How To Put Together A Captivating Home Bar Even When Your Budget Is Tight - Love Beer Bars

Posted by Liz Seyi on August 27th, 2022

It’s one of those things that might have long been a dream of yours: building the home bar that would provide quite the backdrop to family and friend gatherings and parties, while meaning you never (at least theoretically) need to head out to the pub again. 

But even if you wanted to spend all your free time in your home bar, the fact is, many of us are under serious financial pressures right now. Indeed, the situation may well be even more acute by the time you read this. 

So, should you set aside the idea of being able to build a home bar – at least for now? The short answer to that question might still be “no” – especially when you have the option of using these budget-friendly tips for the creation and improvement of your own bar at home. 

Begin with a small space 

If you haven’t yet got started even planning a home bar, and have never gone through this process before, there’s nothing wrong with being deliberately modest to begin with. 

Creating a home bar out of a small corner or nook in your kitchen, basement, or living room could give you scope for ‘trial and error’ experimentation with the layout, storage options and decor, without the need to worry about blowing too much money on inappropriate ideas. 

Use furniture you already have lying around in the house 

Again, when you are only just starting out with the creation of a home bar, the use of repurposed furniture for it might not necessarily be a bad thing. 

Toying about with, for example, an antique sideboard as a bar top, or cabinets and drawers you have unused in the house for the storage of liquor bottles, could help sharpen your aesthetic senses of what you really want your home bar to look like, once a larger budget becomes available. 

Hire beer kegs for one-off events 

Your home bar inevitably won’t ‘just’ serve as a place for you and one or two friends or relatives to chill out after a stressful day at work. Yes, we are referring to the tendency for well-sorted home bars to become focal points for more meaningful celebrations among family and friend circles. 

Whether a friend-of-a-friend wishes to host their birthday party or engagement party at your property with a little help from your home bar, or perhaps has something even grander in mind, you can certainly buy beer kegs for home bars to help make the occasion super special. 

A party keg hire service like the one we offer, however, might be the more cost-effective route if your home bar is only likely to host meaningful celebrations once or twice a year. 

Enhance your home bar with ‘inessential’ aesthetic touches 

The items that you don’t technically ‘need’ for your home bar can also be among those that have the greatest cosmetic impact. 

Think of those objects that you might already have around the house, but which may not seem to have found a natural ‘spot’ in your property yet – such as artificial plants or even framed artworks or family photos – and consider the roles they could play in your home bar’s all-round aesthetic. 

Have a signature cocktail ready 

What do we mean by “signature cocktail”? We’re referring to that straightforward recipe you can rustle up ahead of time and keep in a pitcher in the fridge, and which could be the first drink sampled by visitors to your home bar. 

It’s all about being able to prepare well and project bartending sophistication, even if your actual budget doesn’t yet extend to quite as refined a home bar as you might like. 

Are you seeking the complete services that will enable you to go further with your home bar, including the option to purchase beer, ale and cider in 30-litre and 50-litre kegs, and a stress-free dispense equipment hire service? If so, please don’t hesitate to browse our broader site right here at Love Beer Bars Ltd.