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Your Home Bar–Determining your Design Elements

May 17, 2011 By Shelley Zurek

What Factors Did the Chief Blonde consider

when Designing  her Home Bar?

Home Bar When my Husband and I were designing our Home Bar we looked at a ton of Home Bars to determine what Design Elements we wanted to incorporate into our own.  Here’s a comprehensive list  of the features we considered when determining the final design so you can use them when you design your home bar:

1.)  Bar Configuration:

  • Stand Alone
  • Bar and Kitchen
  • Hide-a-bar
  • Kitchen with a bar cupboard

Decision:  We determined that a Kitchen with a locked bar cupboard would be our best design at the time as we had 4 teenagers at home.

2) Counter Surface:

  • Granite
  • Polished Wood
  • Concrete
  • Stainless Steel

Decision: We opted for Granite due to its durability, wipeability, and added value in terms of resale

3.  Size

  • Seating for 4–single bar counter
  • Seating for 6– U-shaped bar counter
  • Seating for 8+–square bar with seating all around

Decision: We opted for a U-shaped bar with Seating for 7

4.  Bar Material and Stain:

  • Wood was pretty much our only consideration for bar material, but what kind of wood and what Stain?

Decision: We opted for Oak as we had found some huge paneled oak school doors that we were able to re-purpose for the sides of the bar.  We decided on a rich deep mahogany stain to add that extra clubby feel.

5.  Function:

  • Wine Bar
  • Buffet Area
  • Kitchen Area
  • Bar

Decision:  We determined our Home Bar would basically function as a dual Buffet and Kitchen Area, essentially it’s purpose would be a place for gathering and having parties.  In the upstairs of our home, we already had a wine cart, so we didn’t need wine storage.  In the end with four teenagers, we decided that NO alcohol, even in a locked cabinet,would be housed in the lower level where the bar was to be built.

6. Seating

  • Metal
  • Wood
  • Padded Seats
  • Stools
  • Chairs
  • Stationary
  • Swivel

Decision: We decided on metal bar chairs with padded seats that swivel.  We carefully choose ones that would not scratch the floor or topple over on small children.

7.  Look

  • English Pub
  • 50s diner
  • Modern
  • Traditional

Decision:  We ended up with a modified English Pub design, I like to call the look Early Chicago with woods stained a reddish color, lots of paneling and wonderful trim details! Home Bars

My Husband built our Home Bar from the ground up!  Didn’t it turn out great?

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  1. Keenly Kristin says

    May 19, 2011 at 10:33 am

    I am so jealous!! My husband is not thrilled that you posted this, because I immediately brought him over and was already bugging him to do something like this. LOL.

    Gorgeous! And, yes, he did an amazing job!

    • stillblondeafteralltheseyears says

      May 19, 2011 at 11:24 am

      Teehee, thanks Kritin!

      The CHief BLonde

  2. lauren says

    May 18, 2011 at 11:35 am

    Wow! He is super talented! And I love your blog! I’m proud to be your newest follower! Hope you’ll check out my blog and consider following me too 🙂
    xoxo Lauren
    happylifeinnyc.blogspot.com

    • stillblondeafteralltheseyears says

      May 18, 2011 at 12:14 pm

      Welcome Lauren! So glad to have you!

      Did you know our giveaways are ALWAYS over $50 and listed in the right hand sidebar? Here’s a low entry one which has 4 winners. It ends today!
      https://stillblondeafteralltheseyears.com/2011/05/50-ecozip-giveaway-and-review-4-winners/

      The Chief Blonde

  3. Kitty says

    May 17, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    Love those barstools, they have such a wrought iron look!

    • stillblondeafteralltheseyears says

      May 18, 2011 at 9:47 am

      Thanks Kitty,

      Amazingly enough..I got them new on ebay!

      The Chief Blonde!

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