Building a basement bar

It took six months and there was a point in the middle of dry-walling when I thought we may perish but the bar is finally done! This post is going to be long. And it will have a lot of pretty bad p…

If I can do it, anyone can. Sure, I’m a guy who works with my hands - on a computer keyboard! I write novels, I don’t build furniture, and never thought I'd attempt a big Chicago rail oak home bar. I'm writing this to show if you want it bad enough, you can build a home bar. And I documented all my steps with photos.

I built a bar in my basement - Imgur

Building a DIY Bar is easier than you think. See how a Simpson Strong-Tie designed and built a bar. We include images and plans for the finished project.

In this post I am going to show you step by step how to build your own home bar and show you the tricks the pro’s use in building bars for night clubs and restaurants. I will also show you mi…

A home bar sounds like a more difficult project than it is. Here we explain the process with the help of DIYers who did it successfully.

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I wanted to create a rustic bar, but have it be functional. And I also really liked the look of the gray IKEA kitchen cabinets.

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Finally I have begun construction on the Brand Bar. The work schedule is high if I am to meet the 30/3/07 deadline. Apart from a couple of print outs and pictures, all the plans are in my head. Foolish? maybe. But so far so good, and precision is not the goal here, but obtaining some character that will hopefully grow with time. Layout in position, Base and first uprights & In position with Uprights attached Fitting of lower bench, Lower Bench fixed & 2nd half of lower Bench fixed Some good…