In the recent times some people prefer that they have their own classic bar at their home. Creating a bar at your home is not a tough job at all. Before you design your own bar you must try take into consideration some vital points; first, the function of the bar and second, the optimum location of the bar. Generally these types of home bars also become a zone for your personal refreshment. Most of the times it is not possible to get a sufficient space in a home for making a home made bar. That is why when you select a place you think will be perfect for your bar, you must try to utilize that place for multipurpose uses. Discussed here are of the some vital ways which can be helpful for you in making your bar at home.
1. Location of the bar
The location of the bar at your home is very important. Kitchen is one of the most vital rooms in your home. You must try to use your kitchen as an extended part of your bar. You can arrange the bar counter near your kitchen so that you can get easy access to the ice cubes, water, cold drinks and other condiments like lemons, limes and other spices and food. You can also arrange to place a refrigerator inside the kitchen where you can store sufficient quantity of stocks. You can easily wash the dishes and other utensils that you need to serve the drink in, at the kitchen sink. And also wipe up those used dishes and clean the area as early as possible. It is most important to keep the bar area neat and clean.
2. Arrangement and stock of wines
Arrangement of drinks is the most important work when you decide to make your own bar at home. It is not possible to arrange all the brands of wines and drinks in your home bar. That is way it is extremely vital to select those drinks for your home bar which are quite common. You are at a freedom to stock your preferred brands too in the bar. You can try to segregate the division of wines, like whiskey, scotch, vodka, beer, etc. You need to make a prior planning on how much stock of wines is required for your bar.
3. Meet the necessary requirements
You must give special attention towards the arrangement of your bar. You must try to store sufficient quantities of drinks and wine of your own preferences as well as your guests too. Besides this you need to keep other necessary provisions too, such as a full size refrigerator, where you can keep beer, pops, ice, and all other food items that go with wine and drinks. People, who are enthusiastic towards expensive wines, must try to arrange and buy in a separate wine fridge or a wine rack. These wine fridges or racks have specific temperatures for the maximum shelf life of each wine.
4. Storage space should be attractive
If you want to create your bar in the most perfect way, then you will need essential barware such as corkscrews, good mixers, wine chillers , wine holders and most importantly glasses, pegs and mugs. You may install some beautiful shelves on one of the walls of your home bar for displaying those glasses and other decorative bar utensils.
5. Decoration of the bar
You must try to decorate your bar in a cool way so that you can enjoy your drink in a relaxed ambience. You can arrange for a music system where you can play some soft music while you drink. You can also arrange for some LED lighting at the ground level of your bar with task lights on specific parts of the wall.