Alright. When I bought my house a few years ago it was planned to plop a bar in the living room. It's plumbed for a sink and ready for some alcohol. However, I don't have the slightest idea on what path to go. Buy cabinets? Build cabinets from scratch? Lean some pallets up against the wall? Do I attached them to the floor? Is it going to destroy my hardwood? Ideally, I wanted a sink along the wall and a fridge/icemaker under the lower counter with a bar top above that and space for 3 or so stools.
What do I want in my bar? What should I avoid? What do you like about your bar? How should I start constructing it?
A few pictures of the space;
I just want the skeleton explained.
Is it not normal to have lots of bones in your house?
In reply to Grtechguy :
You don't have a partial human skeleton in your living room?
Human skeletons with dear heads? Nope... can't say I do.
In reply to Grtechguy :
My girlfriend and I both collect dead things. I, cars. Her, creatures.
I'm not seeing anything wrong.
I'd probably build from scratch. You've got to figure out what you want. Draw some sketches, put some dimensions on it. Build a prototype out of cardboard and put it there in your living room.
I don't know about "ruining" the hardwood, but I don't see any way to avoid putting a few holes though it. If you drill holes a standard size and bolt it down through the floor you could always fill the holes with a dowel, sand smooth, and touch up the finish if you ever decided to pull it up.
As far as what you want in your bar, you can't go wrong with some nice mezcal.
slefain
UltimaDork
7/22/22 2:40 p.m.
Came here to say Ike's cabinets are going. To be your easiest bet. You put a couple or a few together to make an island or whatever you desire and get a nice countertop which they can provide as well. I've installed two ikea kitchens and have been very satisfied- their hardware is fantastic blum euro style.
slefain said:
IKEA hack says kitchen, but it could easily be a bar:
https://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-ikea-mini-kitchen/
Unless the OP's desires are more esoteric, this is definitely going to be the easy button.
I like easy. How do I go about getting bartop height above regular countertop/sink level?
84FSP
UberDork
7/22/22 3:33 p.m.
You could do a cool floor to ceiling setup with glass cabinet doors up-top and doors that open to reveal the bar underneath?
My bar isn't mounted to the floor. It came with the house, but it's a corner from a go have a drink after work bar. I like that it can be moved, but it's on top of stone, so no scratches or anything.
We had it in our heads to become a cocktail couple last summer, so we stocked the bar from nothing. We don't like gin, so we don't have it on the list but should probably be in a standard bar. But this list covers a large portion of most bartending/cocktail guides.
