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Shabby-Chic Style White Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Stone Cottage
Stone Cottage
RKA Construction, LLCRKA Construction, LLC
Inspiration for a small vintage bar cart in Other with medium hardwood flooring.
San Francisco Remodel
San Francisco Remodel
UserUser
Design ideas for a shabby-chic style home bar in San Francisco.
The Rhode Home Remodel
The Rhode Home Remodel
UserUser
Andrea Pietrangeli http://andrea.media/
Photo of a medium sized shabby-chic style breakfast bar in Providence with medium hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Transitional Chic Kitchen
Transitional Chic Kitchen
Studio M Kitchen & BathStudio M Kitchen & Bath
The feet on the bottom of this built-in bar give it the appearance of a furniture piece.
Photo of a small vintage single-wall wet bar in Phoenix with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, white splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
defence colony residence, new delhi
defence colony residence, new delhi
MOVA1MOVA1
home bar at defence colony residence new delhi
Inspiration for a romantic home bar in Delhi.
The Tile Shop - Brentwood, MO
The Tile Shop - Brentwood, MO
The Tile ShopThe Tile Shop
Looking to create a sense of enduring elegance in your kitchen space? Both the Carrara Corinth marble mosaic tile and the Small Herringbone marble mosaic tile feature a polished surface with subtle grey and tan speckling and veining. Platinum glass subway tile features a thick, clear glass tile reflecting light beautifully with its glossy finish, producing a smooth surface with rich depth.
Peony for your thoughts
Peony for your thoughts
Karr Bick Kitchen and BathKarr Bick Kitchen and Bath
Design ideas for a vintage home bar in St Louis.
Chic Culinary Space
Chic Culinary Space
United SignatureUnited Signature
This is an example of a shabby-chic style home bar in Seattle.
4x's the Kitchen - Same Space Design - Whole Home Remodel - Plano
4x's the Kitchen - Same Space Design - Whole Home Remodel - Plano
Fire & Water Restoration Plus, LLCFire & Water Restoration Plus, LLC
Design ideas for a romantic home bar in Other.
Leela Villa
Leela Villa
Rohit Bhoite House of DesignRohit Bhoite House of Design
Two individuals with distinct characters and very different from each other. The couple just got Married and moved in this house. A client with very elegant taste and very active social life in our view needs a house designed to match the same, where nothing ready-made or off the rack could be used. Everything had to be customized and de- signed to requirement from scratch keeping in mind the design aesthetics incorporating geometry which was our focal point for this project.
Alderley New Build House
Alderley New Build House
Linear Design + ConstructLinear Design + Construct
Inspiration for a romantic home bar in Brisbane.
Mac Recovery Enterprise
Mac Recovery Enterprise
triathl etemuffintriathl etemuffin
Photo of a shabby-chic style home bar in Other.
Westwood House
Westwood House
AMZ INTERIORSAMZ INTERIORS
Re-purposes Cabinet passed down by Client's parents.
Inspiration for a romantic home bar in Miami.
Appartamento Z5
Appartamento Z5
77+architettura77+architettura
This is an example of a small vintage single-wall home bar in Milan with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets and white worktops.
The Rhode Home Remodel
The Rhode Home Remodel
UserUser
Andrea Pietrangeli http://andrea.media/
Medium sized romantic breakfast bar in Providence with medium hardwood flooring and beige floors.
The Rhode Home Remodel
The Rhode Home Remodel
UserUser
Andrea Pietrangeli http://andrea.media/
This is an example of a medium sized romantic breakfast bar in Providence with medium hardwood flooring and beige floors.
The Rhode Home Remodel
The Rhode Home Remodel
UserUser
Andrea Pietrangeli http://andrea.media/
Photo of a medium sized romantic breakfast bar in Providence with medium hardwood flooring and beige floors.
San Francisco Remodel
San Francisco Remodel
UserUser
This is an example of a romantic home bar in San Francisco.
defence colony residence, new delhi
defence colony residence, new delhi
MOVA1MOVA1
home bar at defence colony residence new delhi
Photo of a vintage home bar in Delhi.
Chic Culinary Space
Chic Culinary Space
United SignatureUnited Signature
This is an example of a romantic home bar in Seattle.

Shabby-Chic Style White Home Bar 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage home bar be?

The ideal style of your romantic 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 shabby-chic style 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 vintage 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 – shabby-chic style ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great shabby-chic style home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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