Do you live, breathe, and love beer? For many homeowners, there’s nothing nicer than relaxing after a long day with a craft beer and a nice steak.
If so, you should think about building a beer room in your home—essentially, a home bar, with a focus on beer. Or, if you brew your own beer, this can be a useful workspace for you to work on your craft.
What should your home bar include? And how can you get started?
To take your love of beer to the next level, keep reading to find ten amazing ideas for creating and building a beer bar within your home.
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Sketch Out Your Design First
Before starting any DIY projects, you first want to plan out your home bar design on paper or online. It will be much easier to build and create your dream bar once you know exactly how much space you have and have measured everything out.
You can find plenty of inspiration online or in magazines, so work out the key features you want to include and then create a blueprint of your plan.
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Browse Thrift Shops for Vintage Signs
When it comes to beer, a vintage, retro look always goes well when designing a bar. If you want to give your beer bar personality, add old vintage signs as part of the decor.
Keep an eye out in thrift shops to find vintage advertising signs or posters that you can use on the walls of your home bar. Look for classic American beer brands like Schlitz, Lone Star, and Yuengling, or modern favorites such as Miller or Bud.
Some signs can be big collector’s items, but if you can find a run-down sign that you can repair, you can find treasures for your bar.
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Install Plenty of Shelving
Whether your bar is large or small, one key design feature needs to be your shelving. You’ll use it for glassware, showcasing your favorite beer bottles, and even for memorabilia, so you’ll want plenty of storage and shelving to keep clutter off of the bar itself.
However, the good news is that installing shelving is one of the easiest DIY projects, even for beginners. Just work out what shelving looks are right for your bar and you can get the job done within an afternoon.
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Don’t Forget the Kegerator
Sure, you could drink your beer from bottles or cans, but for a true bar experience, you need a kegerator. This allows you to serve tap beer, enjoying the frothy, foamy deliciousness of beer the way it was meant to be served.
Installing a Beverage Air Kegerator makes it easy to serve beer straight off the tap, for a fraction of the price per beer, compared to what you’d pay at a pub.
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Set the Mood With Lighting
A basement or spare room is the perfect place for a beer room, but ditch the standard issue fluorescent lighting. Think of the lighting in your favorite bar—it’s likely to be dim and moody, right?
Don’t neglect lighting, as it’s one of the best ways to create a fun atmosphere for your home bar. Install lighting dimmers or mood lighting, helping your bar feel more authentic.
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You’ll Need a Bar Fridge
Even with your kegerator, you’ll still want a small bar fridge for your bottled beers or for chilling glasses. If you don’t like the look of the boring white bar fridge, you can install it behind a cabinet, so that it blends in with the bar.
Depending on your needs, a smaller-sized fridge can be more than enough, and these can be found cheaply.
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Get Creative With Design
One of the best things about building your own bar is channeling your inner creative side! Your bar is your private space to enjoy drinks with family and friends, so your only limit is your imagination.
Bright color, funky wallpaper, or mismatched furniture? Whatever look you like, you can make it work.
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Add a Few Bar Stools
Seating is key when it comes to designing your bar, as you want plenty of options for your guests to sit. While you may want some lounges or chairs, no bar would be complete without bar stools.
You can find bar stools in just about any look and style, from sleek and modern to rustic vintage leather.
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Music and Sports Can Help Create Your Own Sports Bar
If entertainment is your thing, make sure your bar has plenty of options for listening to tunes or watching the big game.
You can install a sound system fortunes, or even a smart home entertainment system like a Google Home device, letting you play music straight from Spotify or YouTube.
A wall-mounted flat-screen is the best way to ensure everyone in the bar can see the highlights of the latest NBA or football game.
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Purchase Personalized Glassware
If you want to make your own bar, don’t forget your glassware! One amazing way to customize your bar is by having mugs and pint glasses created with your name or even a family coat of arms.
That way, everyone will know where they are!
Create Your Dream Beer Room
If you love beer, you absolutely must build your own beer room! Having a custom beer bar in your home is going to bring years of relaxation and fun, so it’s a fantastic investment for any home.
To get started, look online for inspiration and start creating a plan for your bar. Then, tackle it as a DIY project or look for a local contractor who can help bring your dream to life.
Bottoms up!
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