The stand is the most important part of the stool, it needs to be strong and sturdy and can either be fabricated for the purpose, or taken from another stool. The best type to be able to support the barrel seat would be an old industrial type base. I have outlined some great ways to use the old wooden barrel as part of your home bar. I hope I have inspired you to seek out some barrels and include them in your home bar, or anywhere else you may want to incorporate them.

Whiskey Barrel Bar - Etsy Whiskey Barrel Bar - Etsy

Cut a barrel in half-length ways, this will be fixed to the wall, so it looks like half a barrel is on the wall. You then cut a section out of the front and divide into two equal halves, these will become the doors to the cabinet, so will need hinges and a catch.

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It is easier to create a barrel table and there are different ways to achieve it. The barrel can be cut length ways and the curved part mounted on a stand, then a top fixed to the now flat hollow side. This could be a wooden top, metal top or a glass top. A wood or metal top means you will not see the inside of the barrel, but the glass top means you will see the inside of the barrel. If the decision is to go glass, then the inside will need to be cleaned to give a nice aesthetic finish. The inside of the barrel could be painted a color of your choice, or have a selection of items fixed in to give a decorative finish. Alternatively the barrel can be cut in half across its width and then a top put on the open end. Again the choice of material depends on personal preference, but the same will apply if using a glass top. That is just one way of using a barrel to build a home bar, but there are many others, just let your imagination run wild. Home Bar Furniture Sets Made With Barrels

Barrel Furniture • The Barrel Makers

A barrel can make an interesting bar tap with the keg concealed inside. Cut a door out of one side of the barrel, fit hinges and a catch. The barrel will now hold a keg, and just fit a tap to the top and you have your beer on tap housed in an attractive barrel. The Barrel Sink Whether you have built your home bar from barrels or not, they make great bar furniture too. A barrel bar stool can be comfortable as well as a great talking point. The barrel table can come in many designs, and barrel chairs could go with it. The Barrel Stool There is probably an endless list of objects that can be adapted into a home bar. The front end of a car is a good one, or how about an old piano? Like I said the list is probably endless, or at least very long. They are used to storing many more things than beer, whiskey or wine. They also store port, sherry, cognac, oil, meat, honey and paint, that is not the complete list, but you get the picture. Run the plumbing inside the barrel and you have a great feature for your home bar. Obviously you will need access to a hot/cold water supply, as well as drainage too.When we decide on building a home bar the first thing that comes to mind is to construct a simple straight bar, or L-shaped bar using wood. This is how most people will do it, and there is nothing wrong with that, put together a plan, or get a bar plan, then build it. A barrel, or several barrels can be a great object to incorporate in your home bar, as either the bar itself or as bar furniture. People have been very creative with the use of barrels in their home bar designs. A Beautiful Barrel Bar The barrel can change the way you build a home bar, a small bar can be a case of just cutting the barrel open and adding shelves. You can leave it open, or use the cut out as a door.