Stylish and elegant home bar ideas and inspiration
Back to school (and back to work) season always carries a little trauma. Getting back into a routine can be tiring. Yet, coming back home after a long fall day is a genuine pleasure. And, to ease the transition, what better way than lending your home a welcome dose of luxurious leisure with a home bar corner where you can recreate the atmosphere of your favorite spot? An excellent solution for carving out moments of relaxation, this space will become the perfect accomplice for solo drinks and convivial evenings with friends.
Furnishing a modern home bar in living room is almost like making a cocktail: a well-balanced mix of design, functionality and comfort. The good news is that there are solutions for all styles and square footage. The must-have elements? A bar cabinet with compartments for bottles, glasses and accessories; high stools or a comfortable sofa nearby; if you wish, shelves to show off liquors. Finally, warm, enveloping lights and materials such as wood and leather will make for the perfect cozy atmosphere.
Whether it is close to the kitchen or in the living room, the bar corner for home requires a space of at least two square meters for the bar cabinet alone. In wider rooms, it is also possible to devote a large portion of the wall to a solution such as Riva1920's Cambusa Wine, a multifunctional storage cabinet made of blockboard and solid wood equipped with double doors with a 180-degree opening angle.
With smaller proportions, Polifemo by Porada is made entirely of Canaletta walnut and houses a convenient pull-out top. Matics Bar, also by Porada, stands out for its sophisticated taste and contemporary functionality: crystal doors, mirrored interior sides, drawers upholstered in leather with a woven leather pull and integrated LED lighting that can be adjusted via remote control or app.
Distinguished by a strong geometric design are Cassina's Hayama home bar furniture, inspired by the tailored lines of the traditional Japanese Haori jacket, and Living Divani's Aero B, which features shutter doors that slide around the perimeter.
Similar to a totem pole, Tango by Laurameroni is available in high (165 cm) medium (130) and low (100) versions.
A set of high stools is what you need to add functionality to your living room bar. It will not be difficult to integrate them harmoniously into the design of your room, since they come in many shapes, colors, and materials: from the fully padded ones, such as the now famous series of Beetle Bar Chair by Gubi (which may be featured in your favourite club) to the more minimal, Scandi ones.
Spacious living and dining rooms with a strong personality will also accommodate a more original solution, such as the Wine Trunk by LaErre Trunks: a wine cabinet on wheels declined in two styles (classic and modern) with two slightly different heights (133 and 130 cm).
One covered in black leather, the other lacquered in bright green, both equipped with an innovative temperature-controlled cooler ideal for red, white and rosé wines.
The bar cart is also perfect for smaller square footage, or as an additional element of the home bar corner that can be moved as needed: M4R Series by Tecta is a Bauhaus icon on wheels. Elegance and functionality for an exclusive bar area with added mobility.
Duo, by Poltrona Frau, features multiple fine finishes: the structure is in solid ash wood, the upper top in glass, and the lower top can be marble, back-painted glass or multilayer veneered ash.
With a more vintage look, Trink by Kann Design combines wood with black steel, with references to turn-of-the-century aesthetics.
Sometimes, however, it only takes one piece to set-up a home bar: like House of Finn Juhl's legendary Whisky Chair, delivered with a blown-glass tumbler. A manifesto of Danish 1950s design.
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