Best bars & wine cabinets according to redditors

You are in luck, good sir!

I got the blueprints from here... It's like 20 bucks and you get all different types of bar layouts if you want. They provide a cutting list and instructions if you are a newbie like myself. I modified their plan to different lengths and also the finishing stuff. I spent probably somewhere between 400-500 bucks. (Granite was $5 a piece and oak is a little more expensive)...If you follow their plan step by step you will spend probably $800-$900 because they want you to use this and that shit ain't cheap.

I have the blueprints and cutting list in pdf and I can forward them to you if you PM your email

I agree. Here's what I did with the blank corner in my room The fake plant was $40 from Ikea, the telescope was from Amazon and on a clear night you can see the rings of Saturn. Sort of ties the outside with the inside.

Edit* I guess to go further, the painting is entitled "Building" by Joe Lloyd in Los Angeles and the globe is from Amazon as well, but more notably recognized from the Mike Myers scene in Inglorious Basterds

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002CJXVYO/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453933589&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=globe+decanter+holder

Definitely a booze globe

https://www.amazon.com/Brassex-Cabinet-Smoked-Glass-Espresso/dp/B07N39FS27

You can put them on the top of a round cocktail table kinda like this but customized with a recessed portion for the caps and a piece of glass that will fit snugly over top.

so classy http://www.amazon.com/Sixteenth-Century-Italian-Replica-World-Globe/dp/B002CJXVYO

looks similar to this

I've read some of these books before I bought them, some I already finished and the rest are on my list to read. My problem is that I read 10 books at once. I'll read a couple of chapters and/or half a book and then switch it up. My mind is strange like that. I don't why I do it but it just works.

I'm collecting books to have in my library one day. Wishful thinking, I know! My bookshelf is packed and the remaining books are now collecting on my desk and comic book short boxes.

There is this image I've always had of myself in a room like this or that. Some guys want the big bar (I would love to have this mini bar and whiskey set), big screen tv, and football memorabilia. I rather have the silence, in solitude, next to a fire, book in hand.

Remember, it's not hoarding if it's books. ;)

Anyone who has spoken to me on tinychat will tell you that I need a lamp for my poorly lit apartment.

And this is what I always recommend for these new home threads.

STOCK MY HOUSE so they stop making fun of my cave :(

I don't see any problem with a round table (especially a drop-leaf), but if you want something narrow so that you can pass between the table and the couch, you might want to look for a rectangle shaped table. Are you looking for something lower or higher?

You could go for a simple drop-leaf or mid-century (one, two) bistro table or something more modern, like a pub table (one, two, three). Either way, I'd encourage you to mix & match chairs to suit your style and comfort level, since sometimes dining sets can look a bit dated or cheap.

Another tip for your plant fantasies I've suggested to others before - add a shelf or two across the window for some extra storage/light. Maybe hang some around the window as well.

For those who want to swipe my ideas:

The most expensive practical item on my wishlist.

Something ridiculously awesome and ludicrously expensive for my living room.

Something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Brand-Furniture-Sideboard-Cabinet/dp/B01CPLX97W

[Link to Super Saving] (http://www.amazon.com/Cabinet-Expanding-Entertainment-Server-Finish/dp/B00OAO14IO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_196_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=519ecEUDjWL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=08TVGYP3QCPP3YZGZANH)

There is also this one, another Italian old world replica in smaller size for $84.99 with free shipping

Super buy 17" Wood Globe Wine Bar Stand 16th Century Italian Rack Liquor Bottle Shelf https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MWN1GQK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KQRAxb5QTA7V9

These rocks are pretty cool. 😂

Oh awesome idea! So, the globe opens to house said whiskey?

edit: Like this?

https://www.amazon.com/South-Shore-Cabinet-Bottle-Storage/dp/B0136PVGO4/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?keywords=whiskey+cabinet&qid=1559095879&s=gateway&sprefix=whiskey+cabi&sr=8-15

Check this out

Does it have to cover the entire cost of the purchase? :P

Hm...probably a bar server. Eh?

Shackles like this? https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Hand-Shackles-Metal-Spreader/dp/B07JX92LDQ

I have a tiny kitchen too and these items have helped immensely:

Whitmor Supreme Kitchen Bakers Rack, Wood & Chrome

[Winsome Wood Table Drop Leaf Square Stool, Natural] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NPTWHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ir6czbHBH4PPZ)

Since you mentioned a small place, instead of a large table, maybe try a pub top table? One like this or like this?
I have one in my tiny place, and it's been great.

Step 1:

Obtain area rug. Try and get something that will either compliment the couch or something that really pops.

Step 2: Wall Art. Cheap prints can be found online on Etsy, Redbubble, or your local Antique shop.

Step 3: Plants! Go to your closes walmart or nursery and pick up some cheap potted plants. Water em'....but not to much.

For the furniture, you are looking for something mid-century modern type, so AllModern, HayNeedle, Structube, and Ikea will be your friends.
As for pub tables, are you thinking of something like like this?

Coaster Gloss White Contemporary Bar Unit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008Y2YNX6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_NgXFzbJ1P9F8C I go this a few years ago, and I love it. Might be a bit wide for your needs, though. This is what it looks like with bottles on it.

Assembled under the influence while surfing Amazon. I couldn't tell you a total price. The idea was to have an easily concealable dab station. It's just a standard globe drink cart. The Kube inside the cart provides the lights. The Octopi glass sits on a skeleton hand jewelry statue. Various other trinkets were added from Amazon. Museum putty holds it all together. The blue lights and sound effects that come from under the drink cart are generated by another $20 dollar device off Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ROXD8S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Kube shown at the beginning of this thread is another concealable application. It's pictured inside a living room coffee table whose lid lifts to reveal the dab station. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WMFL55/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks for the contest!

1. This globe is the only drinking related thing I have.
   
2. Grape
   
3. I'm going on vacation soon! That made me happy!

We were thinking of a kitchen island/cart! My idea was to get one and put two little stools on it, and was admiring something like this. A loveseat was my other plan, too, but I was afraid that two stools + a loveseat + two desk chairs would be crazy for the space.

When you mean placing the desks, do you mean next to the windows? I was thinking ab out moving my desk to the same position as my boyfriend's desk, so they "mirror" each other, but I'm not sure if that really opens up any space for us.

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I would so totally recommend something like [this:] (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20104718/)
or on amazon, this!

What about this?
Winsome 39330 Suzanne Kitchen, Square, Teak https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00597KAT0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YZ0uDbB3NP98K

This is the one I have. I've been happy with it, it seems to be pretty high quality(it weighs like 150lbs!) The only warning I have about it is that the pictures are a bit misleading. They must have some sort of tiny display bottles, because a regular fifth of liquor just barely fits in the bottom shelves, and some bottles are too tall for the shelves.

just buy a new one - the picture you posted is an $80 cabinet on amazon
& I kinda doubt he had it for decades buddy...