About Barware

Decor ideas for home wet bars include choosing a theme or style and then follow that vision through for a cohesive look. For example, if the idea is for a modern looking wet bar, then an antique bar set on display will probably not fit in well. If you want to create a 1950s diner style bar, then keep your accent pieces from that era as much as possible.

Neon or other signs hung behind the home wet bar can make it look more like an actual bar. You can take your color scheme from the signs even if it is non-specific such as pastels or bright. A mini bar fridge with a freezer can allow you to have a steady supply of ice for drinks

A mirror around the bar area can look great and make the space seem larger. Long glass shelves with a mirror behind them are one of the best decor ideas for home wet bars as they look spacious and can hold a lot of items as well. Glass door fronts on cupboards can also give the illusion of more space. Racks that hold wine glasses can be attached to the bottom of cupboards to save cupboard space. Great decor ideas for home wet bars can include a semi-circular or other shape of bar.

Many homeowners have a designated area called a wet bar for storing and serving alcoholic beverages, but few homeowners are trained bartenders. To stock a bar properly, it pays to understand the basics of the professional bartending world, from the storage of beers and wines to the barware needed to mix cocktails or blend frozen drinks. Whenever you stock a bar for entertainment purposes, you need to make sure you have everything from glasses to garnishes.

One consideration when you stock a bar is the storage capacity. Liqueurs and spirits usually rest on shelving units along the back wall of the wet bar. Estimate how many bottles you can display safely on existing shelves. Specialty items such as Galliano are often sold in very tall bottles, which can be difficult to accommodate in a private bar. When you stock a bar with limited shelf space, display the most popular liqueurs and cocktail ingredients and leave the rest in a cabinet or under the bar itself.

Some people don’t have a high tolerance for alcohol. After only a couple beers or glasses of wine they’re jumping off the walls, trying to start a fight, or puking. These types of people are a bartender’s worst nightmare. Not only do they mess up the bar, and often alert the attention of the authorities by fighting, but they also present a liability issue.

It’s important that bartenders don’t over serve patrons, especially the ones who can’t control themselves. One way to control the portions of liquor served is to use a shot glass. Shot glasses provide an exact measurement of alcohol and prevent excessive pours.

I work in construction, and let me tell you—it’s tough. Each morning I rise at dawn in order to drive to my job site an hour away. Then, for about ten hours, I hammer and nail my heart out. I am so tired by the end of the day that all I want to do is enjoy a cold beer.

I take my beer seriously; I only like local microbrews and only drink from a frosted beer mug. Beer tastes so much better from a cold mug. At the beginning of every week I place seven beer mugs in my freezer, this way I will have a frosty beer every night of the week.

With the upcoming holiday season there is always a wide variety of Christmas barware items that you can add to your own bar for entertaining. Or some very nice bar items that would make great gifts. One of these are glass wine charms like those shown on this blog. The round stem snaps over the stem of a wine glass or other types of glassware that have stems on them. This makes it easy to identify your glass when it is left on the table with all of your other party friends.

There are of course other party items such as coasters, swizzle sticks, pics, etc. that have Christmas themes with them. Many of these items are very reasonable in price so you can stock your bar and give as gifts also. There are a vast number of websites on the internet that have these items available, especially at this time of the year. Happy shopping.