Build a bar in my basement

This is the Red Lion Pub….Prior to the Red Lion Pub it was just a unfinished, walk-out basement. All the wood is from a barn in NH, the fireplace works and the carpet is the only thing I didn’t do myself. Opening night I had a live band, shirts for all my guest and lots of brewski on tap. My family and best pal’s all have pewter tankards that hang with with their names proudly displayed. I have a small fan club too, it’s kind of funny how this thing took off.

Any questions…ask

how i built my lighted booze bottle shelf

in case anyone is building a bar and wanted to put up some bottle shelves, i wrote a post about how i made my lighted booze bottle shelves.

now i have a beer tap attached to a kegerator that comes through the wall behind the bar.

kegerator beer tap photos

nothing better than drinking beer out of a tap at your own bar :D

It would be very nice to build a bar in my basement…so that my friends can come and have a drink or two with me:)

I want a cool funky place to hang out. I am not a big drinker but I know my husband would appreciate this kind of thing. I just like the vibe.

i built this bar for my basement. it’s not in the basement yet, but will be soon.

full basement bar construction photos here

and yes, that is a blackjack table i built at the end of the bar

I’m looking at something 16th century style french with lots of stinky old wood, a musty cellar and about 8 taps all serving my lovely homebrew.

...but I built a bar in a side room-7’ red oak, beer-on-tap, tv mounted in the corner.

Nice place to buy a Kegerator: http://neatbrewingideas.ca/
Bar Plans: http://www.precision-images.com/
Nice finish for the top of the bar but a bit tricky to aply: http://www.systemthree.com/p_mirror_coat.asp
Beer belongs ads suitable for framing: http://pages.tias.com/11382/InventoryPage/1780948/1.html

Oh and the chili pepper lights are on a “Clapper”—-somehow this has been a big hit!