by Steve | Oct 13, 2019 | Theme Ideas
Fall is in the air and with that comes the start of the regular NFL football season. If you’re a season ticket holder or fortunate enough to know somebody with game day tickets, you might get a game or two in per year.
by Steve | May 4, 2017 | Project Tips, Theme Ideas
How to Create a Beautiful Decoupage Bar Top Decoupage (pronounced: dey-koo-pahzh) in relation to home bars describes an artistic technique of arranging pieces of memorabilia on your bar top and then sealing them in a layer of two-part epoxy. This creative technique...
by Steve | Sep 4, 2016 | Popular, Project Tips, Theme Ideas
How to Build a Home Bar the Proper Way: Over the years, we have shown a lot of people how to build a home bar. When you decide to build a bar, you can take your chances guessing on the right bar dimensions and waste a lot of expensive construction materials or have a...
by Steve | Sep 20, 2015 | Bar of the Month, Theme Ideas
Hockey Bar Theme: If Hockey is your sport, then these Hockey bar projects will be just your style. They were built by our site members and featured here for your enjoyment. These bars use interesting decoupage techniques that we discuss in another post related to...
by Steve | Oct 4, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Summer tiki bar themes: Not surprisingly, any bar design can be decorated as a tiki bar just by adding thatch and bamboo trim. Here are some tiki variations that our members have built using a combination of our core plans and design ideas found in the Forum &...
by Steve | Sep 26, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Capture the Biker Bar Atmosphere at Home: As a lifelong motorcycle aficionado and Harley owner, I can definitely appreciate the motorcycle friendly bar atmosphere. Up here in Wisconsin, where there’s a bar every 1/4 mile the majority of bars are...
by Steve | Sep 20, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Creating a cocktail bar design: Typical home bar projects start out with a few friends and a few rounds of cocktails. A wrinkled napkin becomes the palette for a rough draft but missing a few small but essential details. On a home bar, there can be surprisingly many....
by Steve | Aug 10, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Rustic Texas Style Barn Wood Bar Variation This western style home bar theme featuring rustic re-purposed barn wood home bar was built using the EHBP-02 Basic L-shaped bar design. The L-shape home bar can be built in one weekend using basic tools and does not require... by Steve | Apr 22, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Spring Bar Theme: Once you’ve endured three months of cabin fever, you’re ready to drop the tools and get outside on the first sunny day. Warmer weather, longer days and bright sunshine might keep you out of the shop, but your design can reflect those...
by Steve | Apr 22, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Winter Bar Theme Projects Winter is time for warmth and holiday entertaining! A home bar is the best place to be for the holidays and with nothing but cold & snow outside, there’s no better time to build your project. Here is a sample of “winter bar...
by Steve | Apr 22, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Steampunk home bar themes are a relatively new trend in decor defined by merging classical design elements with industrial decor elements and materials. Check out Belgian site member Carl N’s cool Steampunk bar project and videos.
by Steve | Apr 21, 2014 | Theme Ideas
Home Bar Styles One of the first considerations in starting your bar project is to either work around a specific bar theme or stick with a classic home bar. This page can point you to sections of this site that may offer some bar style starter ideas. Seasonal Bar...
by Steve | Nov 5, 2013 | Theme Ideas
Gothic Bar Back Design Breakdown: Bar Back Design is not as complicated as it might first appear. Break any cabinet structure down to it’s component, primitive shapes, then face trim and add applique’s, corbels and a rich finish. The Gothic style bar back... by sam2014 | Feb 1, 2013 | Theme Ideas
Dig The Greenhouse Bar – Nashville Not sure how I got here, but now that I’m here, check this place out, a greenhouse made into a bar! 360 degree panoramic view. This gives me a great idea for an outdoor bar project for my harbor freight greenhouse! Time...