Whiskey Barrel Uses

Here are some of the many uses for our great oak barrels With a little imagination you will find many things to do with our great Kentucky oak whiskey barrels. We have listed a few on this page
#MBF Making Barrel Furniture $18.00 includes shipping This helpful 24 page booklet has 9 different furniture projects you can make at home with our Kentucky whiskey barrels or wine barrels. It gives you a list of tools and supplies you will need to make beautiful barrel furniture. Loaded with lots of diagrams, and bonus color pictures. If you decide to buy our barrels and make furniture, let us know. If we like what you make, we will let you sell your barrel furniture through our web site.
You've seen our barrels in motion pictures, on tv programs, at amusement and theme parks, in restaurants bars and pubs, and at your local golf course Our Kentucky Whiskey Barrels are featured in the December issues of Southern Living, and This Old House Magazines, CLICK HERE TO SEE A PARTIAL LIST OF OUR CUSTOMERS
This is a picture of a vintage whiskey barrel that has been cleaned with deck wash and sanded. Sanding reveals the beautiful American white oak. If you don't want the vintage look but don't need a new barrel, this is a way to make the used barrels look almost new and still retain the character of a vintage barrel WE HAVE: NEW, NEW FLAWED, USED SELECT, VINTAGE, AND RUSTIC BARRELS	This is one of our "Vintage" barrels. The many years spent in century old warehouses where they react to the change in seasons we experience here in Kentucky makes for a very beautiful patina on these vintage barrels. The "Rustic" barrels look the same, just missing a few hoops. The Vintage barrels are our most popular.
Scroll Down To See Unique Ways To Use Our Kentucky Whiskey Barrels
STURDY RUSTIC BARS
One of our customers sent us these pictures of a bar made with two of our Kentucky Whiskey Barrels	This is a close up of one of the barrels used in the bar. They have cut a door in the barrel which allows plenty of storage space. They have stained the barrels and put a protective polyurethane coating on them. They look great.

This beautiful bar is made with 2 barrels cut down the middle. The picture to the right shows the back side of the bar. Plenty of storage room behind the barrels. One of our smaller barrels would have made a perfect sink base for this bar Imagine what you would have to pay for a work or art like this. Amazing what can be done with only 2 of our Kentucky Bourbon Barrels.

This rustic weathered bar is made with a barrel sawn in half lengthwise. It is selling online for $650.00 plus shipping.	This simple barrel bar is very easy to make. Here you have four of our rustic barrels as the base with a top consisting of a 2x4 frame with a mosaic top. This particular bar is portable and is owned buy a rental company that rents it out for special occasions.

Here is another example of a Kentucky Whiskey Barrel base bar. Looks good with just 2 Kentucky Barrels.	Besides supporting the bar, The Kentucky Barrels are great for storage. Cut a door in the barrel and you'll have lots of room to store your bar supplies.
WINE RACK
Click on pictures for larger view.Click here to go to the web site selling this beautiful Wine Rack	See what can be done with our New and Vintage Wine Barrels This unique wine rack is a must have for anyone who enjoys having a conversation piece in their home, bar or restaurant. The thoughtful design and careful construction of this wine rack combines to provide for a spectacular center piece that is masterfully functional. The barrel itself is an original wine barrel that has been carefully refurbished to bring out the natural patina of the American white oak. The wine rack embedded in each half of the barrel is constructed from solid hardwood and steel and can hold up to 19 one liter bottles of wine, allowing you to store up to 38 bottles of your favorite vintage. The stand is constructed out of solid hardwood and reinforced with hardened steel making it structurally sound to accommodate the weight of the barrel and its contents. In keeping with the uniqueness and heritage of the wine barrel, the wine tap has been redesigned to act as a locking system to secure the two halves of the barrel together. This ingenious wine rack is guaranteed to attract lots of commentary and attention. Sells online for $2100.00
GREAT LOOKING SINK BASES
We love these beautiful sinks made with white oak Kentucky Bourbon barrels. We also sell our new wine barrels for use as sink bases, they look great. A door could be put in the side for plumbing access and plenty of storage. These would look great in your bathroom or bar area	As you can see these rustic wine and whiskey barrels make great sink bases. Barrel Sink pictured at right available at Barrels & More
Another Rustic Sink Base
A great looking sink base made with a very rustic Kentucky whiskey barrel You can buy this now on Ebay for $895.00 plus shipping	This rustic Kentucky whiskey barrel sink base is going for $895.00 on ebay. Notice how you must drive screws through the hoops around the cut. It looks like the top was removed and a round piece of plywood was cut to insert the sink.

This sink is made from a NEW WINE BARREL. It sells online for $1800.00	Another sink made from a NEW WINE BARREL. This one sells for $1600.00
BOURBON BARREL WATER FOUNTAINS
This unique Bourbon Barrel Fountain has water dyed to look like Bourbon trickling down the washboard like barrel staves from a Kentucky Bourbon bottle into the barrel half below. Made from our Kentucky Barrels.	This beautiful Bourbon Barrel Fountain features water pouring from an antique wooden pump into a bucket which overflows in to the barrel. Pictured here are just a few of the beautiful fountains that can be made with our Kentucky Barrels.

Look at this beautiful piece of craftsmanship. This fountain is made from 2 of our Kentucky whiskey barrels cut in half. Perfectly landscaped, a true piece of art. Click on the picture to see a larger more detailed view of these fountain. It is selling on line for $1349.00	This beautiful barrel fountain is made with a vintage Kentucky Bourbon whiskey barrels half. Just add a pump, and in this case a cast iron hand pump, and you have a soothing addition to your deck, patio, yard, or garden.
A SMALL SETTING OR A LARGE SETTING
This rugged double top table and bench stools would make a great addition to your bar. The set sells for $600.00	Look at this beautiful rustic barrel table and chairs. We've seen them for $1200.00 per set
STORAGE AND DISPLAY
	Here are two examples of our Kentucky Barrels with doors cut into them. The barrel on the left has double doors and could be used for display, a bar, or storage. The barrel on the right has a single door and is being used as a storage trunk. Two of the many ways to use our Kentucky Barrels
WINE RACK OR COOLER
WINE RACK With out too much work you can make one of these unique wine racks with one of our Kentucky white oak whiskey barrels or one of our Kentucky crafted white oak wine barrels	QUICK AND EASY COOLER Need a unique drink cooler for your party, cookout, or business. Try one of our new or vintage Kentucky whiskey barrels with the top cut out. The one pictured here has a plastic tub inserted in the top filled with ice and drinks. You could even cut a door in the bottom to store more drinks. A perfect quick and easy to make cooler. And it looks GREAT too!
WHISKEY BARREL PLANTERS AND WATER GARDENS
UNIQUE PLANTER Check out this great barrel train planter. Very creative, it shows what can be done with our solid oak Kentucky whiskey barrels. WATER GARDEN FOUNTAIN A water garden with a fountain. Made from one of our barrel halves

Start a Mini Container Garden Whether you live in an apartment house, condominium or a home with a small garden plot, you can add color to your surroundings and some tasty vegetables to your table.	You will be surprised at what can be done with a few of our Kentucky whiskey barrel halves in a small area. A tomato plant or two grown in one of our barrel halves can supply you with fresh tomatoes throughout the growing season. Special varieties have been developed especially for container gardening. Other vegetables that grow well in containers include peppers, cucumbers and squash. One or two plants will provide enough beans throughout the growing season for at least one meal a week for a family of four. You can plant vegetables and decorative flowers in the same container. A single tomato planted in the center of a tub and surrounded by colorful geraniums or petunias is an attractive arrangement. Container gardening takes less water, overall, than a garden plot, but may require more frequent watering. You can utilize small space efficiently with successive plantings of vegetables that mature quickly, such as radishes and leaf lettuce. Replant each area as it is harvested.
CREATE WORKS OF ART
Our barrels are made from top grade, tight grain, slow growth, American oak. These new and vintage barrels provide a wonderful natural surface for painting, burning or carving. They are a natural wood product which lends itself beautifully to landscape and decorative painting. Inside or out, one of our barrels would look great at your house or business. All of our barrels are MADE IN KENTUCKY USA	Use a Barrel Head or Barrel End to create advertising for your company or organization. They look great in restaurants, bars, & pubs.

	Hand Painted Oak Barrel Staves by Artist Kathy O'Neil

I thought I had seen just about everything you can do with our great oak Kentucky whiskey barrels but then I saw this unique work of art. (there is a light inside for night time) Just goes to show you what you can do with a little imagination and one of our Kentucky barrels.	This solid oak barrel head is hand carved. It is another example of what can be done with our Kentucky whiskey barrels tops. They are 21 inches in diameter and about 1 inch thick

This unique easy to make wall clock is made from a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel end and 12 miniature Kentucky liquor bottles. Looks like it's always time for a fine Kentucky Bourbon.	We can laser engrave your design, artwrok, or text message on barrel tops.
MOTORCYCLE CART / GARDEN CART
The cart pictured here is pulled behind a motorcycle. It is made from a vintage oak whiskey barrel This shows what can be done with our great Kentucky White Oak Whiskey Barrels	This is a side view of the same cart. This picture shows a door cut into the side of the barrel. Other carts have the door on the end of the barrel. This cart is selling online for $1895.00

Here is a wine barrel cut in half longways makes a useful Wheelbarrel or Wheelbarrel planter.	Use a Whiskey or Wine barrels to make a garden tractor cart such as the one pictured here
MAKE UNIQUE CHAIRS
Chairs, and more chairs, use your imagination, the possibilities are almost endless. These chairs sell online for $169.00 each	BARREL CHAIR ON WHEELS A wood worker made this beautiful sturdy barrel chair out of a vintage barrels. You can make all kinds of furniture from these wonderful oak barrels. This Kentucky whiskey barrel chair is selling for $350.00 There is room for lots of storage under the seat too.

How about this unique folding chair made out of oak barrel staves. This simple barrel stave chair sells online for $150.00	This interesting rocking chair made from barrel staves is selling online for $1000.00
DISPLAYS
A company that sells grain bought our half barrels to display their grain at an industry show. Their dealers liked the displays so much that they requested them for their stores. They made a display base from old barn wood, notched it and set the Kentucky whiskey barrel half with the grain display on top of the base.	Use our barrels to make this barrel top mini bar or use them for advertising displays This Mini Bar is made from on of our Barrel Ends
RAIN BARRELS AND TRASH RECEPTACLES
Home Stores sell rain barrels for $160 or more. We've seen them on line for $275. Make your own from one of our barrels, or buy our ready made Bourbon Rain Barrel A beautiful way to save water. Don't they look better than a plastic barrel?	This trash receptacle has a galvanized metal can as a liner. The customer has cut the barrel, hinged the top and cut a whole in the top. This makes a very nice easy to empty receptacle. If you do this don't forget to secure the hoops. We sell vintage and new barrels to golf courses, community parks, amusement parks, and many other businesses for use as trash receptacles. They are very sturdy, long lasting and attractive. They look so much better than plastic or metal. We sell the tops with rope or cast iron handles to use as lids. We can make custom cuts for you.
SHELVING AND BENCHES
Make this beautiful sturdy barrel stave shelf. Our Kentucky oak barrels have hundreds of uses.	How about this cute little bench made from our oak Kentucky whiskey barrel staves. Sells for $150.00
SMOKERS AND PEANUT BARRELS
How about this Kentucky whiskey barrel smoker. Notice how screws are driven through the hoop into the staves to hold everything together. Use our Kentucky Whiskey Barrel Chunks to ad smoked flavor to your grill or smoker	Use one of our barrels to make a peanut barrel. Someone put a burlap liner secured with a rope on this one. They are selling it online for $149.00 plus shipping
GREAT TABLE BASES
One customer makes these beautiful wagon wheel tables with our Kentucky whiskey barrels. We can cut the barrels for you.	All you need is a Kentucky Whiskey Barrels and a table top to make one of these strong bar tables
Unique Barrel Tables
Easy to make "Donut" top barrel table Just cut a donut shape out of a 3/4 inch piece of plywood and you have the top of this unique table. The nice thing about this top is that you can make it higher or lower on the barrel depending on the size of the inner circle. You could put a Lazy Susan on the exposed barrel top. Looks GREAT , and don't forget all the storage you get by cutting a door in the barrel.	Glass Top Barrel Table Just cut the barrel end off and put a piece of glass on top and you have this beautiful table. Make it any height you want. And you have the end to hangup on the wall of your bar.
LOVE SEATS AND SOFAS
We found his big barrel stave love seat selling online for $1700.00. Looks nice.	Make this unique whiskey barrel couch
Easy To Make Composter / Planter
The Sun Frost Scrap Eater A stylish, high-tech composter creating mineral rich soil from your table scraps. Plants growing in the soil on the perimeter of the Scrap Eater feed directly off nutrients that you create in the composting section. This miniature ecosystem composts food scraps in a sealed compartment so you can display the Scrap Eater on a deck, porch or even an apartment patio without concern about odors, insects or animals.	“My Sun Frost Scrap Eater is a bottomless pit. I’ve had it almost three years and it’s still only two-thirds full. My roommate’s and my diets are mostly vegetarian, so there are plenty of scraps being tossed in every day. The cork screw stirrer makes mixing easy. And I like the design—it’s a nice addition to my patio with sapphire blue lobelia draped against the natural wood wine barrel. The worms love it too.” - Margaret E, Sunny Brae, California Click on picture for a larger more detailed view
BARREL CHEST
Here you see a wine barrel made into an Ice Chest. Very easy to do. You will see these on ebay for $899.00	This Barrel Chest is a Buy It Now on ebay for $899.00. Make your own for a LOT LESS
BARREL ART / HOOP ART
You never know when you will need one of our Kentucky Barrels	These unique spheres are made with our whiskey barrel or wine barrel hoops. Use as a topiary, hang from the ceiling, or as yard art
ATTENTION TOLE AND DECORATIVE PAINTERS: Our barrels, tops, and staves are made from top grade, tight grain, quarter sawn, American oak. These barrels, tops, and staves provide a natural surface that lends itself beautifully to landscape, tole, and decorative painting.
All of our barrels are hand made in Kentucky. They are made from solid American white oak. The oak tops and staves are approximately ONE INCH THICK. The used empty barrels weigh approximately 125 lb.. These great new and vintage whiskey barrels have many practical and decorative uses Here are just a few: Use them to catch rain water for your home livestock or garden. Put a plank top across 2 barrels to make a serving bar or counter top. You can put a piece of glass on top and use one as a table. We sell them to businesses and parks for use as sturdy trash barrels. Some customers have purchased them to make wine and beer, after they have been sanitized on the inside. See a wine or beer supply store for more information on sanitizing barrels. . You may have seen some of our weathered barrels in "Road House" type restaurants with peanuts in them. Use them for a western or country look. Use them for displays or decoration in your retail store or restaurant. Use them as garden displays. Make rustic furniture out of them. I have seen a great looking swing made from a Kentucky Bourbon barrel, and a real conformable looking barrel chair. Or how about just a great old barrel to look at! We have one in our family room. A photographer that bought one of our vintage barrels for a photography prop told us they sell in photography catalog for $300.00 each. The barrels cut in half are great for use as planters, fountains, or water gardens.

o simplify ordering, we can email you a Google Checkout payment request.
Google is safe, secure, and easy to use. Just let us know what you want and we'll email a payment request to you

IMPORTANT: YOUR ORDER IS A CONTRACT. READ OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU PLACE AN ORDER

Mail In Order Form click here

Mail In Credit Card Order Form

Use our SECURE encrypted on line form to place your order PHONE IN YOUR CREDIT CARD ORDER TO: (606) 346-0887 - Email: kybarrels@windstream.net - fax 606-773-0401