bar inspiration

I spent a little time at Barnes & Noble last night browsing through a few books about bar design.

Some key points:

glowing is always good. the more glow, the better. especially under-the-bar glowing. it looks great!

high contrast is really important, since you’re virtually in the dark while you’re bartending.

you don’t really need lots of color. simple, honest colors that highlight different materials look really nice.

I’m including some relevant photos…