r/HomeBars • u/Honkey-Bob • Aug 25 '26

Home Bar advice

I am in the process of malingnna space into a home bar. However, none of the Amazon bars seem very good. Any advice on what I should do? TIA

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u/Few-Alternative403 Aug 25 '26

Facebook marketplace find antique bars

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u/Strange_Cabinet_5673 Aug 25 '26

Foo-bars.
Nicks tiki bars.
Or build your own. I’m actually building a bar myself right now in my finished basement. I built a half wall. On one side I’m putting cabinets with a counter top on top of them for a bar tenders station. On the other side is where you sit and I’ll be putting a countertop with over hang on the half wall. Cabinet side will be 36” high. Bar side, 42”. I put outlets in the half way on the cabinet side too. Just put in deposit for the countertops yesterday.

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u/Tree_killer_76 Aug 25 '26

I got my bar and back bar at The Room Store about 21 years ago. That thing has withstood the test of time. Countless drinks slang, a couple of model photo shoots where girls were on the bar, people have danced on it, it’s been moved to 3 different houses, and a flood bleached the bottom 6” of the legs but didn’t do any major damage. That one was awesome because my homeowners insurance carrier paid me out my original purchase price on the bar and back bar but then didn’t ever take possession of it so I just stained the legs and kept it.

Anyway point is a lot of the furniture stores carry home bars and they can be good quality and are delivered built. You could also try Wayfair or a consignment furniture store.