I am not a big drinker, but I come from a hotelier family, so it is important to me to offer my guests a variety of drinks. Therefore I always design a bar of some sorts in my clients' homes, and of course I have one in my own home. The latter is a simple tray with vintage crystal decanters on a cabinet that holds the glasses, cocktail napkins etc., which is a nice alternative for someone who does not have a lot of room or does not want a full-size bar.

However, we just completed an amazing large outdoor bar with a covered cabana roof, refrigeration, ice maker, sink, dishwasher and ample storage. The surround is indigo blue tile and the cabinets are blackened steel with brass accents. I cannot wait to share it.

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We moved our new kitchen into the former dining room, and then turned the old kitchen into our new family room. It's an old house so there was only a very little actual built-in amount of cabinets. We kept the sink cabinet and installed a new quartz countertop and bar sink, and installed a kegerator where the dishwasher used to be. Painted the cabinets and brought in the glasses, wine racks, and spirits. Seems to work pretty well without spending a lot of money.

We have a full wet bar. The bar was built by my great grandfather, which passed down to his son, all of which had taverns. My father inherited the bar and used it as storage shelf in his non alcohol related business. When I got the bar, it was painted gun metal gray, with a hard Masonite top. I remembered the bar having quite beautiful detail woodwork hidden under many layers of paint. I stripped the paint off the bar only to find that it is solid walnut. The top is one piece of wood measuring 24" in width, 16' long and 1.5" thick. It turned out quite nice with many layers of hand sanded and rubbed polyurethane.