RotoRazer Review
As Seen on TV Gadget Review Recently I caught an early morning TV commercial for the RotoRazer Saw – it is basically a small circular saw that will handle material up to about 3/4″ thick. Fine for detail work. This item is also listed on Amazon along with...
Decoupage Bar Top Techniques
How to Create a Beautiful Decoupage Bar Top Decoupage (pronounced: dey-koo-pahzh) in relation to home bars describes an artistic technique of arranging pieces of memorabilia on your bar top and then sealing them in a layer of two-part epoxy. This creative technique...
Building A Budget Home Bar
Steampunk home bar themes are a relatively new trend in decor defined by merging classical design elements with industrial decor elements and materials. Check out Belgian site member Carl N’s cool Steampunk bar project and videos.
How to Build a Home Bar
How to Build a Home Bar the Proper Way: Over the years, we have shown a lot of people how to build a home bar. When you decide to build a bar, you can take your chances guessing on the right bar dimensions and waste a lot of expensive construction materials or have a...
Convert your Freezer to a Keezer
Freezer to Keezer Instructions: Here’s a project anyone can do and you don’t need plans, just parts. In case you are wondering what a Keezer is, it’s a chest freezer that is modified to hold kegs of beer. The biggest trick is to tame the powerful...
Golden Ratio in Bar Design
Introducing The Golden Ratio In mathematics, two quantities are said to be in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. The figure on the left illustrates this geometric relationship. This holds true in...
Home Bar Construction 101
Home Bar Construction Overview: Other than coming up with a solid, workable design , it’s not difficult to build a home bar. We can help save time and scrap by providing a working set of plans to get you started in the right direction. There is no better feeling...
Finding a Kegerator
Finding a Home Bar Kegerator If you like beer, then you’ll love having your beer on tap, fresh and cold, any time you like! Keg Beer prices have risen in the past 10 years…gone are the days of the $40 half barrel (late 70’s) and today a half barrel...How to Install Bar Rail
How to Install Bar Rail: This brief video will show you how to properly miter cut and install Chicago style hardwood arm rail molding. This stuff is wicked expensive, so do it right the first time. A single one foot section is about $12.50 depending upon wood species....
LED Home Bar Lights
Home Bar LED Lighting Modern LED lighting is the ideal solution for creating the perfect home bar or man cave atmosphere. LED lighting product have become very affordable and deliver long life reliability and low power consumption. Multicolor LED lighting kits are the...
Advantages of LED Home Bar Lighting
LED Home Bar Lighting: Bar back lighting sets the mood for your entire bar area. New LED lighting devices are highly superior to old rope lights and x-mas strings. The long life of LED lights means you will likely never have to tear down your bar back to fix burned...
Corbels Add Class to Home Bars
Arches, Corbels Add a Touch of Class to any Home Bar Before you even start a home bar project, you want to envision the final installation as completely as possible. Other than available budget, there is little else to hold you back from adding elaborate wood carvings...
Woodworking Gluing & Clamping Tips from WWMM
Woodworking Gluing Tip Video from WWMM Hands down the funniest, most entertaining woodworking videos are those emitting from the Woodworking for Mere Mortals website. Ladies and Germs, it’s Steve Ramsey: Steve is a pioneering ‘tuber and the wacky creator...
Home Bar Arm Rail Molding
Where to Purchase and How to Use Bar Arm Rail Moldings Chicago Bar Arm Rail Molding: If you choose to use Oak Bar Rail, also known as Chicago Style Arm Rail, you’ll find it’s the most costly part of your project, just behind bar stools. Arm Rail Molding...
Levelers Give Sloped Home Bars a Lift
Heavy Duty Lifting Bar Leveler: The solution for a level home bar on sloped basement floors. Secure these HD lifters to your home bar perimeter then adjust all around for perfect level or a slight controlled drainage slope. Shim under the bar, secure in place and...
Transporting Lumber and Building Materials
How to Transport Lumber and Building Materials for Home Projects After eagerly digging in to plans for a new project, you now need to come up with your bill of material and shopping list. Before you hit the road for your favorite home center, be sure you have a good...
Lumber Sizes
Explaining Lumber Size Confusion: So you bought your plans and see that a 2×4 stud is listed as 1.5″ x 3.5″….what’s up with that? Dimensional Lumber: Dimensional lumber sizes are called out in standardized dimensions of width and depth....
Cool Basement Bar
Beat Summer Heat in a Cool Basement Bar: With summer just around the corner, your thoughts after a dreary winter will no doubt be focused on getting out of the house. But when summer temps finally takes their toll, the air conditioner comes on as you retreat from the...
Preventing Basement Bar Mold
How To Prevent Mold When Adding A Basement Bar Basements are the ideal place to add a bar and sources of entertainment. Whether it is designated as a man cave, a place for couples to host get-togethers or a family hangout, the addition of a bar can aid in the...