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Home mini bar, like wine cellar at home, this is often not a whim, but a necessity for hospitable hosts who often have guests. It should also be equipped by true connoisseurs of high-quality alcohol, because the nearest bar does not always have really worthwhile specimens. The compactness and at the same time spaciousness of the mini-bar is its main distinguishing feature.

Why do you need a mini-bar in the house?

At the word bar, many will imagine a huge rack with high chairs and all over the wall with all kinds of alcoholic drinks. Naturally, it makes no sense to equip such a home, besides, there is not enough space. A home mini-bar for drinks is a compact furniture for storing alcohol, and it is often stylized as familiar or not very items in the house. It could be a globe, a barrel. Bars-transformers can turn into a mini-rack with a slight movement of the hand.

The models presented in stores are often comfortable low tables on wheels or shelves up to 1.5 m in height. They have special shelves for and holders for glasses.

Reasons why you should get a mini-bar:

1. It is compact, most of them can be easily moved. This allows you to put it even in, without sacrificing useful space.
2. The cost is low, even if you buy materials and assemble a suitable bar for yourself.
3. It decorates any home. Brings a touch of originality to the design.
4. Such an alcohol storage system frees up a lot of space in and out, as it is designed specifically for storing bottles, and has suitable shelves for this.
5. The presence in the design of such an attribute will give the interior functionality and certainly decorate it.
6. It symbolizes the richness of style and emphasizes the image of the owners, because ordinary vodka is not put in such bars, often it is something more refined and more expensive.

Buying a mini bar in a furniture store or a specialized shopping center is not a problem. Modern manufacturers offer a wide range of options for these interior items. But after all, it is quite possible to make them yourself from improvised materials, and then you get a truly exclusive thing that you can proudly show to relatives, friends, and acquaintances. As improvised materials for a fashionable piece of furniture, bookshelves, cabinets, tables, wine boxes and a host of other things that have become obsolete for one reason or another are quite suitable. At one time it was a pity to throw them away, and now they will serve the zealous owners.

For convenient storage of various drinks, a refrigerator can be built into the nightstand.

Mini bar from a wheel from a cart

In the countryside, you can still find a wheel from a cart today. For most villagers, it is of no value, but for a jack-of-all-trades, this is an exclusive find. With the help of a wheel, it is quite easy to make a rustic-style home minibar. Such an interior item is made in two versions: from a whole wheel or its halves. To solve any of the types of bar you will need:

• wheel or its half;
• boards or furniture board;
• screws or screws;
• thick wire;
• plugs or plugs for screws;
• furniture varnish;
• screwdriver;
• saw or hacksaw;
• medium grit sandpaper.

Tools for mounting a mini bar.

The most ordinary table of arbitrary sizes is made from boards or a furniture board, a wheel is installed inside it - that's all the main operations for assembling a mini bar. Screws or self-tapping screws are used to fasten wooden elements. Some masters prefer to use liquid nails. A saw or a hacksaw is selected depending on the thickness of the wood. Rings made of wire are attached inside the wheel. It is better to disguise the screws with which the thing was connected - then the piece of furniture will look much more attractive. Hangers for glasses are made of wire, but, if necessary, they can be purchased at the hardware store.

A mini bar made using a wheel can be made deaf on one side. Only then it is necessary to block one of its sides along the plane of the wheel with a furniture shield. Craftsmen in this case are advised to use two wheels located parallel to each other. If you do things this way, bottle holders may not be required. Two wheels next to each other will quite cope with the role of holders. In a similar way, they equip a home bar using half a wheel. It will be smaller in size, but it can be installed on a nightstand, kitchen countertop or imitation fireplace - and a new stylish thing is ready. To emphasize the beautiful natural pattern of wooden products, they are opened with varnish, not forgetting to sand the previously sawn elements. For finishing work, they use wood stain, paint on wood, whose application becomes the finishing touch.

Mini bar made of PVC pipes

A mini bar made of PVC pipes will fit very well into the interior in the style of hi-tech, loft, minimalism.

What kind of products craftsmen manage to make from PVC pipes! A do-it-yourself bar is easy to make from polymers. Such a thing is also good because it will fit into the interior in the style of hi-tech, loft, minimalism, it will come in handy exactly where classic wooden interior items will look like alien elements. A PVC mini bar can be made very quickly and does not require many tools. Its design usually does not include cup holders. And for the upcoming work you will need the following tools and materials:

• hollow PVC pipes;
• spray paint;
• acetone;
• universal spray primer;
• self-adhesive double-sided tape;
• hacksaw;
• tassel;
• sandpaper medium and fine grit.

If the mini bar is made with wheels, then it can be moved anywhere if necessary.

First of all, you need to find a place where such an unusual bar will be installed. If there is an empty niche in the house or apartment, great! When there is no niche, an empty shelf or bedside table is taken to make a mini bar.

The first measurement is the depth of the mini bar. If a thing is planned to be installed in a niche, we focus on it in calculations. Be sure to take into account the average height of the bottles that are supposed to be stored in it. With a hacksaw, cut the pipes into the required lengths. But it is easier to do otherwise, more practical, saving your own time. When buying PVC pipes in shopping centers and stores, you can ask the seller to cut the pipes into equal lengths. Such a service, as a rule, is carried out free of charge, just do not forget to first determine the total size of the pipes, the number and length of the segments. The edges of the pipes must be treated with medium and fine grit sanding paper until they become smooth. If this operation is neglected, it is likely that the mini bar will turn into a permanent source of injury.

What is acetone for? They use a brush to treat the surface of the pipes to remove oils from them, because they will prevent the paint from being applied evenly. There is one common mistake for novice craftsmen - to apply paint immediately on top of PVC pipes. It is not right. Before painting, the pipes must be coated with a primer. Moreover, there are options for pipes when paint - primer - paint - primer alternate in layers. This option is the most optimal, because then a durable and aesthetic coating for PVC pipes is created. Once the paint and primer are dry, you can proceed with the installation of pipes, which will require self-adhesive tape.

Bedside table mini bar

Making a wooden bedside table mini bar is also not difficult if you take for it:

A wagon wheel minibar is perfect for rustic-style interiors. It is made from a whole wheel and fixed with a furniture shield.

• nightstand;
• wooden boards:
• paint;
• tool for sawing boards;
• ruler;
• simple pencil.

The door at the nightstand does not have to be removed. If necessary, the mini bar can be decorated with a mirror from the inside after the manufacture of the shelves, it is glued with any glue suitable for wooden surfaces.

The algorithm of actions is the following. Mark the planks first. They are cut in the middle and opened with paint, which must be fixed with varnish. The boards are inserted into each other crosswise. If necessary, varnish the outer and inner parts of the bedside table.

Mini bar from improvised things

No less original thing will come out of a wine box. To make such a mini bar, you will need a compass to mark holes for bottles on wood. You also need a sawing tool, through which it will be possible to cut holes. For such a box, you can also attach legs from wood blocks.

For those who think that a varnished thing is banal, designers advise pasting postcards over a wine box for a minibar.

The globe mini bar is made of wood and polymer and will look great in the interior of the living room.

Approximately according to the same technology, a hanging stand for wine is also made. For some reason, it is often called a mini bar, although it is a different piece of furniture, but with similar functions. For a hanging stand, you will need several boards. They are connected to each other, sanded, opened with varnish, paint or decorated in another way. Holes are pre-cut in the boards. And now a little trick: they are attached to the wall with the help of bars, but the distance between the main part of the hanging stand and the wall parallel to it should be equal to the length of the bottle neck.

There is also a lightweight version of the hanging stand, then it will require a solid board of medium width and a few bars. With the help of them, the board is mounted perpendicular to the wall. Pre-holes are cut in it, the surface of the wood is sanded and varnished. Instead of varnish, paint can also be used, but the best option is a combination of both types of paint and varnish coatings. Such a shelf is mounted to the wall using liquid nails or self-tapping screws. A fashionable design element is the placement on the wall next to such an interior item of a still life painting, a reproduction of the famous image of feasting.

Sometimes funny inscriptions with quotes about the dangers of alcohol abuse, animal figurines and other lightweight, unbreakable accessories are placed on top of such a shelf. After carrying out such work, we can state that the home mini bar is ready!

We often love to create comfort in the house with our own hands. This applies to many things: from creating jewelry to self-assembly of furniture and electronics. And the truth is, when you do something yourself, it takes much less money, and the result will depend only on you and your efforts. As prompts much more conveniently and more effectively. So, today we will talk about how to make a mini-bar with our own hands so that it fits the interior, environment and our own mood.

A bit of history

Such a concept as a "bar" has become firmly established in everyday life and is used throughout the world thanks to America. It was there that the owners of public alcoholic establishments were the first to realize that they would not earn money if visitors sat for a long time on comfortable chairs with one mug of beer in hand. Enterprising Americans put up a so-called barrier between visitors and stands with alcoholic drinks, and instead of comfortable low stools they put up high chairs, on which it was impossible to sit for a long time, because people, having ordered a drink, quickly left and made room for new customers.

Over time, the word "barrier" has become obsolete and only the concept of "bar" has entered the everyday life of modern people. Along with the original name, the purpose has also changed. Nowadays, a bar is not so much a place where you can drink, but a certain area in the house where characteristic drinks are stored. This is a bright and at the same time practical detail of the interior, showing the well-being of the house.

Types of bars

Before you make a mini-bar with your own hands, it is worth determining what types it is:

1. A stationary bar, that is, having its own permanent place, will suit you if you constantly receive a large number of guests at home. Such a bar often occupies an entire room and includes special furniture, utensils for drinking and creating cocktails, a large number of shelves for alcohol, refrigerators and display cases.
2. A mobile bar, or otherwise a mini-bar, can be assembled if it is not possible to allocate an entire room for this purpose. Most often, a mini-bar is a cabinet with an air conditioning system that is used to store alcoholic beverages. It can be purchased at furniture stores or you can make it yourself from improvised materials. However, with a little analysis, anyone will come to the conclusion that it is better to lean towards the second option, since it is cheaper and more convenient in the sense that you can figure out how it will look and where it will be located.
3. A bar on wheels is a type of mobile bar. Such a device can be stored in some closed place and taken out only as needed. This minibar is suitable for residents of houses with limited space, but who really want to have such an invention.

Where is the minibar located?

If you still decide that you need a mobile bar, and not a stationary one, then the next question in line will be where to place it. Here you should turn on all your imagination and go in search of interesting places in the house, in which, theoretically, you can place a mini-bar. These may be:

• places under the roof;
• unused niche in the wall;
• unoccupied space under the stairs;
• balcony or loggia.

Before you study in detail how to make a mini-bar for your home with your own hands, you need to choose a place so that the future mini-bar fits perfectly and matches the interior of the entire room.

Selection of materials

The first step in any business is always planning. We must determine, firstly, what the future mini-bar will be made of and what dimensions it will be, and, secondly, what we will store in it.

You can make a mini-bar with your own hands from wood, old chests of drawers or drawers, plastic, or even from more exotic materials: PVC pipes or cartwheels. Many people use metal cans as a material for a mini-bar. But this option is more suitable for men, since such bars are usually placed in the garage - in their second home.

There are a lot of ideas for creating this interesting part of the interior. Therefore, you can borrow a few ideas by looking at the photo of mini-bars for the home in the article, and bring them to life with your own hands.

The size of such a bar can also be varied. From a small box with a capacity of up to ten bottles, to a large rack. The main thing is not to overdo it and not make a stationary bar instead of a mobile one.

Assembling a mini-bar with your own hands

This is where our designer vein comes in handy to choose what suits the interior, looks fresh and new. To make the assembly process more understandable, you need to consider it with a specific example. A do-it-yourself mini-bar can be assembled from absolutely any material, but we will focus on the barrel. Yes, from an ordinary barrel you can make a completely unusual mobile bar.

We will need: bars, a pen and all the necessary tools.

The process of assembling your own homemade minibar is simple. All you need is:

1. Lay the barrel on its side.
2. Cut a hole in one of the walls for the door.
3. Using the hinges, attach the cut out piece of wood to the base so that you get a door.
4. From wooden blocks to make shelves for bottles and glasses inside the barrel.
5. Attach the handle to the door.
6. If you wish, arrange the resulting product. You can use paint, decorative taps or stickers.
7. Build a rack on which the mini-bar will be located. It can be made from wooden or metal bars.

Anyone can make a mini-bar from a photo with their own hands, thereby decorating the backyard territory and the house.

What to fill the minibar with?

Many people, for some reason, are convinced that if they have a mini-bar with which to stir cocktails, then by all means they need to fill it with a wide variety of different alcoholic drinks. This, of course, is wrong.

It will be enough to buy only some of the main and most popular and necessary options: classic vodka, cognac, brandy and liquor. In addition, you should always keep a few liters of apple, citrus and grapefruit juice, Coca-Cola, strawberry syrup and cream. When you create cocktails, you will also need some professional tools:

• shaker - a special glass for mixing;
• strainer - a sieve for separating pulp and ice from a cocktail;
• bar spoon - long spoon;
• corkscrew.

You do not need to purchase many varieties of glasses, only three will be enough: rock, high bull and glasses.

Conclusion

Thus, we learned how to make a mini-bar with our own hands at home, arrange it for ourselves and furnish it with the necessary things for our own convenience.

Of course, the mini-bar will always be inferior in practicality to the same static bar, but in our opinion, it is not permissible to compare them. They serve different purposes, perform absolutely different functions, and even differ significantly in price.

A minibar is an interesting and practical thing that you can build with your own hands and thus bring a new detail to the interior.

A bar in the interior is a solution that is more typical for European countries. But gradually it is gaining popularity in Russia, among people interested in the culture of consuming alcoholic beverages. After all, you can just drink, but you can make a whole art out of it. Find out how to do this in more detail later in the article.

Why is it needed?

Actually, this determines the two main tasks of any bar:

• Alcohol storage. In order to have a drink with friends once, you don’t need to store anything, just buy a couple of bottles before the meeting. But to calmly and gradually consume your favorite drinks, this is not enough. Cognac for coffee, a glass of good liquor for an interesting book, a glass of whiskey after a hard day's work. It is difficult to buy drinks every time, it is much more rational to store several bottles for different occasions.
• Mixing cocktails. In order to drink an alcoholic cocktail, you can go to a club, overpay there several times and leave with a headache. Or you can set up a bar at home and turn cocktail drinking into a hobby that will not only take time, but also help you start drinking less.

In general, having a bar at home - both a large bar and a mini-bar - is a way to reduce alcohol consumption. Of course, it is not suitable for drunken alcoholics, but for people who are just starting to feel that something is not right, it may well help.

Stationary bar

Arranging a stationary bar at home means getting a bar counter, a rack for bottles and many useful devices like a shaker and special cocktail glasses. This solution is pretentious, beautiful, but suitable only for a country house or a very large apartment - otherwise it simply will not be possible to allocate space for it.

This bar includes:

• bar counter. Tall, narrow, with the obligatory lighting hanging from the ceiling and a metal pipe for hanging accessories, it looks great. It is pleasant to drink alcohol behind it - you can feel like a hero of a Hollywood movie.
• Bar chairs. Tall, always suitable for the height of a specific rack, with a footrest that allows you to sit comfortably. They can be made from different materials, but should be well combined with the rack.
• Actually, the bar. Located behind the counter, it includes open shelves of the rack, on which bottles of alcohol can be placed. Everything should be at hand, everything in sight, everything should be easy to reach. Usually used for the manufacture of wood and glass.

Such a design is the lot of aesthetes. It’s sad to just drink after her, you need to drink meaningfully, beautifully after her. The style that is usually applied is loft or classic English. More natural materials, discreet natural colors.

Under the counter, there must be special shelves with arranged accessories, and next to it is a portable refrigerator with a supply of ice.

Advice

It is best to allocate a separate room for such a bar, since it captures all the attention at once and does not combine at all with either the kitchen set or the living room set.

Separate bar room - only when space allows

Mini bar

If a stationary bar requires a lot of space, then a mini-bar will fit perfectly in an ordinary apartment. The only thing you need is a more or less up-to-date repair - otherwise the bar will break out and spoil the entire interior.

With a bar counter - standard option

Design

First of all, you need to decide on the design, and the first point depends on how obvious the presence of a bar in the room should be:

• built-in. Built-in bars can be seen in hotels and sometimes in offices. As a rule, they hide behind paintings, behind an inconspicuous piece of wallpaper, or simply seem like an ordinary locker. It is extremely easy to fit the built-in structure into the interior, just choose the right door.
• Closed. Such a bar is a cabinet that is either hung on the wall or placed on the floor. Equipped with doors behind which the contents are not visible. It can perfectly complement the interior and no one needs to know what is inside it.
• Open. Such bars are rare, because all the more or less decent alcohol requires protection from sunlight. But if you are not going to buy something expensive and will use frosted bottles, this solution will suit you.

Open option for use

Also plays a role:

• Capacity. As a rule, up to thirty liters of alcohol can fit in a regular home mini-bar. For home use, this is more than enough, and more capacious models are required by serious collectors. They cost more, take up more space, so if you plan to limit yourself to a dozen bottles, it’s worth taking the standard volume.
• Number of branches. The number can be different - from one to four or even five. Sometimes small boxes are added to them, in which you can store tools, additional little things. This is a matter of beauty rather than convenience.
• Temperature regime. Different alcohols require different temperatures. Something can be stored exclusively in a cool place, something requires relative heat. If you need standard equipment - vodka, whiskey, cognac, wine, liqueurs and something non-alcoholic - then you should take the standard average temperature regime. But if you have an extensive, expensive, capricious collection, then you should choose a mini-bar with different temperatures in different compartments - from five degrees to seventeen.

And, of course, it is important how the mini-bar will look. It could be:

• Standard built-in. This is almost invisible in the interior - not an accent, no difficulties in entering it, none of the incoming people will recognize it.
• locker. Hangs on the wall, looks like a small cabinet, usually wooden. It fits well into classic interiors, but in modern ones it will look good in the form of a rack with glass shelves, for example.
• Bedside table. It is placed on the floor, usually in appearance it resembles a standard sideboard, only small. As a rule, it is replete with compartments for small things.
• Barrel. An original design that will fit exclusively into classic interiors, which looks quite funny and may hint that the owner has a sense of humor. Especially good if you have the most wine in the bar.

• the globe. Another original design that looks like a real globe. To get alcohol, just flip the lid. It will look good in the interior of an office in a classic European style.
• TV set. Do you have an old beam TV lying around, and the repair leaves much to be desired? Make it stand out! Remove the kinescope, and insert shelves into the vacated space - the result will be an original and simple mini-bar.
• Safe. Do you want someone to know about your hobby? The mini-bar in the form of a safe will perfectly keep the secret. It can be placed in the office, or it can be built into the wall. Many models are equipped with an electric combination lock so that only and exclusively the owner can gain access.
• Table on wheels. It usually looks pretty funny, the shape is round and allows you to move the entire bar along with the contents to the desired room.
• Rack. If your bar has the most wine, then a classic rack with cells similar to honeycombs will do. In it, the bottles will be stored horizontally, which is the most correct, and it will perfectly suit the interior in the spirit of Italian classics.

Table on wheels - fun and interesting

You can make a mini-bar with your own hands, or you can buy it - the only difference is whether you want to spend time and effort on making it.

Location

The minibar can find its place in different rooms - and it will look different everywhere:

• Kitchen. The mini-bar looks good here in the form of a cabinet similar to kitchen cabinets. So it does not stand out, fits well into the interior. You can, however, go the other way and buy something original, but suitable in style. For example, a barrel in a modern Scandinavian style or a wine rack in a kind of patio.
• Living room. Guests are welcome here, and if you are going to drink with them, you can highlight the presence of a bar. To do this, you can either give it a separate corner, or simply build a locker into the headset, which, nevertheless, will stand out.
• Cabinet. If your whole life takes place in the office, then you can put a bar there. The most common design is in the form of a safe. After all, no one will be surprised that you basically have it.

Other rooms for the location of the structure do not fit too well. The hallway is a walk-through, nothing important is put in it. The bathroom is wet, and it would be strange to install a cabinet with alcohol in it. Even more so in the nursery.

You can, however, put a bar in the bedroom, choosing any design you like.

Filling

It doesn't matter for what task you started it - as soon as it is installed, the bar needs to be filled.

There are a couple of simple tips for this:

• Start with one bottle. Alcohol, which can be put in a bar, is usually expensive, elite. Not everyone can afford to buy a complete collection at once, but one bottle is enough. They usually start with something they love. It is especially easy for those who set up a bar in order to mix cocktails - a bottle of strong alcohol can be used in more than a dozen recipes.
• Don't drink all at once. If you know your habit of drinking a lot, try to break it. To do this, start one bottle first, then the second. If you want to drink, drink a little, and alcohol should be expensive - you won’t drink a drink for several thousand as often and in the same quantities as cheap analogues.
• Don't invite friends. You usually want to brag about the bar right away, but it’s better to do it later, and invite only those who are able to stop at a small portion. Drinking in the company is not earlier than you have at least a third bottle.

The standard bar consists of the following drinks:

• gin, and you need to buy it, even if you don’t like it by itself;
• vodka, by no means cheap from the nearest store, but good and expensive;
• whiskey, and in two forms - bourbon and scotch;
• rum - white and aged, two bottles are required;
• orange liqueur - used to make cocktails;
• vermouth - sweet and dry, also for cocktails, first of all;
• brandy, cognac and tequila.

From such a set you can collect a huge number of cocktails, plus there is always something to drink with it in the bar. You can complete the collection with wines, cider, beer, liqueurs other than orange - in fact, any alcohol that you like.

Advice

Get in the habit of keeping ice in the refrigerator, and not one mold, but two or three. Without it, alcohol with alcoholic cocktails is drunk infrequently.

Accessories

To prepare cocktails, the bar (even if it is mini) needs to be supplemented with the necessary accessories. There are not so many of them that you can’t do without:

• Shaker. Cocktail ingredients are poured into it, and then easily mixed. There is a classic one, which consists of three elements that can be separated, and a Boston one, which looks like two glasses stacked on top of each other.
• Mixing glass. In this, ingredients are mixed with the same density, which are easy to mix.
• bar spoon. It looks like a regular one, but has a very long handle.
• Jigger. It is also a measuring cup, with which it is easy to determine the volume.
• Strainer. Helps to strain the mixture.

Additionally, a blender with a juicer function is useful - with it you can prepare fresh juices. Everything else is essentially optional.

To make a mini bar with your own hands, you do not have to enroll in the Skillful Hands circle. It is enough to use handy tools and materials, and add a little imagination. Everything that is created by one's own hands is always an exclusive thing that will take its rightful place in a home collection or will be a great gift.

Materials and tools

It is preferable to make a home mini bar exclusively from natural and environmentally friendly materials. It is desirable that the original design was made of wood. It can be a round log of pine, oak or hornbeam. From the basic materials you will also need:

• Genuine Leather;
• velvet fabric;
• piano loops;
• decorative rivets;
• carpentry glue PVA;
• ordinary plywood;
• wooden plank 10 mm.

A detailed video on how to make an original and compact mini bar can be viewed on our website. You will not need to study any engineering drawings or make complex markup - everything is extremely simple and clear.

Have you decided to create something for your home with your own hands or want to make a truly original gift to a friend? Then the unusual idea of ​​​​making a home mini bar will come in handy.

First, split a wooden log into two identical parts with an ax. Then, using a planer, make the inside of the workpiece absolutely flat. If you don’t know how to do it yourself, you can introduce a friend to the creative process. One head is good, but two, as they say, is better.

It is advisable to plan the width of the workpiece for the bottle and add a few centimeters on each side “in reserve”. The edges must be processed with a planer and fit clearly at 90 degrees. After that, cut the workpiece in half lengthwise. This can be done with a hacksaw or an electric jigsaw. All irregularities must be carefully walked with a planer. The next step is marking for piano loops. Making a mini bar with your own hands is not at all difficult if you follow the instructions presented in the video.