Cheers to Home Bars and Wine Cellars
We've rounded up 12 stylish home bars and wine cellars to inspire your chillout space
From sleek and modern to traditional and let’s-squeeze-one-in-right-here, these home bars and wine cellars might just get you to start staying home more often. After all, with home dining, you can choose your menu, control the guest list, decide on the atmosphere of the gathering, and more – whether it’s an intimate dinner for four or just cocktails before heading out for your meal, you call shots (pun not intended!). So polish up those crystal glasses and let’s drink to that!
1. Lightly touching on the steampunk concept (check out the side table), this cool industrial-influenced space thaws a little with the addition of the rich leather smoking (club) chair and dark-hued wooden bar.
3. The natural material of the live-edge dining table and bench subtly offsets the stark-coloured linear visuals of the wine shelves. Access to the kitchen, next to the wine shelves, is via the black framed full-glass door, which slides over the latter.
4. Concealed behind doors that help it ‘disappear’ into the wall when it’s not in use, this smart-looking bar carries plenty of storage for glass and stemware. It also houses a mini wine fridge.
Concealed cookspaces to consider
Concealed cookspaces to consider
5. Convenience is just a few steps away in this open-plan layout. Whatever you might need to shake up that drink or cocktail is in the kitchen … right next to the bar area … including washing up!
6. A contemporary bar with everything you’d need for your favourite libation, at your fingertips.
7. The milk chocolate and zesty orange hues go hand-in-hand to create this inviting point of gathering, while the glass-enclosed wine cellar sits stoically at the end of this living space, ever ready to welcome guests into its cosy confines.
8. Styled in the Mediterranean fashion, this game-and-bar room oozes glamour and decadence. Lush drapes, mirrored walls, marble-clad walls and flooring…
…and a solid marble bar counter!
A kitchenette incorporated into this space allows for more than just the preparation of drinks and bar bites.
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A kitchenette incorporated into this space allows for more than just the preparation of drinks and bar bites.
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9. This contemporary-styled bar sits snug in a corner without adding to or taking space away from the living area. The vertical wine holder on the wall is a clever feature – functional and for display purposes. Everything else is under the staircase.
10. The staples of any ‘man cave’ (aka man-space), according to the hosts of DIY Network, the TV series on the channel of the same name, are a pool table and/or a bar. Both boxes, ticked.
Jesting aside, this expansive and airy space is an inviting refuge for the family and friends. Be warned … your friends might not want to leave even after the game is over!
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Jesting aside, this expansive and airy space is an inviting refuge for the family and friends. Be warned … your friends might not want to leave even after the game is over!
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11. This intimate arrangement of furniture will naturally draw your guests to sit and linger over a drink or two, especially when the bar cabinet is just within reach.
Mirrors clad the insides of the bar cabinet coax light to bounce off the glassware and bottles; casting a soft glow on those gathered in front of it.
How to bounce light around the home
Mirrors clad the insides of the bar cabinet coax light to bounce off the glassware and bottles; casting a soft glow on those gathered in front of it.
How to bounce light around the home
12. Not just a place to mix your drinks, this bar counter also plays an important role in this open-plan home. It helps link the kitchen to the entertainment-dining-living areas of the home. As a host, you’re still in the conversation loops with your guests while you’re prepping dinner.
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Are you inspired to bring the party home? Do you have a home bar or wine cellar? Share with us – a picture or two would be great too – in the Comments section below.
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