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Harley Bars

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 "motorcycle friendly"...

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Wine Lovers Pub

Wine Rack and Beer Keg Tapper Here's a photo sent in by a site member some time ago. If the owner of this excellent bar pub would like to step forward, please feel free to post a comment below. I would love to get some more detail photos on the wine rack, as would...

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Cocktail Bar Plans

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....

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A Bar of One’s Own

What’s better than sitting at home in isolation under “self quarantine”? We have the solution, a Quarantini! The Quarantini is a fun martini recipe with an added boost of vitamins to supplement your immune system in this global time of crisis.

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The Dungeon Pirate Bar

The Dungeon: Pirate Theme Bar construction and creative mods by Mark. M. This awesome Pirate themed bar covers an entire basement!Built by site member Mark M. this masterpiece is ready to quench the thirst of any wench or Buccaneer. Mark's cool nautical theme...

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Golden Ratio in Bar Design

Introducing The Golden Ratio In mathematics, two quantities are said to be in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. The figure on the left illustrates this geometric relationship. This holds true in...

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Basement Bar Plans and Designs

Building a Bar in Your Basement For the majority of our members, the best-unused space in their home is the basement. In most cases, renovating basement space is relatively easy, especially new construction. However, older basements can pose a challenge. The first...

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Hamms Scenorama Beer Sign

View the Classic Hamms Scenorama Beer Sign: My childhood is filled with memories of sitting in a bar up on the chain of lakes near Eagle River Wisconsin. Sure! they let kids sit in the bar and drink frozen cans of soda while Ma & Pa had a few cocktails. One thing...

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Rustic Style Home Bars

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...

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Home Bar Construction 101

Home Bar Construction Overview: Other than coming up with a solid, workable design , it's not difficult to build a home bar. We can help save time and scrap by providing a working set of plans to get you started in the right direction. There is no better feeling than...

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Finding a Kegerator

Finding a Home Bar Kegerator If you like beer, then you'll love having your beer on tap, fresh and cold, any time you like! Keg Beer prices have risen in the past 10 years...gone are the days of the $40 half barrel (late 70's) and today a half barrel will run about...

Spring Bar Theme

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 qualities year...

Easy Home Bar Plans