Every home should have: Home Bars

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pGvHDhoXPSHUoo7qZpdS0tto-p4wKTS9QwKw5RGdQkhg047iHF0ulpnIru-HdhTBaNkXs1L7Iq6lDgMN4ysoQOGguH91HSRZBe3fsiNJ_0Z6VGcfZqnlPtAhcC8ymYM7i-UqHGj7CfVu/s1600/cb70bb82f45007ecbecd51b6e8cc4297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pGvHDhoXPSHUoo7qZpdS0tto-p4wKTS9QwKw5RGdQkhg047iHF0ulpnIru-HdhTBaNkXs1L7Iq6lDgMN4ysoQOGguH91HSRZBe3fsiNJ_0Z6VGcfZqnlPtAhcC8ymYM7i-UqHGj7CfVu/s1600/cb70bb82f45007ecbecd51b6e8cc4297.jpg" width="498" /></a></div>I know what you're thinking: that the party season is over therefore this post about beautiful home bars is now useless and unnecessary.  I have to respectfully disagree: now is when many people with unreasonably-set resolutions will need a bar in their homes.  I'm referring to those that soon after the second month start conceiving the idea that it may be impossible to lose 20 pounds in three months.  There are different types of home bars.  The bar cart is still in its heydays, mostly in small cities where space is scarce and it's important to be able to move things around whenever possible.  Cabinet bars is my favorite option, they provide the choice of encasing everything when not being used.  For grown-ups a.k.a., really serious entertainers and hosts there is the option of wet bars with sinks and everything.          <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyD_vivLkW6jc_Q68TFyqfHzNXLyAkgd2uoSegAK5YASrKo5u-IgcBdSnAh_TTLguDKJLke54sIdcbXTNQm9FSJWT74BFdhNigvmsDCgHr2KO7_9-VNuB6DGN_WLwxscTyIqs1iy9ihx6f/s1600/The+Tropical+Bar+Tray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyD_vivLkW6jc_Q68TFyqfHzNXLyAkgd2uoSegAK5YASrKo5u-IgcBdSnAh_TTLguDKJLke54sIdcbXTNQm9FSJWT74BFdhNigvmsDCgHr2KO7_9-VNuB6DGN_WLwxscTyIqs1iy9ihx6f/s1600/The+Tropical+Bar+Tray.jpg" width="497" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">House Beautiful<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbaEV8qnXmjxTLnHpznCgJBNiYmEVFxiKLmt3Uxtmg5K0piCPm7qoeYahOWEgi3pik7AdNeKLcpTXK2vNa70Wxn1_q71WbpPlOX9AUSD9pPco4uFjLid9G4J2lwMThNZJDCIuRf5FE-Kn/s1600/a4685a6220f89a1040b3b30148b5fcaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbaEV8qnXmjxTLnHpznCgJBNiYmEVFxiKLmt3Uxtmg5K0piCPm7qoeYahOWEgi3pik7AdNeKLcpTXK2vNa70Wxn1_q71WbpPlOX9AUSD9pPco4uFjLid9G4J2lwMThNZJDCIuRf5FE-Kn/s1600/a4685a6220f89a1040b3b30148b5fcaf.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03XU-kV-D4_K-AFIWFnGk60ilB46FUDyz2jrfgWdsiGTUmEyFTZkq_nF1yEbQ6b2hzf4AT8nFdz2_2mJ0XGciauBK5vW-_gbr3Lbtm584n_hdTXzPohybgGV1A0Uxm5euTQAufUu7R1Ft/s1600/House-Beautiful-outdoor-bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03XU-kV-D4_K-AFIWFnGk60ilB46FUDyz2jrfgWdsiGTUmEyFTZkq_nF1yEbQ6b2hzf4AT8nFdz2_2mJ0XGciauBK5vW-_gbr3Lbtm584n_hdTXzPohybgGV1A0Uxm5euTQAufUu7R1Ft/s1600/House-Beautiful-outdoor-bar.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">I will do whatever it takes to end up with a outdoor space like this one at the end of my life.  via House Beautiful</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1qE8Pxkc4VX7bnq0DTCbyYPGjmM7sdoaOYdmH0VGiILVUPR1_OdkHVRdTJi_hAHOZTwsDDbVjcCdvzxANKo7N7PTamqNef69WXCAHKWN3XjZt9N_chHuI1iyazhZ7Wbl-aCQVbhUM50y/s1600/bar3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1qE8Pxkc4VX7bnq0DTCbyYPGjmM7sdoaOYdmH0VGiILVUPR1_OdkHVRdTJi_hAHOZTwsDDbVjcCdvzxANKo7N7PTamqNef69WXCAHKWN3XjZt9N_chHuI1iyazhZ7Wbl-aCQVbhUM50y/s1600/bar3.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">No judgment!  Whatever happens behind your bathroom doors is entirely up to you. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns39nNRixpNRvxHByMFc8IG49oTa-HlJtQTWVFOVkDGfyZ1JSAF9cOSSpWhmUWANbLkPhFhWt564eUCQsRtjNxI5UxEO7vSLUaeVFniFUg1vHGWfiMjanu92E1VvqwTMLDtCNDsBHBgzU/s1600/Bar+Cart+lonny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns39nNRixpNRvxHByMFc8IG49oTa-HlJtQTWVFOVkDGfyZ1JSAF9cOSSpWhmUWANbLkPhFhWt564eUCQsRtjNxI5UxEO7vSLUaeVFniFUg1vHGWfiMjanu92E1VvqwTMLDtCNDsBHBgzU/s1600/Bar+Cart+lonny.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A pretty composition.  via Lonny</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fIXMVq6chz5fMzAYMAOhtezo5iCitZ1hyknSwmVh9mWFNzfOfqOOjxd8VATk0MvU6ejqqglG57VXPwsyGFwRst_3qda8P5xTujV47aR9MK5_DQk4v9ZqsEEx6SCR6_3k8HKbaLl6YPBl/s1600/03d451c7cd3080d26678e6277d5cefb8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fIXMVq6chz5fMzAYMAOhtezo5iCitZ1hyknSwmVh9mWFNzfOfqOOjxd8VATk0MvU6ejqqglG57VXPwsyGFwRst_3qda8P5xTujV47aR9MK5_DQk4v9ZqsEEx6SCR6_3k8HKbaLl6YPBl/s1600/03d451c7cd3080d26678e6277d5cefb8.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A very well used space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzrTO_qPOzbGiWI7vMwIwvBDzaXlM1W_6Q63iRAy-P0wRYDf_MxcRtCyxDzhq8irAO8mno1cBBUJqbptj3cRe6Mh25kUN_QG-SugqrNOOJMfDSo-7odrORYQv2Eh6Wcqdh7b2Y50X-nLr/s1600/Lushaliscious_Bar-Cart_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzrTO_qPOzbGiWI7vMwIwvBDzaXlM1W_6Q63iRAy-P0wRYDf_MxcRtCyxDzhq8irAO8mno1cBBUJqbptj3cRe6Mh25kUN_QG-SugqrNOOJMfDSo-7odrORYQv2Eh6Wcqdh7b2Y50X-nLr/s1600/Lushaliscious_Bar-Cart_4.jpg" width="496" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a manly home bar.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">xoxo </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>J</i></span></div></div>

Every home should have: Home Bars

I know what you're thinking: that the party season is over therefore this post about beautiful home bars is now useless and unnecessary...

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Uncommon bars

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #330000;">My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Henry Youngman (1906-1998)</span><br /><b> </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtF_4un2-6IRWJs77Z0kkcQdd7Alpq9SOnFVKZ8Z04LyjqUsw3u0bJs4LqvhtijmnHNWUAQfHMTofz8q4xlYMqP3ktUBBUjV_GJDXaap34VaIovgwGKSHdxyfkD-fYKxlLmq09lGKq6E/s1600/350_1_1g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481133247127131378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtF_4un2-6IRWJs77Z0kkcQdd7Alpq9SOnFVKZ8Z04LyjqUsw3u0bJs4LqvhtijmnHNWUAQfHMTofz8q4xlYMqP3ktUBBUjV_GJDXaap34VaIovgwGKSHdxyfkD-fYKxlLmq09lGKq6E/s400/350_1_1g.jpg" width="448" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mbOBlGwWEmhAj4AlDjqBHI2IIpJwutSB0iXv7o7GQxnH0puHa-G-wenZnq7roB_1MCpHpvpmmvr41yosj9oFgrue5IpiRmAl6pOFXrF6_-GWQmlAZOhkccce7gXzjqQANG9QMEzUakg/s1600/350_1_2g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481133235302384786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mbOBlGwWEmhAj4AlDjqBHI2IIpJwutSB0iXv7o7GQxnH0puHa-G-wenZnq7roB_1MCpHpvpmmvr41yosj9oFgrue5IpiRmAl6pOFXrF6_-GWQmlAZOhkccce7gXzjqQANG9QMEzUakg/s400/350_1_2g.jpg" width="440" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEaND-LEhNvq10VlK6ZavhkeYM8Wq0Blj5uhsNK_0YMhggH5FizTrMhNBxMAkNzlxuGHf7UCMZcKlyOHRYIanlHL6k6X6t1dbXIptybnIDB7TQEB5Xd1Zrs3aSjrwEUZku0e3bZa0Yew/s1600/350_1_3g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481133232226650162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEaND-LEhNvq10VlK6ZavhkeYM8Wq0Blj5uhsNK_0YMhggH5FizTrMhNBxMAkNzlxuGHf7UCMZcKlyOHRYIanlHL6k6X6t1dbXIptybnIDB7TQEB5Xd1Zrs3aSjrwEUZku0e3bZa0Yew/s400/350_1_3g.jpg" width="448" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL4YtPtNp1itpj8mXAS4OpSTstM82-WylHZSELn6fykhlR7rw4G4N0B5sSXR8IiGye9gCp2fIaddZbjpTK-gNAqupQmnwKhgoUuiRwOV6Rq6tF66xpy284aIL0wrKGqJ1AKCfSh4-tjU/s1600/350_1_4g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481133223217113986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL4YtPtNp1itpj8mXAS4OpSTstM82-WylHZSELn6fykhlR7rw4G4N0B5sSXR8IiGye9gCp2fIaddZbjpTK-gNAqupQmnwKhgoUuiRwOV6Rq6tF66xpy284aIL0wrKGqJ1AKCfSh4-tjU/s400/350_1_4g.jpg" width="448" /></a></div></div>

Uncommon bars

My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. Henry Youngman (1906-1998)      

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Really cool bars

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">What is a party without a good drink? After the exiting first minutes of meeting friends it becomes a funeral of emotions. This past weekend we had some friends over and while setting up the house I remembered these images that have been in my files for quit a while now and thought it would be a good idea to share them with you. Which one is your favorite?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RMGgwDLWBwLWBvE4bC4WS2IHQYx0RTmJwMlYVG-b_KCP1TxlRQQ9wf6tkeK8_PclbPZcjtuRlsTaVecHKRJTMZ7-a9nT45SKvfGDfi6SYgH_FNVzPKJsJEjPYIwOBrAlag8FOJzJSmo/s1600/Amy+Lau+bar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="600" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464787133610921218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RMGgwDLWBwLWBvE4bC4WS2IHQYx0RTmJwMlYVG-b_KCP1TxlRQQ9wf6tkeK8_PclbPZcjtuRlsTaVecHKRJTMZ7-a9nT45SKvfGDfi6SYgH_FNVzPKJsJEjPYIwOBrAlag8FOJzJSmo/s400/Amy+Lau+bar.jpg" width="468" /></a> </div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXLdpYJ-H6cCotMYwqyaoPHmV-7Ra2KbrjQxtc2x4TjfOlQkGhfFPoofSTIhVhMggdc5_u20t54z1trAvoZKvhtBicL9RA1yu17o9pnQzOchRQQQW38-1mXeM2ZtPgPyH1etL8WQcTAE/s1600/bar+car+setup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="340" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464787136915174546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXLdpYJ-H6cCotMYwqyaoPHmV-7Ra2KbrjQxtc2x4TjfOlQkGhfFPoofSTIhVhMggdc5_u20t54z1trAvoZKvhtBicL9RA1yu17o9pnQzOchRQQQW38-1mXeM2ZtPgPyH1etL8WQcTAE/s400/bar+car+setup.jpg" width="460" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx7EsaJcImc-LuYx5_IrCa2AyvNCMEa_dFbhnc9PK95EGsSo2JNYZfui8e9P7w6rd9kCW6Rpevg93qLx1LeiWRSS4_p3W_DIbL5Et8Q0_Tt_IEwaugMTNj5AGyEQ_Hlfnd5Blx_D_DcA/s1600/Bar+display,+bellevivir.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="560" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464787141219584034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx7EsaJcImc-LuYx5_IrCa2AyvNCMEa_dFbhnc9PK95EGsSo2JNYZfui8e9P7w6rd9kCW6Rpevg93qLx1LeiWRSS4_p3W_DIbL5Et8Q0_Tt_IEwaugMTNj5AGyEQ_Hlfnd5Blx_D_DcA/s400/Bar+display,+bellevivir.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><a href="http://www.amylaudesign.com/">Amy Lau</a> bar, How cool is this?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJizzYm1B1i3z3IcO9kiR5DXQgHjZfyg0X_QPgkT_ejtJ34WcONiMSsyUeuTNx2awRBOqEAcBXSQfav_Nip54-0mRC9YAAsPNLyBG4HheEjJkxXGIJNdmdHcQQYdriNhGbkmKokhEETE/s1600/bar+cart,bellevivir.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464787129328866578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJizzYm1B1i3z3IcO9kiR5DXQgHjZfyg0X_QPgkT_ejtJ34WcONiMSsyUeuTNx2awRBOqEAcBXSQfav_Nip54-0mRC9YAAsPNLyBG4HheEjJkxXGIJNdmdHcQQYdriNhGbkmKokhEETE/s400/bar+cart,bellevivir.jpg" width="460" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">The rest of the images are from an old file of mine. </span></div></div></div>

Really cool bars

What is a party without a good drink? After the exiting first minutes of meeting friends it becomes a funeral of emotions. This past weeke...

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