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Home Bar Reviews and Buying Guide:Home bars can make a great addition to any house if they are well placed and provide the right ambience. Whether you are entertaining co-workers or just hanging out with some college buddies, a home bar can be a great spot to relax at. Many homes from the 1970's were built with permanent home bars as a way to entertain friends and family. That particular style of home bar has been left out of most modern homes, although you still see them from time to time. When I was renting a house in college with some of my friends, we got a second hand home bar that was portable enough to move into our house. We had a blast setting up bar stools, stock piling our liquor and having parties with the bar as the center of the action. I have a mobile bar in my home today and my family enjoys it when we can, but ultimately we wanted a permanent bar with room for glassware and a good storage area for bottles. I was even open to the idea of having an outdoor bar when I went shopping.
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Best Indoor Home Bar:One of the best home bars we spotted online was the Governor Bar ($900) on Greathomebars.com that has a sink and a traditional design. You get storage shelves and drawers for your glassware, supplies, and liquor bottles. If you are a wine enthusiasts, it comes with a 10-bottle wine rack. In the front along the bottom is the brass footrest that many of us have come to expect on home bars. The bar itself is made with wood and has a beautiful cherry finish. It stands 41 inches high and DOES NOT include bar stools which will set you back another $200/each. Check out the best selling home bars on Amazon.com here.
Outdoor Home Bar:Outdoor bars should have some style and the Tiki Bar with Four Stools ($1500) is a fun addition to any backyard party. It looks like something straight off the set of Gilligans Island, but your party guests will enjoy the atmosphere this bar brings. The Tiki bar resembles bamboo, but the PVC resin wicker is durable and perfect for outdoor use. Comes with 4 barstools and a thatch roof. There are 2 shelves for storing bottles and a built-in rack for your stemware comes as part of the canopy. The price is a bit steep, but remember you do get the stools included in the price. If you just want a tiki bar (w/out the stools), take a look at Tikibars.com for discount pricing.
Top Rated Pub Sets:Pub sets are great for those with smaller kitchens or little outdoor patios and decks that aren't able to fit larger tables and chairs. A pub set includes a small table (often rounded) with 2 chairs. Pubsets.com is the best place to start your search online as they carry almost everything imagineable. They have wood pub sets, metal pub sets, wrought iron pub sets, some with glass tops and much more. For a basic bistro table with stools you are looking at $400 and some of the nicer indoor pub sets are closer to $1000. Measure your indoor our outdoor space to make sure the table and chairs/stools will fit. You can also find these sets in stores like Pottery Barn or Pier 1 Imports.
Bar Designs - Build Your Own Home Bar:For those do-it-yourselfers (DIY) in the crowd, consider going to Barplan.com for plenty of bar design ideas ranging from 8 foot bars to l-shaped bars to monster wet bars. Many of the plans sells for $20 and come with detailed instructions and tips on how to build your own unique home bar. After looking at the plans and finished products, you will definitely need to be handyman to complete the project.
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