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Creating a home bar can be fun if planned and organized correctly. You can put together a bar at home with the help of some key home bar accessories. Simply, decide whether you want the bar to have a casual look of a traditional pub or an elegant wine-tasting room. Here are some pointers to help you make a home bar. Basics To begin with, you'll need some basic tools to get your home bar up and running. A set of essential home bar accessories like beverage napkins, cocktail straws, and liquor bottle pourers, one double jigger, a cocktail shaker with a built-in strainer, bar mat, condiment tray and corkscrew are necessary. Themes A home bar should ideally reflect your personality and your preferences. If you want to opt for a popular theme, choose settings like game room, biker bar, cigar bar, country bar or saloon, sports bar or a tiki bar. Accessories Once the bar is stocked and you have settled on a theme, it's time to accessorize! Include home bar accessories like stylish bar stools. Choose from wooden or metal stools in backless, half back- or full-back styles. They are available in a wide variety of finishes from leather to fabric. Add some bar signs that complement your chosen theme. For instance, if you've decided to pay homage to your favorite sports team, choose posters of the team or a hand-painted sign displaying your favorite beer's logo. Cocktail Glasses A must-have for any home bar, cocktail glasses are available in various styles. Some popular styles are highball glasses, wine glasses and martini glasses. A highball glass has a capacity of about 12 to 14 ounces and is straight-sided all around. Another variation of the highball glass is a shorter version, the lowball glass. One of the popular cocktail glasses, the wine glass is available in two types. One is used to serve white wine, and the other is used for red wine. White wine glasses are usually taller and thinner, with a longer bowl that tapers inward at the top. Red wine glasses are larger, with more of a bowl shape, and also get gradually smaller towards the rim of the glass. Martini glasses are the most popular cocktail glasses. These glasses have a stem, and a triangular bowl. Complete your home bar with these essentials for a fun time with friends and family. Authors Profile: William Socket is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. William especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. William loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here he writes about cocktail glasses and home bar accessories.
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