Home Bar and Games Room Design

Our brief for this home bar and games room design project was to redesign an existing playroom to create a multi-functional home bar and entertainment space. We were asked to include areas for drinking, dancing, gaming, board games, home cinema and family time. Located within a lovely contemporary home overlooking Richmond Park, London, it has become the most popular room in the house.

Curved Home Bar Design

Our aim was to create a fun space that is unlike any other room in the building. It was designed specifically to suit the style of our clients. The family asked our Decorbuddi interior designer Lorraine Sakharet for help pushing their comfort zone in selecting a look and feel for the room. This included special layout, furnishings, flooring, storage, bar, wall coverings, lighting recommendations and bespoke upholstery and soft furnishings.

LED lit Panelling

This home bar and games room design includes the latest light sound and media technology. A short-range projector is hidden in the ceiling surrounded by LED lights plastered into position. A large technical hub, the control centre for the entire house, is hidden behind the bar, together with an air distribution and cooling unit. LED lights highlight the beauty of the fluted panelling that curves around the bar and games room.

Immersive Entertainment Space

Working within our budget constraints, we created an immersive space. We utilised a whole wall on one side of the room for the projector generating a multifunctional use, watching movies and playing video games. On the other, we constructed a bar with space to stand and host guests whilst relaxing on the comfortable bespoke bar-stools purposely designed for the client’s back support which was key in the brief. The bar features gold panelling which we contrasted with Fenwick and Tilbrook River Stone to create a sense of being cocooned.

Bespoke Window Seat

We transformed the window sill into a seating area. Previously, a wasted space used as a dumping ground for toys, the stunning window overlooks the garden and Richmond park behind. It makes the most fantastic alternative seating for the room and has been transformed into a favourite place for guests to lounge in the bar area and as a chill-out zone and nook to play board games. The bespoke window cushions were designed in beautiful Linwood velvet, with backs for support and comfort.

Atmospheric Colour Scheme

A dark and moody ambience was achieved by painting the walls in Riverstone Blue from Fenwick and Tilbrook. Programmable colour changing LED strips set the mood depending on the event.

We added a rich blue velvet sofa opposite the wall-mounted TV which was encased in a panelled unit and painted the same colour as the wall to appear seamlessly connected. The carpet was replaced with luxury yet industrial vinyl, a fun yet practical solution to a space where drinks will be served and food will be consumed.

Client Review of the Home Bar and Garden Design Project

“Lorraine and I worked together over a 12 month period to renovate a tired, unused, plastic littered playroom that my children had outgrown to a chic, sophisticated, totally fabulous upscale bar. My vision was a space that was versatile enough to fulfil the needs of the entire family from girlie drinks, book club, casual drinks, to the more masculine football sporting events, to the ultimate after-dinner drinking session to enable us to shake a tail feather if we fancied.

This could have been Mount Everest to an interior designer, but not for Lorraine. Lorraine focused on the spatial layout of the room and the challenges of a long thin room with a bay window and an unmovable technical cabinet. The bar, cabinetry, lighting, seating and sound system would need to be sourced across multiple contractors to enable the selection of the right contractors based on capability…

…Lorraine was able to establish a collaborative working relationship through the supply chain and set up communication channels to ensure integration at touchpoints between contractors. She was able to bring the right level of decision making to me as the client, presented clearly the required information to make an informed decision.

She displayed strong problem-solving skills whilst continuously striving for the highest quality and always keeping with the original design intention. Lorraine exceeded my expectations as an interior designer and took the ‘fear-factor’ out of hiring a designer for a unique and special job. Her eye for style and knack for putting things together will impress and amaze you, all with her wonderful disposition, smiles and laughs along the way.”

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