I got mad it was a slideshow yet still managed to click through about 30.  Some neat home bars, a few were kind of weak though.

#2 FTW

AU24K: #2 FTW

agreed

Doctor Funkenstein: And I don't end questions with question marks.  That's how I handle my bid-nass, son!

is it. is it really.

I really like the idea of working it into that normally useless space under the stairs (#11)!
That being said, any that don't include a tv fail, for me. No matter how fantastic your home bar is, if your friends/family want to watch a game and they can't do it there, they're going somewhere else.

if i could afford this



i wouldn't have to live in my mom's basement.

as it is, 1.75s of cheap scotch or 90 proof bourbon, chased with some Steel Reserve, work fine.

Oh, and fark you subby, for not deslidifying. 89 slides on an iPhone sucked but I couldn't stop because I have a keen interest in design.

Couple cool ones but most are a little snooty looking for my taste. I like basement dive bars.

I also need to point out that those places were all dead. TV on but no chicks. No friends hanging out. Sad. What's the point of having a bar if it's a ghost town. <-- Learning how to handle my biz-nass. Wut.

I don't live in a basement; I live in a van down by the river!

Ok, it's not really a van, but it isn't much better than one. And it's very close to a large northern California river.

I feel like about 1/3 of those are actual cash bars, that happen to be in basements, as opposed to a basement bar at your house.

onestr8: Couple cool ones but most are a little snooty looking for my taste. I like basement dive bars.

I also need to point out that those places were all dead. TV on but no chicks. No friends hanging out. Sad. What's the point of having a bar if it's a ghost town. <-- Learning how to handle my biz-nass. Wut.

I said the same thing watching one of those 'awesome ski homes' shows.  While I liked the ski-in, ski-outness of it all, the houses all looked overengineered, cold, and empty...I'd have to see people actually enjoying themselves there to form an opinion.

We used to have a basement bar but the kid took over with his toys. We're selling the bar but the fridge and back counters are still down there. I guess we had to grow up.

Repo Man: I don't live in a basement; I live in a van down by the river!

I don't understand didn't you fly off with aliens years ago, or is this just what happened since you got back?

/Have you seen the Circle Jerks since then?

katerbug72: I guess we had to grow up.

or not let the kid make the choice for you.

The cats enjoyed it.

Spanky_McFarksalot: katerbug72: I guess we had to grow up.

or not let the kid make the choice for you.

The kid is more important than the bar, thanks.

Spanky_McFarksalot: katerbug72: I guess we had to grow up.

or not let the kid make the choice for you.

Yeah, junior needs to find someplace else to drink.

albatros183: Repo Man: I don't live in a basement; I live in a van down by the river!

I don't understand didn't you fly off with aliens years ago, or is this just what happened since you got back?

/Have you seen the Circle Jerks since then?

Too much anal probing for my taste. NTTAWWT. "It looks like sausage."

Suck me sideways, subby.

I was thinking bars on the window.

Doctor Funkenstein: Am I missing something or is this one just a kitchen that might have some bottles of liquor in it somewhere.

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Or this one - a table with some bottles and a coffee maker??

FunkOut: Spanky_McFarksalot: katerbug72: I guess we had to grow up.

or not let the kid make the choice for you.

Or just move to Newfoundland and mix the toy area with the bar.

lmao
The booze is still down there, just not the giant piece of furniture to put it on. The kid needs an open play space and that was the space.

TheRealAde: I really like the idea of working it into that normally useless space under the stairs (#11)!
That being said, any that don't include a tv fail, for me. No matter how fantastic your home bar is, if your friends/family want to watch a game and they can't do it there, they're going somewhere else.

I just installed my old 37" HD LCD in my basement bar this weekend, and am farking from there now while enjoying a frosty one, so I'm getting a kick, etc.

Doctor Funkenstein: Am I missing something or is this one just a kitchen that might have some bottles of liquor in it somewhere.

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not a kitchen. no stove/oven, mini sink, only one entrance that you have to walk all the way around to the end of the room to enter.. it just has close to everything you could possibly need for bar type activities. including a wine fridge and a microwave for nachos... fancy

/the marble counter tops bar surface probably threw you off

Slideshows are the Internet equivalent of paying for something all in pennies.

katerbug72: We used to have a basement bar but the kid took over with his toys. We're selling the bar but the fridge and back counters are still down there. I guess we had to grow up.

The kids' stuff isn't allowed in the section of my basement containing the bar area.

I love my basement bar, it's original late 50's modern, still all vintage and all the furniture is vintage late 50s-60s stuff. (except for the projector TV and it's 120" picture)






Yes I know it's a mess but who cares.

I didn't mind at all that this was a slideshow.  No ads.  Each click instantly jumped to the next picture without a long load time.  If this is what all slideshows were like I would love it.  It was actually easier than scrolling down a screen or clicking on thumbnails.

And speaking of thumbnails you had that option too if you wanted just by clicking on the button that said thumbnails.

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Yeah, that one caught my eye too. Beautiful bar, though the total setup isn't my favorite. A little too much space- something a little cozier would work better for me. Also, someplace where you could throw on a game, though I do like that a lot of them aren't built in a way that it would be weird to be sitting at them without watching TV. I don't like that mentality, sometimes it's much better to sit and talk with an old friend.

Basically, I have in mind a tiny little bar I wound up visiting while in Ireland. It was essentially a home bar, built onto the side of a house. I won't go in to how I wound up there, but it had a small bar that fit all of three stools, and the bar back was crammed with every spirit imaginable- better stocked than most bars I've seen in the US with easily a tenth of the space to put things. Old, and a serious piece of nicely carved wood furniture dating back to when people cared about craftsmanship, though the top part wasn't nearly as nice, the part facing out was paneled, probably just had some shelving or racks inside. There was a fireplace on the wall opposite the bar with a nicely sized hearth at a low chair height that you could sit on. One other wall had about 6 chairs lined up, the one facing that had a wooden bench (think a pew). A couple old TVs hung from the ceiling.

Tiny, and pretty clearly just a place for a few neighbors in the small town to hang out. But absolutely wonderful, and if I ever have my druthers about building the perfect bar, that will be it.

Non slide show link http://desli.de/K84

nobodycaneatfiftyeggs: I don't have a basement.  Had to put mine outside.
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That looks like a cozy place to burn an afternoon.

I have a full bar off the kitchen leading out to the pool.  Pool table, TV, '96 Golden Tee, and a Mega Touch machine so you can play Photo Hunt or Run 21.  Also a Schmidt's Light kegerator, and a bar custom built in Mexico.  (which really just means made for really cheap)

Why yes, I'm single and have no kids, how did you know?  It actually has proven rather practical, it's saved a lot of bar tabs, or the need to drive somewhere for a late night party.

/getting wine fridge in the kitchen remodel coming up

Sure beats living in backs' of cars.

Roto-Rot: Sure beats living in backs' of cars.

But the Man From Mars is through with bars.  He's eating cars!

CruJones: I have a full bar off the kitchen leading out to the pool.  Pool table, TV, '96 Golden Tee, and a Mega Touch machine so you can play Photo Hunt or Run 21.  Also a Schmidt's Light kegerator, and a bar custom built in Mexico.  (which really just means made for really cheap)

Why yes, I'm single and have no kids, how did you know?  It actually has proven rather practical, it's saved a lot of bar tabs, or the need to drive somewhere for a late night party.

/getting wine fridge in the kitchen remodel coming up

Will you be my friend?

The keg bar stools are pretty cool.

Here's mine

So I can put a couple bottles of booze on a table and say "Here's my bar!"?