We have this strange space that flows from our dining room to our family room that we call our bar. It has already gone through a pretty big renovation. The picture on the left shows the area from our dining room to the bar when we closed on the house. The wall was covered in paneling and had a built-in wine cabinet.
On the right you see the photo a few weeks after closing. We tore down the paneling and discovered a 1950/60s retro wallpaper mural. This is a crazy house and we have the evidence to prove it!
This is what it looked like the day we moved in with the moving mess and all. The floor was evened out between the spaces when we installed the hardwood and all evidence of the pink tile and crazy mural are gone.
The space has obviously changed quite a bit but it is still in major transition mode. The dresser is there just to house all of our entertaining stuff because I wanted it easily accessible. The dresser used to be in the office/guest room of our old house. The cabinet for the wine glasses and storage for our bar things is also an old piece of furniture which just came over with us that I never really liked. We even have a door now though it desperately needs to be finished and the wall needs patching.
I’ve been toying around with the idea of refinishing the dresser and ditching the glass cabinet but decided I really wanted a longer piece or furniture for the area. The wall between the window and the bedroom door is 10 feet so it really is the focal point when walking from the front of the house to the back. Furniture and artwork for that space really needs to be more of a statement.
Unfortunately, all the furniture that has been catching my eye is not the right size for the space. Then I decided to start researching using IKEA cabinets to make a piece of furniture that would serve as a bar/buffet. I found out I was not the only one with this idea.
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We are definitely looking to personalize the piece to go with the rest of the house. We are thinking of the gloss white cabinets from IKEA and then using the same dark gray countertop we have in our kitchen for the top of the this credenza. It will help tie in the idea we have of putting polished concrete floors in the family room. This bar area is between our kitchen and family room and will serve as a great space during parties and major holidays so tying in the three spaces would be great for the flow.
Do you have any furniture ideas for random spaces? Or any odd spaces in your house you are trying to furnish?
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Oooh! Love the idea of the cabinets for a bar area. Definitely great for storage and you can do so many different things with it! I’d go for it!!
Much Love,
Trissta
I’d love to have space for a dedicated bar. The floating cabinets seem really in right now but I like the idea of refinishing your dresser. My biggest odd space is my complete lack of entry way. We open right into the living room. Hopefully I can find some storage to keep the shoes in check.