How to make a mini bar out of wood. How to make a home bar: location options and interesting ideas (60 photos). Minibar for home: why you need it

We often love to create comfort in the house with our own hands. This applies to many things: from creating jewelry to self assembly 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 in use modern people included only the concept of "bar". 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:

Stationary bar, that is, having its own permanent place, suitable for 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.
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.
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 wagon wheels. 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 on specific example. A do-it-yourself mini-bar can be assembled from absolutely any material, but we will focus on the barrel. Yes, from 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:

Lay the barrel on its side.
Cut a hole in one of the walls for the door.
Using the hinges, attach the cut out piece of wood to the base so that you get a door.
From wooden blocks to make shelves for bottles and glasses inside the barrel.
Attach the handle to the door.
If you wish, arrange the resulting product. You can use paint, decorative taps or stickers.
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 mix 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.

Our version of the mini bar is quite simple to manufacture, compact and roomy. It holds a lot of alcoholic drinks, and there is also a place for glasses and even glasses with shot glasses. To do DIY mini bar you will need the following materials:

MDF;
screws;
glue;
dye;
putty.

Tools:

saw;
jigsaw;
screwdriver;
drills (30 mm, 22 mm);
clamps;
sandpaper.

Step 1: Planning

This is the most important part of the whole project. The first step is to decide what we want to place and store in the bar:

wine bottles (~ 8 pieces);
bottles with low alcohol drinks;
corkscrew;
wine corks;
cutting board;
wine glasses;
cocktail glasses;
glasses.

With such a list of requirements, they began to think over the dimensions of the mini-bar. The width was set at 607mm (inside) and the depth was determined by the length of the bottle of wine that would fit horizontally inside the bar.

For this project I bought a 9mm MDF sheet - 2440 x 1220mm. Here is an approximate plan for cutting this material:

top: 340 x 607 mm;
bottom: 340 x 607 mm;
2 sides: 460 x 340;
2 doors in front: 440 x 303;
back: 440 x 607;
2 vertical partitions: 440 x 320 mm;
2 internal horizontal partitions: 607*320mm.

In addition, it took quite a lot of wood scraps to make a wine rack.

Step 2: Create a Wine Rack

To build a wine rack for 8 bottles of download, you need to cut 16 - 300 mm strips of spruce, they were about 20 mm thick.

The next step was sanding and cutting at a 45 degree angle at the ends (solely for aesthetics). 4 strips to attach to one of the side pieces (460 x 340 mm) were spaced vertically at 110 mm intervals. The first strip was attached to the bottom of a 9 mm sheet. Likewise, the 4 others should be attached to one of the inner parts of the rack, however this time the first strip should be placed on the bottom. The remaining 8 need to be screwed back to back on another piece. To do this, I used two strips 50 mm wide, 9 mm thick, they were 440 mm high.

Step 3: Wine glass slides

Given the limited interior space, the desire was to make the glass holder as narrow as possible while still being able to hold 2 glasses side by side. In order to find the optimal placement, glasses were bought and empirically managed to figure out how to fit them into our minibar.

After that, I cut 607 * 320 mm strips and drilled a 10 mm hole, cut out slots for the rack. At the end of the process, it turned out that the slots need to be made a little larger, so it is better not to reduce the width of the slot.

Step 4: Assembling the Case

Now we take our wine racks and coasters and all the materials cut earlier and complete the whole structure. Considering the thickness of the internal partitions at this stage, it was also decided to add slots in the sides of the bar for handles. To do this, I found a suitable spot (where the wine racks are) and drilled two 30mm holes 55mm higher from the bottom of the structure, using a jigsaw to cut out the desired holes. When all the holes are prepared and cut out, it remains only to connect all the details of the bar together.

Step 5. Making a Drawer

You can build a box from 5 pieces of MDF, cut to the right size. In our case, the width is 215 mm and the depth is 40 mm. In the middle we make a small cut with an electric jigsaw, it will serve as a handle for opening.

Step 6. We continue the assembly

To finally assemble the bar, we use glue and screws. Attach the top and bottom boards to the side pieces. Form the center section (horizontal shelves, wine glass holder and vertical dividers). This was done by placing the bottom board 340mm above the bottom, the top shelf ~50mm below the top giving about 30mm for the cutting board and the cup holders about 20mm below the top of the bar. Paste inner part. Add the right side. Add a wine rack to the center piece. Add the left side.

To install the doors, you need to slightly reduce the height of the pre-prepared pieces under the door to fit them inside the gap and it is better to remove 2 mm in width on each to ensure comfortable opening (although this parameter will vary depending on the hinges used).

Then insert the loops (which we cut to desired length with a hacksaw) and first fasten the hinges to the doors, and then all together to the bar. After this step, the doors and the entire minibar can be painted. We used two coats of paint, and made the front of the door black as well.

Step 7. Minibar is ready

It remains only to fill these holy bins with essentials: vodka, gin, rum, Cointreau, vermouth, ameretto, etc., as well as cider and wine. The wine cabinet holds 6 bottles, there are also 4 beer glasses, 6 shot glasses and a shaker. The drawer is spacious enough to store a corkscrew, wine corks, knife and other accessories that are a must in any good bar. So now you have everything at your fingertips and in one place, you can use it to your health.

An older version of the same mini-bar. Restoration.

Anyone who has made something in the house at least once or assembled furniture can make a beautiful mini-bar with their own hands. A novice carpenter should not take complex designs - you can create a unique area for storing alcoholic beverages by just connecting several boards. In today's publication, the editors of Homius will talk about simple ways creating a home bar.

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Mini-bar "Globe" - non-trivial and interesting solution for storing and serving alcohol at home. The diameter of the ball can reach 50 cm. You can choose the size that suits you. The easiest way to make such a storage system in the shape of a globe is to use a ready-made ball and varnish it.

Wooden mini-bar consists of a ball, legs and a small chest of drawers. You can search for a beautiful globe in brown shades at flea markets on the Internet. It is extremely difficult to make a globe bar with your own hands from scratch, for this you need to have not only special equipment, but also the appropriate skills.

Tools that will be required to create the product:

old globe;
three balusters;
plywood;
paint - brown, gold or silver;
fasteners;

To get balusters, you can disassemble the old or chairs.

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Minibar for home: why you need it

Almost every man dreams of putting a bar in his apartment. This item decorates, gives the living room unusual view. It doesn't matter what material is used. The old globe is painted with varnish, and the new one can be artificially aged or even simply left in its original form. The bar cabinet for the home is used as a storage for elite alcoholic beverages.

Bar functions:

a highlight in the interior is a hidden piece of furniture in which you can safely store alcoholic beverages;
storage wine bottles;
cooling drinks with the correct arrangement of the cabinet;
storage of glasses and glasses.

To make the house look more solid, you can put a cabinet for storing wine drinks in the living room. At the same time, it is not necessary to buy an expensive thing in a designer shop, you can make it yourself. The cabinet may have different forms: globes, canisters, shelves with recesses for glasses.

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How to make a mini-bar with your own hands: tools and materials

To make a cabinet for alcohol, you need to choose the right material. For assembly, you may need treated wood, for example, ash, oak, cherry, walnut and Karelian birch. A friend or boss will be delighted with such a gift, since a cabinet made of natural material is durable and stylish design. You can even make a bar in the living room from old boards if you walk on them with sandpaper and varnish.

To do home bar with your own hands, you need to prepare the following tools:

varnish for covering boards;
metal corners;
solid wood boards with a thickness of at least 20 mm;
plywood sheets;
wooden block 30 × 30 mm²;
fastener parts.

When choosing wood, you need to give preference to those bars on which there are no chips and notches.

How to make a homemade minibar in a suitcase

The easiest way to choose a home drink bar is to look at the furniture options shown in the photo. To store alcohol in a beautiful cabinet, it is not necessary to buy it, you can do it yourself, following the instructions.

Illustration	Action Description
	We take a log and saw it into equal parts, or use ready-made boards
	We divide the workpiece in half, grind the central part
	We remove the bark with a construction spatula
	We measure the size of the bottle so that it freely enters the future suitcase
	We draw a straight line in the center of the workpiece and cut the tree into two parts.
	We attach the holder to the two prepared bars. To do this, we scrape holes with dimensions along the sidewalls and fix them with screws.
	We check whether the workpiece closes tightly. Set it aside and process the remaining pieces of wood that will be used to create the lid and sides of the suitcase
	We assemble two blanks - the upper and lower parts of the structure
	We glue the bottom of both blanks with velvet. Coating the lids with lacquer
	We take leather straps and fasten them in the box so that the bottle can fit
	We also fix the straps for three glasses
	We transfer the image to a board or thick cardboard, glue it to the base - one of the sides of the suitcase. Assembling the whole structure
	Finished with leather strips
	Additionally, we make loops on both sides of the suitcase in order to close it.

To make the assembly go smoothly, you need to try. Some errors can be corrected during the manufacturing process of the product.

Related article:

: purpose and types, how to make it in a loft style, a structure made of wood, stone, drywall, a folding bar counter, step by step instructions manufacturing various kinds bar counters, photo examples of bar counters.

Home mini-bar from a canister

Before you make a bar out of a canister, you need to find a suitable blank. The most difficult task in the manufacture - sawing the canister. To do this, use a circular saw. Then the product is processed so that the cuts are not sharp.

You can make a mini-bar from a canister with your own hands if you have the following tools and materials:

large canister, at least 20 liters;
screws for wood;
rubber compressor;
rivets, hinges and heck;
one thin plywood;
glue for processing windshields;
paint in a can;
colorless primer for processing the structure;
incisors;
a circular saw;
bits and drills.

A canister minibar is not the easiest option, so it’s worth starting to create a product only after a little training, or if you have experience in cutting metal.

Desktop minibar

To make a bar cabinet for the living room, you need to follow a simple instruction, after selecting quality material. To make bottle storage convenient, it is recommended to make a small, mobile design.

Illustration	Action Description
	Saw the board into 8 equal pieces
	We process the surface. The board should be smooth, without burrs
	We make markings for cutting holes. Every 10 cm intersect with a cut of 1.5 cm. The width of the cut must match the width of the board itself
	We cut holes and proceed to the assembly of the structure
	We collect a desktop box for storing bottles gradually. After the structure is assembled, the boards are varnished

This storage shelf option fits perfectly into any interior from classic to loft.

A bar in the interior is a solution more typical for European countries But gradually it is gaining popularity in Russia, among people interested in the culture of drinking 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 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 exclusively for country house or very big apartment- otherwise, it simply will not be possible to allocate space for it.

This bar includes:

bar counter. Tall, narrow, with obligatory lighting hanging from the ceiling and metal pipe for hanging accessories, she 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 performed from different materials, but should match well 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, since all more or less decent alcohol requires protection from sun rays. 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. Fits well into classic interiors, but in modern ones it will look good in the form of a rack with glass, for example, shelves.
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.

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. 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. It will store bottles 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 everywhere will look different:

Kitchen. A minibar looks good here in the form of a locker-like locker kitchen set. 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 him 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. Buy complete collection not everyone can afford it right away, 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.