Minibar is not a common design for occupancy in Asian countries. However, its presence can be optimized so that it has diverse functions.
Our society has been known to congregate or chatting with relatives and colleagues to spend leisure time at home. To facilitate these activities, needed an alternative space for you and your family can relax.
Minibar is a place to entertain guests than on the terrace or dining room. As for residents of the house, mini-bar function is a gathering place for family members. Problem placement in the house, usually adjacent to the dining room, kitchen, or family room.
Minibar presence will add a relaxed atmosphere and relax in the house. The mood was associated with the bar association as a place to relax and relax to relieve fatigue. Although not everyone agrees, is rather difficult to change the image that had already attached to it.
Minibar is a clone or a more simple form of the bars located in cities outside the country and is often used if the weather is not friendly.
Even sometimes, the minibar is also used as a reference to a mini fridge or freezer used to store beverage cans and bottles, whether or not alcohol content. Minibar is usually placed in hotel rooms.
Although it is an adaptation of Western culture, the presence of a minibar in the home is common, especially if you have a lot of foreigners who associate closely with the culture of drinking alcohol. But for those that do not fit into the culture, you can make adaptations or adjustments that better fit with your own culture, for example by providing alcoholic beverages not in it.
Only, if it really does not approve the concept as a place to store drinks minibar, you can turn it into a pantry table while using the concept of a table which is higher than the pantry table and use a stool-shaped chairs.
In this place, you can entertain guests and chat with relatives or colleagues in a relaxed, waiting for other dishes presented. During its development, the cabinets behind the bench is not only used as a place to provide the liquor, but was filled with the glasses and cups provide. Also, no alcoholic beverages of various types and flavors, especially by homeowners who are Muslims.
Similarly, in the sequel, the pursuit of space efficiency, mini-bar is often coupled with a pantry that is also used as a place to store drinks in the fridge and a glass or cup in the cabinet and shelves. However, by not leaving the chair form of stool that has a foot higher than the regular dining chairs.
Altitude desk was still not changed so it is still higher than normal pantry table. So, make different heights or a trap between two tables. Its function would be more effective and efficient because the minibar is not only used to prepare the drinks, but also can be used as a breakfast or a snack mix.
Now you are choosing to live, wanted to create a mini-bar with a single function as a special place to drink and storefront collection of beverage bottles? Or, you want to further expand and make it multifunctional so that it can also be used as a place to eat breakfast and snacks?
Styles and Materials
Style or model minibar usually follows the style and concept of occupancy, also adjusted to the overall home furnishings, modern style is minimalist, classical, or Mediterranean? The material used is also nothing too specific. Enough combined with the existing furniture around it.
For the minimalist style minibar, you can use the wood for chairs with granite or marble as a desk. Or can also use the material combination of stainless steel and glass or granite as a lid. Importantly, the material has a smooth surface and easy to clean.
For classic style minibar, you can use a combination of wood with marble, as well as wood and wrought iron accents. While on a Mediterranean style, natural stone and marble is more suitable used as accents. While the matter of shape minibar, you have various options. Depending on the shape of the room is available and allows for the use.
Could form the letter C, letter L, letter I, and the letter U and depend on its location in the house. Only, minibar more often placed adjacent to the pantry table or family room for easy circulation. The location could be placed in a corner or an area that stands alone. Importantly, easily visible and accessible from various locations in the house.
For the minibar are coupled with pantry area and used as a breakfast area, desk usually has two heights. Table to the pantry work area has a height of 85 cm, while the presentation table has a height of about 92.5 cm so that the guests or family members who sat on the stool seat can eat and drink comfortably.
As a beverage, can be used hanging shelves or racks that can be accessed from two directions and is transparent making it easier for users to pick it up. However, that is widely used is a closet cabinet with glass lid, so that the cabinet can be protected from dirt and dust. Similarly, some of the things that I can convey to add your insights in designing the minibar. May be useful and happy creating!
