August 29, 2011
Designing a Personalized Home Bar
If you brew your own beer at home and want to have a place for friends to come over and enjoy it with you, or you simply like to indulge
in some at-home taste tests with members of your family, you may desire a home bar area for just that purpose. Home bars are relatively
easy to want, but not as easy to get. First, you have to figure out a space to put the bar, decide how you’re going to build it or have it
installed, and then decorate it to your liking. Below, we’ll go over some tips on setting up a home bar area in your own home, so that you
can entertain friends and family alike with home-brewed beer or store-bought liquor depending on your preference.
For someone who wants an earthier feel to the whole affair, creating an at-home pub space might be ideal. Pubs tend to feel more intimate
and less over-the-top. Instead of having to worry about designing a whole bar complete with countertop space and an array of individual
barstools, you can potentially just buy or build a small pub table with customized seats that fit comfortably under the height of the table.
With dark woods and dim but mood-fitting lights, you can create a romantic or low-key space that’s perfect for the occasional beer and
even for a weekly date.
Creating a more traditional home bar will take a bit more ingenuity. You should base your design for your home bar off of the overall
design of your home’s interior space. A very modern, open home should have furniture that’s equally as modern and eccentric, and the
bar should be placed in an open area (perhaps around an often unused kitchen island). An old-fashioned home might be better suited for a
more masculine, straight-edge kind of bar, with lots of wood finishes and the use of a separate, moderate-to-large sized bar counter. Pint
glasses with your family name or perhaps even a crest can be fun little touches, while keeping the bar well-stocked is always advised
(after all, you never know who’s going to stop by for a surprise visit).
If you’re forced to move the home bar idea to the backyard, you shouldn’t necessarily panic. It may not seem ideal at first, but a patio bar
can help encourage you to spend more time outside, and outdoorsy plastic furniture may not be nearly as expensive as many of the finer
materials used to furnish indoor home bars. Wherever your home bar ends up, though, just make sure it suits your design taste as well as
your practical needs.
Designing a Personalized Home Bar
If you brew your own beer at home and want to have a place for friends to come over and enjoy it with you, or you simply like to indulge
in some at-home taste tests with members of your family, you may desire a home bar area for just that purpose. Home bars are relatively
easy to want, but not as easy to get. First, you have to figure out a space to put the bar, decide how you’re going to build it or have it
installed, and then decorate it to your liking. Below, we’ll go over some tips on setting up a home bar area in your own home, so that you
can entertain friends and family alike with home-brewed beer or store-bought liquor depending on your preference.
For someone who wants an earthier feel to the whole affair, creating an at-home pub space might be ideal. Pubs tend to feel more intimate
and less over-the-top. Instead of having to worry about designing a whole bar complete with countertop space and an array of individual
barstools, you can potentially just buy or build a small pub table with customized seats that fit comfortably under the height of the table.
With dark woods and dim but mood-fitting lights, you can create a romantic or low-key space that’s perfect for the occasional beer and
even for a weekly date.
Creating a more traditional home bar will take a bit more ingenuity. You should base your design for your home bar off of the overall
design of your home’s interior space. A very modern, open home should have furniture that’s equally as modern and eccentric, and the
bar should be placed in an open area (perhaps around an often unused kitchen island). An old-fashioned home might be better suited for a
more masculine, straight-edge kind of bar, with lots of wood finishes and the use of a separate, moderate-to-large sized bar counter. Pint
glasses with your family name or perhaps even a crest can be fun little touches, while keeping the bar well-stocked is always advised
(after all, you never know who’s going to stop by for a surprise visit).
If you’re forced to move the home bar idea to the backyard, you shouldn’t necessarily panic. It may not seem ideal at first, but a patio bar
can help encourage you to spend more time outside, and outdoorsy plastic furniture may not be nearly as expensive as many of the finer
materials used to furnish indoor home bars. Wherever your home bar ends up, though, just make sure it suits your design taste as well as
your practical needs.
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