Garden Shed Bar Ideas

You’ve got a lovely garden but there’s one thing that would take it to the next level… a garden bar shed. The dream of many can actually quite quickly, easily and inexpensively become a reality. In this article, we explore five quite different and inspiring garden shed bar ideas. We’ll look into garden bar sheds of various styles, how to build a garden shed bar yourself and how to secure them. Without further ado, let’s throw open the door and look inside the world of garden bar sheds.

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What is a garden bar shed?

Garden bar sheds vary wildly in size, construction and style. Some are small, personal and functional, others are spacious, luxurious and built to wow and entertain. The term garden bar shed is used loosely as it can span anything from a snug small wooden shed you can sneak off to, to a large log cabin perfect for après ski with friends and family. Irrespective of the its size, proportions and decoration, it will need a stocked bar, somewhere to relax, heating, power – even wi-fi and multimedia.

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Classic English Pub Garden Shed Bar

Let’s start with the idea closest to home. Everyone would love to own their own traditional pub and with a garden shed bar, without plunging your life savings into the venture.

Install a decent sized wooden shed in your garden with windows for natural lighting and make the wood a real virtue. Create a cosy countryside pub atmosphere with wooden tables and chairs, a rug and a wooden bar. Install a pump or two and buy kegs from your local craft brewery. Add a dart board for a little competition with friends and retreat to it with your paper for a pint when you need some me time. Start thinking of names for your English pub garden shed bar now.

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Sports Garden Shed Bar

Are you a sports fanatic? Of all the garden shed bar ideas, this one is for you. Build your own personal sports bar and never have to worry again what match they’re showing. Make it all about the sport. Get a decent sized shed, summer house or log cabin and kit it out in your club colours. Make sure there’s plenty of lager on tap behind the bar and bottles chilled in a mini fridge ready for matchday.

Football, rugby American football – whatever you’re into – frame replica kits (signed ones if you really want to show off) and hang them on the walls. Install electricity not only for the bar and lighting but to also power a big screen TV and wi-fi for streaming live matches. Ensure you’ve plenty of bar stools for your mates to watch the match from and let the banter flow. And remember, you always own the bragging rights!

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Après Ski Garden Shed Bar

Snow or sun – want an all-year-round escape in your back garden? Build a traditional log cabin and kit it out like a Swiss chalet and bring on afternoons and evenings of après ski. Fit a welcoming log burning stove, warm your heart with glühwein and put on the raclette. Add strings of twinkly solar-powered lights, have lovely warm blankets and fake furs on hand and unwind with your friends and family. In the summer it can double up as a garden office too.

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Surf Shack Garden Shed Bar

Like to chill out without a care in the world? How about a surf-themed garden shed bar? Grab yourself a bijou shed or light airy summerhouse and have great fun painting it in washed out pastel colours. Construct a casual bar from driftwood and stock it with your favourite ice-cold beers. Use pebbles, sand and boardwalk wooden walkways outside to create a laid-back beach vibe. Throw up a couple of deck chairs and kick back. Inside, use raffia matting for flooring and mount a battered old surfboard on the wall for total surf dude authenticity.

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Speakeasy Garden Shed Bar

Want a secret drinking den that only those in the know can frequent? Covertly build yourself a private speakeasy in your back garden. Make it look perfectly unassuming on the outside but only allow entry by a special knock.

On the inside, varnish the woodwork and wooden bar in a rich dark mahogany and place velvet covered stools at the bar and banquettes around the walls. Install low level intimate art deco style lighting to keep everything low key and on the down low. Use mirrors to reflect the light, create an impressive wall of eclectic spirits bottles and serve using vintage glasses and cocktail shakers.

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Tiki Garden Shed Bar

Say aloha to your own Tiki-style cocktail bar at the bottom of your garden. Summerhouses make great Tiki bars as they can open up and invite friends and neighbours in for a chilled relaxed time.

Use plenty of bamboo and rattan for the chairs and bar – for the walls, decorate with carved wooden masks, driftwood and multiple retro postcards. For curtains, go loud with loud tropical fabric prints and go overboard with lush tropical plants. Strings of multi-coloured lights give that real Tiki ambience. Stock up on spirits (especially rum), liquers, mixers and fresh fruit to create fabulous tropical cocktails.

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Spa Retreat Garden Shed Bar

Looking to pamper yourself silly? Why not create your own wellness spa retreat to improve your physical and mental well-being? Relax and rejuvenate in your own private serene space. Properly ventilated, a large shed, summerhouse or log cabin is the perfect environment to house a hot tub and a luxury bar. Adopt a calming colour scheme of pastels and use natural materials like wood or stone for an organic feel.

Careful placing of plants, siting of scented candles and use of essential oils enhances the experience. For the bar, consider both ends of the spectrum – from fizz to natural fruit juices and mocktails. Also consider installing a sauna or having an area for a massage table or yoga. Add soothing ethereal music and you’ll have the most Zen garden shed bar on the planet.

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How to build a garden bar shed

Each manufacturer has its own specific instructions for constructing their wooden sheds, log cabins and summerhouses. All wooden sheds though require a shed base to create a firm foundation.

Here is a brief guide to all the steps of how to build a garden bar shed:

1. Plan and prepare – select a suitable place for your garden shed bar and ensure you have planning permission if required. The place needs to be well-drained. Also run utilities such as electricity and water to the site.
2. Build foundation – create a firm foundation for your shed using either gravel, concrete or paving stones.
3. Fit floor frame – assemble and install the wooden shed base and ensure it is level. Then fit the shed floor and ensure it is level.
4. Construct walls – build the wall frames or panels. If you are fitting then cladding a frame, attach the wooden cladding or boards to the wall frames. Always pre-drill holes especially for door hinges as this prevents the wood from splitting.
5. Build roof – assemble the roof frame and decide whether the roof is to be felted, tar papered or tiled. Felted is the most common. Allow the correct overhang on all around and fit fascia boards.
6. Finishing touches – fit the windows, doors, door fixings and finials.
7. Protect and maintain – if your shed does not come ready-treated, you will need to treat it with either an oil or sealant to help it withstand the Great British weather.
8. Fit out – now you have the perfect space to install your bar, furniture and home comforts that will transform it into a garden shed bar to be proud of.

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Secure your garden shed bar

Having created your dream garden shed bar, you may wish to protect it. Fit a string padlock to your garden shed bar door and if you have electricity, you may wish to fit an alarm. You could also invest in a garden shed security bar which is a metal bar that runs horizontally across the front door and locks securely to the shed door frame. A garden shed lock bar like this should give you complete peace of mind.

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We’re here to help

If you have any more questions concerning these garden shed bar ideas, or need any additional information about the wooden sheds, log cabins and summerhouses we sell at Howarth, please visit your local Howarth branch, or contact our customer services on 01472 907051.

You can also explore our range of garden shed products here, or you can even visit us in branch for more information.