Home Bar

CyGuy33 · 05-07-2008, 06:13 PM

I thought I would check with this crowd, seems a good fit, if anyone had build a home bar. I am looking for some design plans or ideas. Any info for a new poster would be great. Thanks.

cyismydog · 05-07-2008, 06:17 PM

Cool, two threads saying the exact same thing!

Cyclonepride · 05-07-2008, 06:19 PM

Does that count as 2 posts out of 3? Just kidding.......I've seen a lot of cool bars, but haven't built one myself.

thunderdave · 05-07-2008, 06:21 PM

www.barplan.com is where I started with plans.
I adjusted them to fit my needs, I'll post pics later tonight.

CyGuy33 · 05-07-2008, 06:56 PM

First time posting CyDog, didn't know which thread it went to. Thanks for the heads up though.

thunderdave · 05-07-2008, 08:22 PM

Here are some pics:
You can't see the sink or fridge, they're behind the bar.

isucyclone4 · 05-07-2008, 08:41 PM

thunderdave, that is awesome...I am very jealous and hating the fact that I am a renter right now. I gotta ask those who have bars they built/installed in their houses: what did the women in your life think of it?

thunderdave · 05-07-2008, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by isucyclone4

thunderdave, that is awesome...I am very jealous and hating the fact that I am a renter right now. I gotta ask those who have bars they built/installed in their houses: what did the women in your life think of it?

My wife was all for it.
She did the shopping for the bar stools.

chadm · 05-07-2008, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by thunderdave

My wife was all for it.
She did the shopping for the bar stools.

Moral of this story, if they can shop they are happy.

CyGuy33 · 05-08-2008, 10:33 AM

Thunderdave, Thanks for the pictures. I like the website plans as well. Bar looks great.

1100011CS · 05-08-2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by thunderdave

Here are some pics:
You can't see the sink or fridge, they're behind the bar.

How'd you do the logo in the wood? Oh, you're Crown is empty

Make sure you get a new one before inviting me over

CyinCo · 05-08-2008, 10:45 AM

Here are some photos of a bar I built at our previous home. I just stick built the famework using 1 x 4s ripped, glue, and screwed to form angled members. Then I put a surface on it using 3/4" partical board and concrete backer board and finally tiled on top of the concrete board. The tile was 79 cents a square and I only had to cut two pieces in half by using the small 3" tiles around the perimeter. The "walls" are just panels I built, stained, and poly'd prior that I attached to the framework like a facade. As you can see, I also had a sink area on a different level which made it a little more complicated. The only thing I wish I had done different is had more floor tiling so that the stools weren't on carpet. The tiling was only behind the bar but I should have done a large area of tile.

Also, I have lots more pictures that I took for my own purposes of documenting the design and step by step assembly. I like to do that so when I build the next revision, I can use what I liked and modify what I didn't like.

thunderdave · 05-08-2008, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by 1100011CS

How'd you do the logo in the wood? Oh, you're Crown is empty Make sure you get a new one before inviting me over

I have access to a laser engraver.

There's a new bottle of crown at the very top.

cybsball20 · 05-08-2008, 10:57 AM

Here is the little bar I built when I was finishing our basement. We had a little inset that was the perfect spot. I didn't stain it, I just used a cheaper wood and did a red base coat (same color as the wall) and went over it with a dry brush technique in black to get the dark wood look that matches the rest of our furniture down there...

CyinCo · 05-08-2008, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

Here is the little bar I built when I was finishing our basement. We had a little inset that was the perfect spot. I didn't stain it, I just used a cheaper wood and did a red base coat (same color as the wall) and went over it with a dry brush technique in black to get the dark wood look that matches the rest of our furniture down there...

I think next time I'd do something more like this. What I found with the big bar with seats is we rarely sat at it. We just used it as a place to make a drink and hide the fridge. Then, we would sit in front of the TV or out on our deck or at the kitchen table.