If you enjoy entertaining often, you might want to entertain the idea of unleashing your creative prowess and add a custom bar design to your pad. The bar should be installed where you would want to be doing most of your hosting. Usually, that is next to the kitchen, but it also could be located in a home theater, recreation room, basement, great room, home office, home library, or even in your outdoor room.

Whatever space in your home works best for your needs, be sure that you tie it into the overall style of your home and design the space to meet your most frequent entertaining needs. Depending on the size of your home, a tiny unit can be squeezed into an empty corner, a larger-than-life bar takes over a whole room which can work as a real party starter. Just add swizzle sticks, a fabulous music system, and a menu selection of tasty cocktails and mocktails.

Here are some inspirational ideas to help you get started on planning and designing your own bar. If you are looking for an idea of a basement transformation into a home pub, have a look at this fascinating article, Incredible makeover of basement turned home pub. If you are still looking for ideas, have a look at our past article on designing your outdoor spaces for entertaining, 70 Awesomely clever ideas for outdoor kitchen designs. 

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This home bar is located in a historic barn in Newtown Square, Philadelphia. The bar is comprised of a re-purposed oak wood water cistern that was adaptively reused, part of a larger space that incorporates a large media room. The countertop is soapstone.

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