Collection: Homebars with wheels

A homebar on wheels gives the same storage as a fixed bar cabinet, but can be rolled to wherever the company is. Here you will find mobile bars in several formats, from narrower models for a flat to wider cabinets on wheels with room for bottles, glasses and wine storage. The models Queens and Queens Pro belong to this group.

A bar cabinet on wheels or a fixed piece?

The difference shows above all when you have guests. A fixed bar cabinet stands where it stands, and everyone who wants a refill has to walk there. A bar on wheels moves instead to the table, out onto the balcony or into the garden, and is put away when the evening is over.

There is also a practical advantage in smaller homes. A mobile bar can stand tucked into a corner or in a wardrobe during the week and be rolled out only when it is used, which frees up floor space the rest of the time.

What a mobile bar should have

Lockable wheels, so that the bar stands still while you pour
A closed or edged upper level, so that glasses can stay on while the bar is moved
The centre of gravity low, with bottles and ice at the bottom
A handle or an edge to grip, since a full bar is heavy to steer

The wheels decide how often the bar is actually moved. Small, hard wheels roll nicely on parquet but catch on rug edges and thresholds. If the bar is also going out onto a deck, the wheels need to be larger and preferably rubberised.

A homebar with storage

The larger models work as a complete bar cabinet with wheels underneath. Queens Pro has room for wine storage in addition to spirit bottles, which means the whole drinks store fits in a single piece of furniture. That is a reasonable choice if you currently have bottles spread across several places in the kitchen.

The narrower models prioritise mobility over volume. Queens holds what is needed for an evening and is easier to manoeuvre through a door, which weighs heavier than storage space in a flat.

A mobile kitchen island in an open plan

A bar on wheels often solves the same thing as a kitchen island, without anything having to be built in. Where a fixed island will not fit, a mobile kitchen island gives both work surface and storage, and standing between kitchen and dining area it works at the same time as a room divider.

Queens and Queens Pro are often used that way. Lockable wheels are what decides whether it works in practice: they hold the piece still when it is used as a work surface and release when it is to be moved aside. Bear in mind too that a piece standing free is seen from both sides, so the back should be as finished as the front.

A bar on wheels at parties and on the patio

At larger gatherings a mobile bar is often more practical than a fixed serving point. It can be placed where the guests gather, moved when the focus in the room shifts, and rolled out onto the terrace when the evening is warm. Afterwards everything can be driven in at once instead of carried in several trips.

If the bar is to stand outside during the evening the material is worth a thought. Brass and lacquered metal handle an evening in damp air without trouble, but should be wiped off and brought in the same night. Wood and rattan take damage faster from wet and rain.

Measurements and passages

A mobile bar is only mobile if it gets through the doors. Measure the narrowest passage in the home before choosing a model, and count on a few centimetres of margin for handles and projecting details. Thresholds and rug edges are usually a bigger obstacle than the width of the door.

The height decides how comfortable it is to mix and pour. Around ninety centimetres to the upper level sits close to counter height and works for most people to stand at. Lower models suit better if the bar is mainly to be reached from a seated position, for example by a sofa group.

Style and materials

Among the mobile bars the same expressions recur as in the bar cabinets. Dark wood with brass gives the classic feeling, while black metal and glass land closer to a modern idiom. Rattan and light woods feel lighter and suit summer houses and glazed balconies.

Keep to the same metal as in the rest of the room if you can. Standing next to a bar cabinet, the two read as one unit if the details match, and as two separate pieces if they do not.

A mobile bar together with a bar cabinet

Many combine the two. The bar cabinet becomes the place where everything is stored and stands safely, and the bar on wheels is brought out with what is to be used that particular evening. That keeps the mobile bar light and easy to handle, while the storage gets the space it needs.

If the space only works for one piece, the question is simple: if the bar should be seen and stay put, choose a bar cabinet. If it should be able to disappear between times, choose wheels.