Home Bar Blog

We have a winner of the first official Home Bar Photo Contest.
The honors and $50 go to Robert W. of Crete, Ill.

April 2008 Winner: Northwoods Bar Theme
Field stone bar front application.

His unique Northoods Theme and use of field stone edged him out
over TONS of other great project entries. It was a close race between
his bar and at least two dozen other excellent projects.

Bob’s craftsmanship and creativity along with excellent overall
appearance of the fiinished project stood out as one of the best.
Photo composition also earned Robert the prize by capturing the entire
bar scene floor to ceiling and left to right and from four different angles.   

Bob tells us, “The bar is the focal point of our walk out basement, in a country setting but within 60 minutes of downtown Chicago. First time ever woodworkin project attempted.   In remodeling the entire basement ( again first time ), our motto was ‘everything twice’ and we were ok with that as long as we were learning and having fun ( and not making to many costly mistakes ). The L-Shaped bar plan was the starting point and then improvised. 
Enjoyed the project and enjoying the results even more.”
Bob also added “I defintely amazed (at learning of winning), especially if you could have seen our struggles at the onset. Everyone involved in this creation appreciates your support!”
Thanks, Bob W.

Thank YOU Bob & Congratulations!

Bar of the Month - December 2007
Move over men, this beautifully completed bar project was constructed by one of our women members.
Peggy S. of Beachwood, OH built this bar by combining the Bar Back project EBBP-06 with the L-shaped Monster Wet Bar Project EHBP-04 topping it off with an overhead lighting unit, which you can find design ideas for in the gallery area. Great Job Peggy & Happy New Year to All!
Hint: click the photo for a larger view.

Bar of the Month - November 2007
This great looking bar built by one of our members includes a slight modification of the Kegger Bar design along with the upper portion of the Bar Back design.  Swivel bar stools complete the project.

A custom corner cove houses an LCD TV for viewing your favorite movies and sporting events. Being Packer Fans, we particularly like the green and gold paint job, although a closer examination of the decor indicates a Ravens fan, but regardless, another excellent constrcution job!

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Bar of the Month - October 2007
The Mahogany Club, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ
Built by a local police officer and Barplan.com member as a place to meet with friends and relax. The bar has evolved considerably with tha addition of many cool nick nacks, photos and most notably the chandelier. A perfect example of what your home bar can become once you get started building. find out more…
Your local law enforcement reminds you to drink responsibly - don’t drink & drive, build a home bar and entertain in the safety of your own home.

This photo was sent in recently by Dave, a barplan.com member who explained “35 years ago, I got a D in shop class”, he said since that time he has attempted no other wood working projects, but with the help of the Easy Home Bar Plans website and a few friends, he built this great looking home bar complete with lighted bar back.  The project used all pine, because as Dave says, “I was too chicken to use expensive materials”, regardless the project turned out great. The arm rest was made using Black Walnut, but other options could be the use of Pre-fabricated Traditional Bar Moulding that can easily make it look like a professional job. 

Traditional Bar Moldings Traditional arm rest moldings in 4′, 6′ or 8′ lengths… Traditional Bar Moldings

The Easy Home Bar Plans site can help any woodworker, professional, novice or downright shop class dummy (sorry Dave) build a great looking home bar project. Click here for a few dozen examples of projects that our members have completed & Have Fun! 

Here’s you chance to show off the best photos of your completed home bar. We’ve received literally thousands of great pictures (all of which can be view from withing the membership site) so now we’ll review one a month outlining specific design features and ideas that have grow out of our community builders brain trust. If’ you have completed your bar construction phase and the decor phase and your bar has a few good miles on it, send your photos to barphotos@ barplan.com (be sure to remove the space after the @ symbol, added to deter spammers).