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How to Stock a Home Bar Like a Pro (For Cheap): Part 3

Friday, October 30th, 2009 by Susan

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TGIF - Thank Goodness It’s Finished! Long overdue but just in time for the weekend, here’s installment three in our series on How to Stock a Home Bar Like a Pro (For Cheap). During this three-part series, we’ve found that it’s possible to stock a home bar cabinet for less than $100 easy at IKEA.  Now find out how to store your bar accoutrements in style! Read part one on glassware and part two on utensils, barware and equipment.  And please - drink responsibly!

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Home to Stock a Home Bar Like a Pro (For Cheap): Part 2

Sunday, September 13th, 2009 by Susan

cheersOk, wipe the sleep out of your eyes.  It’s back to work on creating our very own home bar*. In our first segment on How to Stock a Home Bar Like a Pro (For Cheap), we stocked up on glassware.  We found that glasses for a basic home bar come in at less than $50 if you do it the IKEA way, and of course you can supplement that with many specialty glasses to make the drink go down more smoothly.  And who doesn’t like smooth?

Oh, while we’re at it, you may be wondering, what exactly is a wet bar and how is it different

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How to Stock a Home Bar Like a Pro (For Cheap)

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 by Susan

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Now that you’re back to college*, and you’ve settled into your routine you’re probably thinking, “It’s time to Party!”  Ah, the good old college days. While I wouldn’t go back there if you paid me a gazillion dollars, I do appreciate a well-stocked bar.  If you’re going to stock up and plan a really nice home bar, you might as well do it economically, and save the extra cash for top-shelf liquors, bottled wine, & imported beers and at least try to make like an adult.

In this short series, we’re going to review mainly the equipment, glassware, barware and utensils needed for a wet bar in the home, and less so on the liquor cabinet aspect. We’ll also look at products in the IKEA range suitable for a home bar. In this first part, we’ll focus on

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