TriVistaUSA | The British Pub in Tuscany
Our clients had slightly different ideas of what should be: he is British, and envisioned a pub to watch proper football, pulling a pint and sliding it down to his friends. Against the wall was his framed Union Jack.
She, on the other hand saw a beautiful Tuscan wine bar. "Yes, Light, airy; wonderful."
Our challenge was to make a successful union of these two contrasting themes. A pub with dark wood cabinets, open shelves to display spirits and glass front display cabinets for glassware. Perhaps an elevated bar in absolute black marble and custom corbels for friends to gather as you poured your favorite scotch.
The couple also wanted a wine refrigerator that offered additional cold storage, a small dishwasher for ease, and that sexy black faucet they had seen while shopping. Combining these elements with white textured Silestone countertops began to pull the space together, but we knew it still needed a pièce de résistance-‐ a special backsplash to bring the design into a cohesive style of its own. The tile we found is called "Crazy Tile". A hand painted, 4"x16" glass tile with radiant splashes of light and color that brought a rare elegance to the wet bar space. The beauty of the tile and remarkable talent and craftsmanship of our tile installer is confirmed as you notice the patterned tile seamlessly wrapping the corner.
We used a vinyl plank flooring in the entire basement area for beauty, durability and easy cleaning. We opened the bottom of the basement stairs to make the entry more welcoming and added coordinating sconce and pendant lighting.
Bar area