If you’re finding visits to your local pub a bit expensive these days, there’s an easy solution: add a pub set to one of the rooms of your home, like a family room, games room, den, dining area or living room. Especially if you’re thinking of home bars, pub sets that include a pub table and bar stools will really up your entertaining style. A must-have if you enjoy sharing your bartending skills with family and friends, pub sets provide an intimate way to share a quiet drink with your partner after a long day or a stylish way to converse with friends over cocktails. To create the perfect environment, here a few tips to help you browse pub sets and find the exact one that suits your entertaining style.

General Pub Sets Info

Pub sets typically consist of one pub table and two bar stools or pub chairs. Many manufacturers of pub sets offer up to four stools or additional bar stools at discount when buying the initial pub set.

Pub tables are generally round or square, but also can be octagonal or hexagonal. Decide which shape appeals to you.

Pub tables are higher than dining tables or even counter-height dining tables and range from 40 to 42 inches in height. When matching additional bar stools to your pub table set, keep in mind that they should be at least 10 to 12 inches between the seat of the bar stool and underneath of the tabletop for a person to be seated comfortably at the pub table.

Location

Even before actually looking at pub sets and bar stools, first decide where you want your pub set to go. If you’re furnishing a games room and you have the space, pubs sets wouldn’t be out of place. A pub set in an open concept kitchen/dining area is the ideal place to "park" guests; they can sip wine while you putting the finishing touches on dinner. Pub sets in the kitchen can also make a great alternative dining area to your main dining room; handy as a place to eat a quick snack. They don’t have to be reserved for evening entertaining: pub sets in a family create somewhere to put bowls of munchies while watching the game or a movie.

Pub Sets Construction

While a general decorating guideline delegates wood pub sets to traditional styled rooms and metal pub sets as ideal for modern or contemporary style entertaining environments, there really is no had and fast rule. Manufacturers make both wood pub sets and metal pub sets available in all décor styles, from traditional to modern to contemporary to country.

Metal pub sets often include a table with a glass top. When purchasing a pub set that has a glass topped table, ensure that it is made of tempered glass. Especially when there are children in the home, this will make it safer in the event of an accident.

Pub Sets and Bar Stools

As previously mentions, pub sets already come with bar stools. But should you want to purchase additional bar stools for the pub table, there are some things you should know. This bar stool info is also applicable to buying stools for home bars.

Because consumers and manufacturers alike use the term "bar stool" to also refer to counter stools, make sure that you are purchasing stools that are the right height for your pub table.

Barstools are taller than counter stools, standing about four inches higher to accommodate the height of home bars and pub tables. When purchasing bar stools separately for your home bar, the seat height of the bar stool should be 30 to 32 inches.