While each individual strives to promote a culture of trust and independent decision-making at home; an open unlocked bar drive can present challenges. Your teen may not be willing to steal liquor from his cabinet, but his friends are. You also don’t want your house to be known for free, unlocked, plentiful liquor supplies.
If you want to prevent your teen from becoming an alcoholic, you’ll need a lot more than a locked cabinet, as the old saying, “out of sight, out of mind,” doesn’t apply here. Here are some effective options that will help you:
Add a lock
A simple chain and lock can insult your teen or arouse the same kind of curiosity that you’re trying to avoid. If you currently store your collection in an open area, try implementing a lock on these. Being more high-tech, you can implement a biometric lock. This will ensure that something very valuable is stored inside and therefore access is restricted.
two drawer filing cabinets
File cabinets are no longer limited to a gray drive. A two-drawer wooden file cabinet with a key can be your ideal companion. The main advantage of using these is the depth of the drawers that can easily accommodate standard size bottles. Most of these cabinets come with two drawers. One is lockable and one is not, so one that can’t be locked can store bed linens and tablecloths.
custom cabinets
Another method of keeping bar accessories out of the reach of teenagers can be the use of custom cabinets. Surveys reveal that there are many people who personalize their cabinet and add secret storage to keep their things hidden.
home bar
Closing the house bar is not the remedy to minimize the allure of alcohol in your home. Yes, you can hide and lock your bar, but the presence of a bar in your area can send a certain message to your teen. You can get rid of it and thus keep your teen away from alcohol.
Don’t want to lock yourself up?
If you’re not in favor of locking things down because you’re certainly not a regular drinker, then you can try another simple trick. You can store the alcoholic stuff in a kitchen cabinet that also houses toxic cleaning products. Storing drink and poisonous and corrosive cleaning agents in the same cabinet that is rarely opened will alert your child to poisonous things. None of your children will be particularly interested in the contents of the poison cabinet, and therefore your problem will be solved.
According to one marketing strategy, abundance is attractive if you want people to eat more, stack more stuff, and fill your buffet. The same strategy also works for alcohol. If you leave the cakes and cookies out, your children will look at them. In the same way, if you flaunt your drinks in abundance, they may one day want to consume them.
I hope these tips help you. Have a nice day!