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I recently received a new Pottery Barn catalog, and I was surprised to see them using 1) glass wall shelves and 2) shelves as a bar. Here’s one of the photos they used to market their glass shelves:

Pottery Barn's Glass Shelf Bar

It’s quite a change for Pottery Barn.  They are usually trying to sell their line of bar cabinets or bar carts:

Pottery Barn Modine Bar

Don’t get me wrong.  I think bar carts and cabinets are very stylish if you have room for them.  I would love nothing more than to have a chic vintage bar cart somewhere in my home.  However, I don’t have the floor space to add a bar cart or cabinet.  It’s not a big deal, though.  I had some extra wall space, so I added shelving and turned an under-utilized area into a well-stocked bar.  I did it with cafe shelves from Ballard Designs!

My Bar - Cafe Shelves

I admit that this style of open bar might not be for everyone.  If you have children, you probably don’t want to display liquor and glassware where little hands can reach them.  However, I don’t have such problems.  If you’re like me and don’t have children and have dining area without a lot of free floor space, using wall shelves as a bar might just be the ticket.

The glass shelves are in my kitchen, holding my dinnerware and drinking glasses.  I like the openness one gets with glass shelving, particularly in small or confined areas like my kitchen.

Open Glass Shelves - My Kitchen

So, if you don’t have room for a fancy bar setup, whether it’s for liquor or an in-home coffee station, don’t fret! See if you can use some type of wall shelving and make it work.  Small spaces can still be chic! 

The Spanish Desk and media tower aren’t the only antique pieces I have in my house.  I also have a piece we lovingly refer to as “the Sex Box.”

Antique Cabinet - German

It houses some of my liquor that didn’t make it onto the bar in the dining area.  As you can see from the photo above, it’s also the home for my Roomba.

Liquor Stash

But I bet you’re wondering why we call it the Sex Box.  Well, it has some pretty interesting carvings on it.  Look very closely!

Spankings for ALL!

That’s right. That’s someone on all fours with someone else sitting on his back and giving him a paddling.  See?  SEX BOX.  It also has some other, uh, interesting carvings on it as well as a super-cool lock.

Antique German Cabinet

When we bought this cabinet, we were actually rummaging around a flea-market type store in search of an old, small armoire for our foyer.  However, this piece caught my eye, and I returned to look at it several times before purchasing it.  I didn’t realize it had naughty carvings on it until I got it home and looked at it more closely. 

We never did buy an armoire for our foyer, but we did purchase something else.  Stay tuned to find out what that was!