{"id":13049,"date":"2026-08-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/?p=13049"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:00:00","slug":"angolo-bar-casa-su-misura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/angolo-bar-casa-su-misura\/","title":{"rendered":"Home bar corner: custom solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE&#039;\u2019<strong>bar corner<\/strong> It has returned to being a recurring request, but in a different form than in the 1970s: no longer a piece of furniture in itself, but rather a portion of an equipped wall that opens when needed and disappears when not.<\/p>\n<h2>Integrated or concealed<\/h2>\n<p>Two opposing setups. The built-in bar remains visible, with bottles and glasses as a decorative element. The concealed one hides behind flush or tilting doors, and when closed, the wall becomes continuous. The choice depends on how much the room tolerates clutter.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to place it<\/h2>\n<p>There are three most effective locations: in the living room near the conversation area, at the entrance to the dining room, or in a passageway like a large hallway. A reachable electrical outlet and a wall at least as deep as a lying bottle are essential.<\/p>\n<h2>The refrigerated wine cellar<\/h2>\n<p>This is the most requested feature and must be planned during the design phase, as it requires rear ventilation and a dedicated power supply. Built into the cabinet and aligned with the doors, it disappears into the overall design rather than appearing as a freestanding appliance.<\/p>\n<h2>Glasses, bottles and what you really need<\/h2>\n<p>A good bar counter includes a work surface, a vertical rack for glasses, a flat space for bottles, and a drawer for accessories. These are four distinct functions, and each requires its own depth. This is why customization is so important here.<\/p>\n<h2>Interior light<\/h2>\n<p>Lighting completely transforms the effect. A light strip under the top shelf illuminates the glass and the cabinet&#039;s bottom, and in the evening, the bar becomes the room&#039;s focal point. <a href=\"\/en\/illuminazione-cucina-su-misura\/\">Integrated lighting<\/a> It must be wired before installation.<\/p>\n<h2>Materials and funds<\/h2>\n<p>Contrast works: warm wood on the outside and a dark background on the inside, or vice versa. A mirrored background visually doubles the bottles and is a classic solution when space is limited. The countertop should be washable and stain-resistant.<\/p>\n<h2>When it&#039;s part of the living room<\/h2>\n<p>In most of our projects the bar corner is not an isolated piece of furniture but a chapter of the <a href=\"\/pareti-attrezzate-moderne-living\/\">fitted wall<\/a>. Same door design, same wood type, same joint height: it only stands out when opened.<\/p>\n<h2>A detail that changes the use of the room<\/h2>\n<p>Those who have a wet bar at home stop setting up the trolley and going to the kitchen to fetch glasses. It&#039;s a small shift in habits that makes the stay more independent, and it&#039;s the reason those who do it rarely go back.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-top: 2px solid #c89b66; padding-top: 20px; margin-top: 30px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf3f Do you want to see our completed projects?<\/strong><br \/>Discover our <a href=\"\/en\/progetti-su-misura-coletta-ebanisteria\/\">custom furniture portfolio<\/a> or <a href=\"\/en\/ebanisteria-coletta-contatti\/\">Contact us for a free inspection<\/a> in our showroom in Bari.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bar units integrated into the living room or hidden behind a door: types, features, and criteria for custom design.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arredi-su-misura","category-consigli-di-arredo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13066,"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049\/revisions\/13066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colettaebanisteria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}