What are Home Bars?

In an age of domestic entertainment, home bars provide a focal point for parties. They combine seating with a place to serve alcoholic refreshments and hors d'oeuvres with fashionable visual flair. Many people are installing home bars as an alternative to kitchen breakfast bars, formal dining rooms, or even built-in buffets to influence how their guests interact. Home bars vary from a simple rolling cart that holds a few cocktail glasses and an ice bucket to a sophisticated corner bar with wine refrigerator and keg tap. Home bars can be installed in many locations of your house; they can be included in a converted basement recreational room, to an outdoor covered patio, to a front parlor. The most basic home bar is just a counter on which you can mix a few drinks during a party. But the most complicated construction can ensure you can serve any drink: a blended margarita, vodka martini, Merlot, or an on-tap beer. This means having easy access to water, ice, glasses, stirrers, alcohol, ...  more