Stock it with bottles, glassware, and cocktail paraphernalia to keep your essentials visible and accessible.
Style it with decor and ambient lighting to make it feel integrated with your living room or finished basement.
The light golden wood floating shelves complement the whites and pink accents of the bright and airy open-plan space.
Leanne Ford Interiors
A neon flamingo lights up the countertop to add a note of humor and whimsy.
Feel free to scale down this idea to a single bar shelf if your collection is less extensive.
A trio of cut crystal carafes containing clear alcohol maintain the light-as-air aesthetic.
Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byReid Rolls
The shiny gold-toned metal and transparent glassware reflects light, always a bonus in a small space.
A shiny silver wall-mounted sconce provides ambient light for after-dark entertaining.
Styling the bar shelf with decor objects makes the wall of bar shelves feel pulled together and effortlessly chic.
Design byMaestri Studio/ Photo byJenifer McNeil Baker
The white shelving blends in with the white shiplap walls and white quartz countertop.
Plenty of closed storage below houses extra supplies.
A pair of plants in raised black wire planters flank either side to define the space.
Design bydeVOL Kitchens/ Photo by Our Food Stories
The mix of matte black and gold tones makes it feel sexy and sleek without trying too hard.
Front and center is a bar shelf stocked and ready that keeps spirits easy to access.
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