corner where it will stand between parties. As in a real bar, there should be lighting and portraits of rock stars.
Sara Garanty
61. Note
In addition to photos of rock stars near an impromptu bar counter, recipes for your favorite cocktails will be appropriate.
Bennett Lerner Interiors
62. On board
For plenty of room for cocktails, opt for a trolley with fold-down sides that can add more space if needed.
Linda Fritschy Interior Design
63. Everything in view
With transparent shelves and a frame, this trolley will not draw attention to itself and weigh down the surrounding interior.
Elizabeth Home Decor & Design, Inc.
64. Detachable top
Some beverage trolleys have a removable top that can be used as a beverage tray if needed.
Sarah Greenman
65. Retro inspired
Antique trolleys that were previously used in restaurants and hotels will add a retro vibe.
66. On wheels
Such a mobile bar has an important advantage over a stationary one - you are not tied to the bar, the party can take place in any room.
Beth Bourque Design Studio
67. Bar and library
And when there are no parties, this trolley can be used as a bookcase for storing things and books.
Baxter Design Group
68. Like a cafe
Surfboard, mobile bar and wicker furniture perfectly capture the atmosphere of a beach cafe.
The Cavender Diary
69. Bar Time
Add a few fun touches to your mobile bar, like a container for collecting wine corks or beer caps. As the mini-bar in the photo shows, interior design only benefits from the presence of such a utilitarian item.
Leslie L. Hunt Interior Design
71. Under Shelf
If your trolley doesn't feel like it's roomy enough, consider placing additional shelves above it, where you can put dishes, for example.
DFS Construction Inc.
72. In plain sight
The shelves themselves can become an alternative to a bar showcase. The accent wall will mark the bar area. And if ordinary shelves seem like a hackneyed option, then choose “snake” shelves, on the underside of which it is convenient to store glasses.
Flávia de Mello
73. Constructor
Cube shelves will help to separate the different types of alcohol in your bar - wines on one, spirits on the other.
Raleene Cabrera
74. Find a place
With several shelves, the bar can be organized anywhere, even in the corner near the doorway.
Chair: Blu Dot Real Good Chair
Inspired Interiors
75. Instead of drying
And if there is not even an empty opening for the bar, then its mini version can be easily organized right on the hanging dish rack by adding a wine rack and a holder for glasses.
NOTION, LLC
76. Hold on tight
You can get creative with the bar arrangement and place alcohol not on, but under the shelf. For example, using steel pins.
77.
Visual propaganda
And if you can find an alternative to a bar showcase, then you can't find an alternative to a signboard. Use bulb or neon lighting to draw in customers for a cocktail.
Rejuvenation
78. Hanging Shelving
Create the spirit of Prohibition-era America and underground bars with "Illegal" graffiti above the bar shelves.
Johnny Gray Studios.
79. Literature Lesson
The designer of this corner, Johnny Gray, was inspired by Chekhov's Three Sisters - and he created a multifunctional area in the kitchen (pictured) for drinking tea, coffee, and spirits. At night, each zone is highlighted.
Janicek Homes
80. In a barrel
An old barrel can become a capacious and original bar: alcohol can be stored inside, a tabletop can be installed on top. For small apartments, you can choose a smaller barrel.
ANC concept
81. Drop by drop
One of the accents in the interior of this living room in a Moscow apartment is a drop-shaped shelf-bar from Cattelan Italia. Well, how can you not afford a drop of alcohol?
Interior: ANC concept
Edwina Benites-LM
82. Traffic signs
The arrow will become not only a traffic indicator for your tipsy friends, but also a shelf for storing bar equipment.
"K2 design"
83. Hanging
The vertical position of the bottle hanger allows for minimal effort for leisurely evening tastings. Just make yourself comfortable in your chair.
Design: Ekaterina Yakovleva
Mullet Cabinet
84. Vertical
Vertical bottle holders don't have to be austere: let the vine wrap around the wine bottles.
Leslie Banker
85. Multi-storey shelving
The bar can be hidden from prying eyes in a trolley table. For more secrecy - the globe is on top!
Ann Love Interiors Inc.
86. Advertising move
Add some creativity to the design of the bar - shelves in the shape of a bottle and a barrel, corkscrews on the walls, glass lighting. The main thing is not to overdo it with the details, otherwise it will be impossible to pass the bar.
Sara Bates
87. From an old suitcase
An old suitcase is the cheapest and most compact option: this bar can even take you on a trip.
The Painted Home
88. From an old suitcase
This bar suitcase can hold not only a couple of bottles, but also glasses for drinks. Elastic bands for fastening linen to help you!
SEE ALSO…
What can be done with luggage in the interior
DKOR Interiors Inc.
- Interior Designers Miami, FL
89. In a wall closet
The bar is the place to get naughty: why not decorate it with Tetris-like wall shelves and a centipede chair?
Jenny och Martin
90. In the cache
And you can build a special cache for alcohol, so that the uninitiated think that this is just an area for relaxing and reading. The flip-top lid turns an ordinary bench into a backlit bar with two seating areas.
YOUR TURN…
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Choosing a bar design - Useful tips from Style-Object
The most popular alcoholic drink in Russia is beer. Given this fact, it is not surprising that beer bars, restaurants and pubs are very popular today. However, public interest in Russian bars and pubs is often short-lived.
This is due to the fact that it is very difficult to surprise sophisticated visitors of drinking establishments with something. Only stylish and atmospheric bars can be successful. In order to create such an institution, it is necessary to develop a unique concept for the design of the bar.
Concept
Before proceeding with the design of his institution, the owner must independently form an idea of \u200b\u200bthe interior design of the bar. The development of a successful concept involves taking into account every little thing. First of all, you need to decide on the target audience. For example, if it is a sports pub, then its style should be appropriate. Such pubs need to be equipped with many televisions on which various sports events will be broadcast.
If it's going to be a small cozy restaurant where you can drink a couple of glasses of beer with friends after work, then solid wooden furniture, subdued lighting and soft colors should be used in its design, allowing you to relax after a hard day's work.
In beer restaurants of this type, a garage theme is often used, setting up visitors for maximum relaxation.
Development
Having dealt with the format of his bar, the owner can begin to develop the optimal style. This question is best left to an experienced architect or designer. In order to select the best option, the owner can arrange a tender. Thanks to this, the future owner will receive several bar projects. Thus, he will have the opportunity to choose the most interesting and attractive version of the project.
When organizing a tender, the owner can put before the tenderers the terms of reference based on a concept developed independently. Such a tender will allow the owner to understand in which direction the main points of his concept should be implemented.
Some owners prefer to develop design projects on their own. In this case, the owner should remember that even without developing a bar project, he will have a lot of difficult work.
Therefore, do not spray. It is better to entrust this work to professional designers and developers who have the necessary experience, knowledge and skills.
Interior style selection
After the project of the bar is created, the stage of interior design begins. Properly chosen style of the bar is the key to its popularity and relevance.
Before you start creating the style of the interior of the bar, you should remember a few important rules:
- The interior of the bar must fully correspond to its unique name. So, if the bar is called "Hunter", then the theme of hunting and fishing should be implemented to the maximum in it. The design of such a beer bar can be supplemented with natural stuffed animals, unique weapon exhibits, etc. If the bar is called Tribuna, then its style must necessarily contain a sports theme. Such an interior provides for the use of sports posters, cups, "roses" of popular football teams, etc.
- The façade should also match the theme of the bar.
- Orientation to the target audience. The owner must clearly understand which category of the population is his main customers. If this is youth, then in the interior you can use the loft, modern or high-tech style. If the target audience is a prestigious public, then expensive furniture, leather trim, mirrors, etc. should be used when creating the interior.
- The design must match the atmosphere of the establishment. When developing the format of your bar, it is worth remembering that it should dispose customers to looseness, relaxation and fun.
When choosing the style of a brasserie, you should also remember the importance of color schemes. It is color that often affects the behavior, mood and well-being of people. In bars and other drinking establishments, blue-blue or yellow-orange colors are most often used. The use of these particular colors is due to the fact that they contribute to peace of mind, long conversations and increased appetite.
Another important point is the price category of the bar. If you plan to create an inexpensive drinking establishment with affordable prices, then there will be no special requirements for the interior. In this case, cosmetic repairs, installation of inexpensive but comfortable furniture and a bar counter are enough. Accordingly, when creating a project for establishments designed for a higher price level, one should be guided by the higher requirements of visitors.
Material selection
In the process of developing the format of your bar, special attention should be paid to the quality of the materials used. Today, natural materials are held in high esteem:
- wood;
- glass;
- stone;
- metal, etc.
When creating inexpensive bars, plastic can also be used. However, its amount should be within reasonable limits.
Particular attention should be paid to the materials that will be used to make the bar counter.
They must be not only natural, but also wear-resistant. In expensive establishments, bar counters are almost always made of wood. The durability and beautiful texture of wooden bar counters give them respectability and sophistication. Racks made of natural or artificial stone are also popular. It is worth noting that very often materials for the manufacture of a bar counter, furniture and other bar elements are combined.
In general, when choosing materials intended for creating an interior, the main thing to remember is the convenience and comfort of visitors to the establishment. This nuance should be indicated when issuing the terms of reference to the specialists responsible for the development of the project and the interior design of the institution.
Current trends
There are a number of different interior design styles used in the restaurant business today. When designing the format of your bar, you should pay attention to the following styles:
- loft;
- high-tech;
- modern;
- Provence.
The design of the loft bar appeared in the 40s of the last century in the USA. This style involves the use of production or industrial space. Bars decorated in this style are characterized by spacious rooms, large windows, high ceilings and no curtains. The main motto of the loft is maximum space and minimum partitions. The competent design of cafes, bars and restaurants in the loft style involves the use of stairs, pipes, brickwork, rough plaster, fittings, exposed ventilation systems, etc. All this can be harmoniously combined with trendy furniture, modern appliances and non-standard accessories.
Another popular bar design style is hi-tech. Similar options for bars, as a rule, are located in office areas and solid business centers. These institutions create an ideal atmosphere for business meetings and negotiations. The main characteristics of this style include pragmatism, functionality, ergonomics and rationality.
Modern style is also actively used in the design of restaurants and bars.
