A handy Bromley Dad made the most of isolation by building his own gin bar, named ‘The Lockdown’.

Artist Dan Pearce, 47, decided to bring nightlife home, crafting a copper bar with a music theme.

The father of two covered the front with his artwork, painting his favourite music icons - Bowie, Amy Winehouse and John Lennon. 

He said: "I have named my bar 'The Lockdown'. Now I just need lockdown over to throw the biggest party.

"I've always wanted a bar, growing up my parents had a bar and were well known for throwing the best parties.

"We had a family meeting at the start of lockdown to decide what the garden shed should be, my two boys wanted a gaming room, my wife, Wendy wanted a room to do her gym sessions and I wanted my very own bar. 

“So I’ve made sure the bar serves all of our requirements.

"We had to re-plaster all the walls, lay new floors, install new electrics, fit new lighting and decorate throughout.

“At one end of the room I fitted storage for gym equipment, gaming devices and a TV for the boys gaming requirements and Wendy's gym sessions.”

The bar itself was handmade, with concealed lights, shelving, a bar fridge and painted in dark blue Farrow and Ball. 

Dan had the bar top made in real copper with an aged patina finish. 

He also painted some original artwork for the walls traded some of his artwork with another artist for handmade swallow lights.