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Victorian Home Bar with Recessed-panel Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Selected Hospitality Projects
Selected Hospitality Projects
Studio PercaleStudio Percale
DND Speakeasy bar at Vintry & Mercer hotel
Large victorian galley wet bar in London with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, black splashback, marble splashback, porcelain flooring, brown floors, black worktops and a feature wall.
Dive Into Luxury
Dive Into Luxury
Kritsonis LindorKritsonis Lindor
Inspiration for a large victorian home bar in Seattle with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and slate flooring.
Shingle Style
Shingle Style
UserUser
Lucas Allen
Inspiration for a small victorian single-wall home bar in Jacksonville with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, white splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring and white worktops.
Historic Riverview Estate
Historic Riverview Estate
New Blue ConstructionNew Blue Construction
Extended kitchen space to include a home bar with wine refrigerator. Photos: Christian Stewart Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized victorian galley wet bar in Other with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Built for Art in Pacific Heights
Built for Art in Pacific Heights
Architect Mason Kirby Inc.Architect Mason Kirby Inc.
Joseph Schell
Design ideas for a small victorian single-wall home bar in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, soapstone worktops, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.
Victorian townhouse home bar
Victorian townhouse home bar
Yeo DesignYeo Design
A full refurbishment of a beautiful four-storey Victorian town house in Holland Park. We had the pleasure of collaborating with the client and architects, Crawford and Gray, to create this classic full interior fit-out.
Beaumont
Beaumont
Bachly ConstructionBachly Construction
Photo of a large victorian l-shaped breakfast bar in Toronto with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
Studio QasabianStudio Qasabian
Custom bar and dining storage unit with mirrored backsplash.
Inspiration for a victorian single-wall dry bar in London with recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, marble worktops, pink splashback, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and green worktops.
Victorian townhouse home bar
Victorian townhouse home bar
Yeo DesignYeo Design
A full refurbishment of a beautiful four-storey Victorian town house in Holland Park. We had the pleasure of collaborating with the client and architects, Crawford and Gray, to create this classic full interior fit-out.
Historic Riverview Estate
Historic Riverview Estate
New Blue ConstructionNew Blue Construction
Extended kitchen space to include a home bar. Photos: Christian Stewart Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized victorian galley wet bar in Other with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Built for Art in Pacific Heights
Built for Art in Pacific Heights
Architect Mason Kirby Inc.Architect Mason Kirby Inc.
Joseph Schell
Design ideas for a medium sized victorian single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, soapstone worktops, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.
Selected Hospitality Projects
Selected Hospitality Projects
Studio PercaleStudio Percale
DND Speakeasy bar at Vintry & Mercer hotel
Large victorian galley wet bar in London with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, black splashback, marble splashback, porcelain flooring, brown floors, black worktops and a feature wall.
Beaumont
Beaumont
Bachly ConstructionBachly Construction
Large victorian l-shaped breakfast bar in Toronto with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.
Beaumont
Beaumont
Bachly ConstructionBachly Construction
This is an example of a large victorian l-shaped breakfast bar in Toronto with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.

Victorian Home Bar with Recessed-panel 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 victorian 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 victorian home bar be?

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