At home bar area w/ wine refrigerator

sugarygoodness

I just purchased a dual zone wine refrigerator and I would like to place some cabinetry around it to create a small bar area so that the fridge doesn't look randomly placed (placing in with my kitchen is not possible). I live in a condo so I don't have a ton of space. Any ideas? Ideally I would like something inexpensive. I have seen a lot of neat small bars (by bar I don't mean with stools and what not, but rather a nice place to put out liquor and wine when entertaining), but nothing with a wine refrigerator. Any ideas are appreciated! Thank you!

gymbugmj2k

Do you have a spare closet anywhere?  You can easily 'gut' the closet (take off the door and the frame) and put cabinetry in instead!  It would give it this sort of look:

http://www.decoracabinets.com/Admin/Decora/QuickBrowse/Theme/Understated Elegance/KingsCSu.O.jpg

 We did this in our house -- our living/dining room is open to each other (almost exactly like the inspiration photo, except picture a dining room table to the right of the couch just outside the photo), and theres this random closet as you walk from the dining room to the kitchen..It makes NO sense.  While we're sad to lose the closet space, it makes a PERFECT bar!  It also helps with dining room storage since we have no room for a china cabinet.

 

Another idea would be an under-stairs bar: http://cdn.home-designing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/under-stair-kitchen.jpg

sugarygoodness

Thank you for the suggestion! I ended up getting an espresso 3 door storage piece that is the right height for a bar. I took out the shelving pieces on the one side and fit the wine fridge in it. I'm pretty happy with it!