If you love convivial evenings with friends, or simply enjoy a relaxing moment after a day's work, you may have a bar at home. It's the kind of practical piece of furniture that allows you to store everything you need to serve drinks and welcome your guests just like at the counter. Beyond its functional aspect, a bar is also very often a decorative piece of furniture with remarkable aesthetics and design. As with a billiard table, precautions need to be taken when moving to ensure that not only the furniture, but also the bottles and crockery it contains are transported without breaking anything. Find out how to move and reinstall your bar with complete peace of mind, so you can enjoy your move with peace of mind.
The bar: an attractive and functional piece of furniture to be moved with care
For anyone who likes to entertain at home, having a bar is a must. A storage space, the bar is also a central piece of furniture around which people gather, and is generally intended to be decorative and original to impress guests. Which makes it a piece to be moved with care to avoid disappointment.
Protect fragile contents during the move
First and foremost, the bar is a functional piece of furniture where you can store everything you need to serve guests without having to run after the equipment. Shelves, niches, drawers... everything in a bar is designed to accommodate bottles, glasses, cups and serving accessories.
Designed to serve hot beverages such as coffee, or cold drinks of all kinds, the bar can contain a wide variety of accessories and utensils, starting with crockery and bottles. In other words, there are quite a few fragile items in a bar, which need to be specially packed to prevent breakage.
A central and imposing dimension to take into account
But a bar also means conviviality and sharing: more than a storage space, the bar is also a central piece of furniture around which people gather. It's a place to put glasses or cups when you're not drinking, or to relax: isn't it said to "sit at the bar" or "sit at the bar"?
Sufficiently high for standing, the bar can sometimes be fitted with high stools for sitting and chatting. Most often made of wood or metal, a bar is a heavy, bulky piece of furniture that can be difficult to move or transport.
An aesthetic vocation to be preserved
In solid wood, industrial-style metal or globe-style, the bar is usually a piece of furniture with a well-kept style. It can also be flashy enough to make a lasting impression. Take a trip to the furniture boutiques and you'll discover a wide range of bar models, each with a more original style than the last.
It includes :
- the globe bar, whose sphere opens horizontally in the middle to reveal or hide bottles and glasses;
- the designer bar with chrome-plated steel footrests and leather or velvet upholstery;
- or the atypical motorcycle bar, with an authentic two-wheeled vehicle as the backdrop...
So it's also a fragile part that needs to be cared for during a move to avoid damage.
Moving a bar: our tips for getting ready
Empty shelves methodically
When moving a bar, as with a wardrobe or fridge, the first step is to empty the furniture of its contents.
Proceed methodically to assemble the various elements it contains: glasses together, cups, cutlery, bottles...
Gathering your belongings in a logical way will save you time when rearranging them, and make it easier to find them again.
Packing dishes
Wrap your crockery in newspaper or bubble wrap, and label each box with a precise description.
Be careful with glassware, which is fragile and requires special packaging: there are cardboard boxes with dividers to avoid shocks during transport.
Boxes need to be adapted to the glasses, which are more or less tall or wide depending on their use and the spirits to be tasted.
If you don't want to invest in special boxes, pack each glass individually without stacking them.
Protecting cylinders for transport
Like wine, bottles of alcohol must travel upright to avoid liquid movement.
The impact is less on strong spirits than on wine, but it will prevent you from losing the drink, especially if the bottles have already been opened.
Check that the corks are securely closed, and use cardboard boxes with gaps to prevent bottles from bumping into each other.
Transporting a bar safely: precautions to take
To preserve your bar during transport, you need to protect its fragile parts. The top tray is an eye-catching part that needs to be protected on the surface with a blanket, and in the corners or edges with cardboard or polystyrene.
If the bar has drawers, you'll need to secure them with adhesive tape to prevent them from opening while in transit. Beware of scotch tape, which can mark wood or fragile coverings such as leather or fabric.
The feet of the bar and any castors should also be protected, especially if it has a particular style. And don't forget the footrests, which can get caught while the bar is in motion.
Finally, if your bar is equipped with display windows, remember to protect the doors as well, or even remove them if it's not too complicated.
Last but not least, make sure you have all the resources you need to pick up and transport the bar. If necessary, use rolling trays or a furniture lift to avoid a narrow stairwell.
The simplest - and least risky - way to move a bar is still to call in a professional mover who has all the necessary equipment and will be able to advise you on how to protect its sensitive parts. Don't hesitate to contact us for a quote on moving your bar.