Chances are, if you’ve considered reformatting your living area, you’ve considered implementing a wine bar. When outfitting your special space, considering wine and bar furniture cabinets grants enhanced flexibility and design opportunities.

A wet bar area is an excellent addition to any library, living room or basement area. However, before installing the perfect selection, take a look at the following considerations. Everyone wants a wine bar area—but not everyone considers the process of making one.

Wine and Bar Cabinet Decorating Ideas for Home

Interior Howard Miller bars can be eloquent, functional and exciting, and it’s time to consider the necessities behind your home’s new addition.

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Sometimes your friends really know how to throw a party. The theme, the atmosphere, the people, and most importantly the fine wine served make for a party that is so memorable it will be hard to make a better one.

Create a Movie Set Cellar Room with a Barrel Table

For serious wine aficionados, there is nothing better than having a wine tasting party. The difference between ordinary wines and great wines is significant. Nevertheless, it takes the appropriate setting to have the full experience. Serving great wine is necessary at these events and having these great wine barrel tables as part of the setting adds to the overall atmosphere in a delightful way. The wine barrel tables come in two kinds. One is the full round table for the center of a room. The other is a half wine barrel table to place against a wall.

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When it comes time for harvesting, wine grapes selected for ripeness are still picked by hand. Nowadays, the grapes are loaded into plastic cartons and the cartons go on trailers pulled by tractors. In olden times in Europe, the picked grapes went into vineyard carts. Those wooden carts were loaded onto narrow wagons pulled by horses.

Beautiful wine furniture, made by 2-Day Designs, captures the look and feel of those vintage vineyard carts. This wine country furniture now has two exciting new finishes, vineyard and caramel, as well as the old favorite pine as optional choices for the different furniture pieces in this extraordinary collection.

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Vineyard Finish on Oak Wood

The vineyard finish is unique compared to the other 2 Day Designs finishes.  It reacts with the chemical composition of the wood. On pine we get an almost cedar or heart pine look. On oak, in most cases, the vineyard finish turns black. Look at the oak stave legs on the round table in the photo above compared to the table top in this same photo which is made of pine. The entire table, legs and top, are all stained with Vineyard!  You’ll notice the same wood type finish differences for the stave leg lazy susan that’s on the top of this table as well.

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Lazy Susans make it easy to share food amongst diners. There is none of that bothersome passing of dishes back and forth between the guests. Just spin the wooden Lazy Susan to have a serving from the dish of your choice.  Useful and decorative in nature with custom designs that allow for personalization.

History of the Wooden Lazy Susan

No one knows if there ever was any particular woman named Susan or if she was lazy. The name is descriptive of convenience. The use of the Lazy Susan in America became popular around 1900 as a way to serve food more easily without needing so many servants. The idea was that food served using a Lazy Susan was a more communal experience.

Another benefit of using a Lazy Susan was that without a servant nearby, no one except the diners heard the conversations. This allowed completely private discussions while dining together. The ever-practical Henry Ford used a large Lazy Susan when he went camping during the 1920s. In this way, he could bring plenty of guests and take along fewer servants.

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Wine barrel furniture comes in two types, furniture made from reclaimed wood from wine barrels, and furniture designed like wine barrels in term of shapes and colors.  Decorating with a wine barrel theme is a timeless decor dating back into the ages.

Recycled Wine Barrels into Wine Tables & Stave Stools

Making furniture from wine barrels is a great way to recycle them, after they are no longer useful for storing wine for aging. Wine barrels come from cooperages, which are special firms with talented artisans who have skills making oak barrels. The oak used comes from dedicated forests in either the Midwest or France.

It takes up to 100 years for an oak tree to grow large enough for use in making wine barrels. Most of the wood used for making wine barrels is over two hundred years old. Only a small portion of the wood from the oak tree makes good wine barrels, because the wood must be free of knots and any imperfections, in order to make strong, watertight barrels.

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My cork board making skills are at an experience cork crafters level.  I have an assortment of fabulous pieces of cork wall decor in all shapes and sizes.

You’ll find cork board making instructions online that instruct cork crafters to glue the corks down first while working on filling in their pattern.  I do not recommend this.

How to Fill a Wine Cork Board with Corks?

Pour yourself your first glass of wine and enjoy!  This is no quick project.  The over-sized magazine cork board took 16 hours for cork placement and gluing. If you are short on patience, spread out the project across a few days.  You are creating a lasting piece of art. Don’t rush it!  The following steps are how to make a tight, unique cork pattern that fits well in any shape cork board. Read instructions thoroughly before starting.

1.) Create a Pattern within the Cork Board Frame

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If you’ve ever visited a winery, chances are you saw rows of stacked oak barrels, each filled with fifty or so gallons of some unknown nectar being aged until just the right moment. Using an ages-old design, each of those barrels was constructed by artisans known as coopers. Though they come in several sizes, each barrel is made up of pieces of wood known as staves. These staves, which have been shaped into a bulging cylinder, are held in place by metal hoops. A flat, circular piece of wood caps each end.

By the way, here’s an interesting fact for you. Ever wonder why a barrel bulges in the middle? Its shape is designed so the barrel can easily be rolled when on its side. The curved design allows the barrel to be spun easily to control direction.

Though barrel building is an ancient art, an actual wine barrel has a relatively short lifespan. As a barrel is used, the main benefit–the oak flavor it imparts–decreases to the point where it is non-existent. (Think of a piece of chewing gum.) When that happens, the barrel essentially becomes a neutral storage vessel. The wine might as well be stored in flavor-free stainless steel, which lasts longer and costs less.

After being used for a few years (the number varies but the average is around five) barrels are disposed of by wineries. Unfortunately, many end up cut in half to serve as planters. Imagine a barrel that once stored a glorious cabernet now serving as home to a bunch of geraniums! That’s better than the barrel being merely thrown away but there is a better option: made to order wine barrel furniture.

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For many people when it comes to gift-giving it’s not simply a matter of something thoughtful or nice.  These days a lot of folks strive to present something unique, as stylish as it is functional, eco-friendly, and crafted by an artisan.  It can be a challenge to meet all those requirements and still remain within a reasonable budget. The answer is melted wine bottle gifts.

Wine Gift Ideas for Artistic People

We are delighted to offer these crafted pieces made from discarded glass bottles that are perfect for just about any gifting occasion; holidays, housewarmings, weddings,  just to name a few.

The concept is simple, any bottle can be melted into a functional serving tray or plate with the label reattached on the bottom to make safe for food.

We’ve partnered with a family owned company who uses recycled wine bottles (as well as beer and liquor bottles) and create fantastic kitchen accessories from them.

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The gift-giving season looms, leaving many of us to scramble for creative and unique ideas. Whether you’re struggling to think of something special for a family member or concerned about what’s appropriate for a colleague or client there is a perfect solution for those that are wine lovers. We offer a spectacular array of cool wine gifts that will leave your recipient both appreciative and impressed at your thoughtfulness.

Looking for a Unique Gift?

Many wine themed gifts can be personalized with a message or simply the name of the person in mind, adding that special touch to show how much they mean to you. One of our consistent and best regarded pieces is our Raised Barrel Top Lazy Susan. This clever wooden serving tray is available in a range of colors that will fit any kitchen scheme. You can customize your order to imprint a message or simply their name. The Barrel Top Lazy Susan Turntable is a smart gift in that it’s functional and just a really cool wine gift.

For those who enjoy hosting and serving wine a wonderful gift idea is the Sommelier Service Wine Decanter by Ravenscroft Crystal. This elegant crystal piece can be inscribed with initials or a thoughtful message. This stunning personalized decanter is not only impressive but it’s hand-crafted and lead free.  Whiskey lovers are monogramming this highly sought out Whiskey Decanter. It’s diamond cuts are luxurious!

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From clear to blue to amber to various shades of greens, glass wine bottles have always had beauty in their own right. Still, most us of see them only as empty containers and they usually end up in the recycling bin.

 Turn a Bottle Into a Light

Long ago, somebody had the idea to stick a candle in top of an empty wine bottle. Now, that simple concept has been taken to a new level and an entire industry has been created to re-purpose bottles. Craftsmen have taken bottles that were once trash, re-envisioned a new use, and created incredibly elaborate and beautiful works of art. Sconces, pendants, and chandeliers incorporate glass from bottles that might have once held everything from a vintage Bordeaux to a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

From Meyda Lighting, a company that has been producing innovative lighting options for over 35 years, comes a whole line of products aimed specifically at the wine lover.

From the simple beauty of the Finned Frosted White Bottle Mini Pendant all the way up to the classic Tuscan Vineyard Estate 6 Light Chandelier, Meyda has created a necessity for every wine lover.

With its classic flat black metalwork reminiscent of a grape vine, the Tuscan Vineyard Frosted Amber Bottle Wall Sconce is particularly stunning when used as a pair.  Light up an entryway, place it on either side of a bed, or use it to highlight a mantel or bookcase.

The Fluted Amber Bottle Mini Pennant has a fabulous Victorian look. Using an innovative glass blowing technique, Meyda’s artisans have reshaped the base of a wine bottle to turn it into the perfect fixture to hang over a bar or kitchen counter.  It’s also available in frosted or transparent versions to suite tastes.

If you really want to make a statement then the Tuscan Vineyard Estate 16 Bottle Chandelier is for you. This wow-inducing light fixture features copper metalwork and 16 Chardonnay bottles. Hang it over your dining room table, in a game room, or light up you man (or woman) cave sanctuary.

No matter what your lighting needs, there is a wide variety of wine bottle lighting available from Meyda that will match any décor. Perfect for dining rooms, kitchens, wine cellars or anywhere else, there’s no way more appropriate to pay homage to your wine hobby.

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