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You’ve spent the time, money, and effort to build a home bar. But none of your friends, family or guests barely acknowledge it.
While it could be down to the type of alcohol you have stocked or the overall size, the signs that your home bar probably doesn’t cut the mustard is because it’s boring. It’s time to shake things up and make it stand out!
Thankfully, there are a few tips that can help make your home bar stand out, with an array of budget-friendly options too.
Whether you’re trying to spruce up your existing home bar or looking to create the next hotspot for your social circle, then these hints and tips are for you.
The location matters
The first thing to consider when making your bar stand out is the location. Is it in a room that no one goes in? Or is it in the way and is awkward to use?
Creating the perfect home bar starts with the location. Whether the bar will sit in your kitchen, living room, man cave or any other room, you must factor in the space available to decide on the overall size too.
The bar must be in a location where your guests can gather, as it should be considered a feature. You need to make sure that you can also access the bar without it impeding the rest of the room. Decide where you want the bar to be and how you want it orientated within the room.
Combine with nature
To help make something stand out, you can always add a plant that will help provide a burst of colour.
Adding a plant, whether it’s a potted plant on the bar counter, the back wall or on the floor, a burst of green will help bring a sense of nature and freshness. Draping ivy along the back wall or running down the bar itself can also add a sense of story to it – the bar blending and being reclaimed by nature.
Depending on the style you have for your home bar, you can also look into adding some antlers or an animal skull, to create a desert-themed bar area. Utilising more neutral colours for the bar will help it stand out more if the room the bar is set in has more visceral and vibrant colours to contrast it.
Add a unique feature
Add something that can be a good talking point or conversation starter that is unique, different, and not usually seen inside a home, let alone at a bar.
An exciting and bright neon home bar sign might do the trick but if you’re looking for something more original, then it might be time to repurpose something old into something new.
Grab an old wine or whiskey barrel and turn it into a feature, whether you saw it up for decorative purposes or use it as the bar itself. Some breweries and distilleries sell them after they are through with a batch, and you can pick them up usually at a cheap price.
You can repurpose something else entirely and turn it into the bar too for a more adventurous theme. If you have an old pick-up truck or bookshelf, a mechanic’s workbench or even an old piano, customise and personalise your bar to suit you and to help it stand out.
Repurposing a previous item may result in the entire project being cheaper if it’s something that you already own too.
Lighting the bar
Lighting plays a large role in emphasising striking elements or focal points while also creating ambience or setting the mood.
When it comes to making your home bar stand out, look into adding lighting to help. Using low level LED lights along the bar edge or colour changing lights to illuminate your spirit collection on the back wall can draw attention to certain focal points.
Combining a unique feature with lighting could include repurposing old bourbon glass bottles and turning them into light shades. The glimmer from the bottles hanging above the bar itself will not only provide light but will also add a unique flair.
But if you’re looking to draw attention to a custom bar sign, the bar counter itself or something else entirely, using a spotlight or bright lights can help highlight these unique features too.
Home bar signs
A home bar isn’t complete without a custom bar sign. Whether you’re looking for a neon sign or something more traditional, a pub sign hanging above the bar is a great way to bring validity while also adding a personalised creative flair to the bar.
If you’re looking for something more unique to you and your home, Two Fat Blokes Bar Sign Emporium provides a personalised take on the traditional pub signs for you to customise and enjoy. Immortalise your four-legged furry friend by naming your home bar after them, with the personalised doghouse bar signs.
A hanging bar sign or mounted bar sign creates a personal environment for you to enjoy the area and helps sets the tone too. A neon bar sign not only adds additional lighting but can also be a way to show others what drink you may have on tap too.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for your home bar to stand out, it may take more than one tweak to do so. Adding a custom bar sign or some plants or even a unique feature can go a long way to changing the tone and spicing up the bar.
Shed some light onto the bar counter or on a specific talking point you want guests to notice and soon enough your home bar will be the talk of the neighbourhood!
