The days of the formal dining room are, for better or for worse, in the rear-view mirror. These days, if you do a lot of entertaining, chances are it's in your kitchen, not in a separate room. The kitchen is becoming a larger and more open space, not one where one person cooks in isolation but an area where families and friends can talk, eat, and drink together. Of course, this shift means that ma...
If you do a lot of entertaining and have a little extra space in your home, you might consider converting a portion of it - a basement, unused formal dining room, or spare living room - into a bar or entertainment area. But making a good, fully functional home bar is about more than just putting up a nice bar top and stools and busting out your cocktail shaker. So before you start your project, he...
When it comes to entertaining, wine is one of the most traditional drinks there is. Since ancient times, sharing a glass of wine has been a sign of friendship and camaraderie. So when you have a few friends over, it's never a bad idea to have a bottle on hand. But how and how often you entertain, as well as the size of your personal collection a make a big difference in the size and type of wine s...
Everyone likes to have friends over once in a while - even people who aren't every-weekend entertainers. But entertaining guests gets a lot more complicated the less space you have; if you don't have a formal dining room, a big open kitchen, or even much space at all beyond your ordinary living areas, there isn't exactly space to install a home bar, game room, or extensive home theater. But that d...
Having your own fully equipped bar in your home is the ideal drinking situation: it's all the drinks you like, the bartender is very welcoming and attractive (it's you!), and it's the shortest and safest drunk commute afterwards to your bed. If you've ever considered hosting a big party (or even just a few friends!), here are some house bar choices to consider adding to your living space.
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How people consume media has evolved a lot in the last decade. It used to be that any kind of serious TV or movie-watcher needed a full-wall entertainment center to handle their setup, but these days physical media collections are going digital, you need a whole lot less equipment to access a vast array of content, and many people are as likely to watch the latest episode of their favorite show on...
