Looking for simple bar shelving ideas that will fit your own home bar? These are simple DIY bar shelving ideas that can be altered to fit our own space and style.
Simple Bar Shelving Ideas
If you are like me then you some how ended up with a thousand beer and wine glasses.
I am not sure how I collected so many glasses because they didn’t fit in my kitchen, so building bar shelving was the best place to store them.
If you have some scrap wood left from build your bar, this is a good way to save on lumber. You only need small pieces of wood to build these bar shelves.
Split Bar Shelving
The great thing about splitting the bar shelves like this, is that a person can comfortably stand or sit in between these shelves.
The wood shelves also, leave enough room for a wine fridge or a kegerator.
Bar Shelf Ideas with Accent Wall
Mounting floating bar shelves to a wall looks great alone, but it it looks even better with a textured accent wall behind them.
The texture and sconce lighting make this space cozy and inviting.
You can buy a sheet of faux brick then paint it or do a German schmear over the brick to tone down the red tones in the brick.
Subway Tile with Floating Bar shelves
If you want to do a more simple and clean bar shelving design then add floating bar shelves behind the bar.
Adding bar shelving on the wall will be much easier than adding the shelving into the bar itself.
Built in Bar Shelves with a DIY Guide
These are another great option you require a lot of storage behind your home bar.
If you have extra scrap wood on hand, you can build this bar shelving by following these simple bar plans.
Before building bar shelves make sure to measure the height of bottles and glasses.
Then adjust the location of your bar shelving to allow for enough to storage.
Maximum Bar Shelving
Get creative with the items that you already have on hand, such as an old wine rack.
Try removing the bottle holder from an old wine rack or another bar storage item to repurpose it in your bar.
Another shelving option is to maximus every square inch behind your bar. This bar has a double bar top with shelving wrap around the inside to allow for plenty of storage.
Mounted Bar Shelves
If you are mounting a tv behind your home bar, mounting bar shelves on either side is another great option.
You can display liquor bottles, decor, or sports memorabilia on the shelves.
The shelves would look great with led lighting below each shelf to bring subtle lighting to the bar area while accenting the items on the shelves.
China Cabinet with Bar Shelving
We all seem to have that random tall cabinet somewhere in our house that takes up a ton of space.
If have a cabinet that is in good shape, remove the top section and cut it down to bar height and turn it into a basement bar.
Using an old cabinet can save a lot of money on lumber, and the bar shelving is typically easy to move around behind the cabinet.
Conclusion
We hope you feel inspired after browsing through some of these bar shelf ideas. Whatever you decide, we recommend making sure you have more shelving than you think. Somehow the bar shelving fills up much quicker than your realize.