Raise a Glass to the Most Popular Home Bars of 2019
Sleek finishes, gorgeous lighting and farmhouse touches serve up a fresh round of ideas for home beverage hubs
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Home bars come in all shapes and sizes, from large setups that function as secondary kitchens to smaller bar carts stocked with drink-making needs. Either way, they serve the useful purpose of drawing guests away from a crowded kitchen during parties. If you’re considering adding a home bar, take a look at this countdown of the top 10 most-saved home bar photos of 2019. It shows there are plenty of ways to mix a drink in style.
Home bars come in all shapes and sizes, from large setups that function as secondary kitchens to smaller bar carts stocked with drink-making needs. Either way, they serve the useful purpose of drawing guests away from a crowded kitchen during parties. If you’re considering adding a home bar, take a look at this countdown of the top 10 most-saved home bar photos of 2019. It shows there are plenty of ways to mix a drink in style.
9. Backlit Beauty
A sleek backlit display of choice spirits, combined with luxurious blue velvet bar stools, takes this home bar in Georgia to another level. Kalaa Chakra Interiors achieved the lighting effect by installing an acrylic panel over LED lights behind wall-mounted shelving. The designer kept the rest of the features, such as cool black shelving and smooth countertops, minimalist.
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A sleek backlit display of choice spirits, combined with luxurious blue velvet bar stools, takes this home bar in Georgia to another level. Kalaa Chakra Interiors achieved the lighting effect by installing an acrylic panel over LED lights behind wall-mounted shelving. The designer kept the rest of the features, such as cool black shelving and smooth countertops, minimalist.
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8. Coffee-and-Cocktail Station
As a clever way to carve out more square footage while remodeling this Minneapolis kitchen, designer Kimberly Herrick of Herrick Design Group relocated the coffee maker, hot-water kettle, alcohol bottles and all of the mugs and wineglasses to a new home bar station, adding a wine fridge and a small sink for good measure. Deep drawers to the right of the sink hide the spirits, and custom cabinet doors allow the homeowners to conceal the coffee area in the walnut cupboard.
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As a clever way to carve out more square footage while remodeling this Minneapolis kitchen, designer Kimberly Herrick of Herrick Design Group relocated the coffee maker, hot-water kettle, alcohol bottles and all of the mugs and wineglasses to a new home bar station, adding a wine fridge and a small sink for good measure. Deep drawers to the right of the sink hide the spirits, and custom cabinet doors allow the homeowners to conceal the coffee area in the walnut cupboard.
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7. Take a Seat
Warm, welcoming tones and textures abound in this kitchen-size home bar by A. Sadowski Designs. The designer used a 2-inch-thick slab of reclaimed oak, stained dark walnut, to anchor the home bar and tie it in with the exposed beams overhead and new floating shelves. Scooped leather bar seats invite one to take a seat and enjoy a beer on tap.
Warm, welcoming tones and textures abound in this kitchen-size home bar by A. Sadowski Designs. The designer used a 2-inch-thick slab of reclaimed oak, stained dark walnut, to anchor the home bar and tie it in with the exposed beams overhead and new floating shelves. Scooped leather bar seats invite one to take a seat and enjoy a beer on tap.
6. Hall Station
This petite home bar designed by Jilco Kitchen and Bath and built by Arnett Construction and Arnett Custom Homes for a Charleston, South Carolina, client has everything one might need to mix a cocktail without the need to venture into the kitchen. A wine fridge keeps drinks chilled, drawers house mixing utensils, and postage-stamp-size floating shelves keep glinting copper glasses and tumblers at the ready.
This petite home bar designed by Jilco Kitchen and Bath and built by Arnett Construction and Arnett Custom Homes for a Charleston, South Carolina, client has everything one might need to mix a cocktail without the need to venture into the kitchen. A wine fridge keeps drinks chilled, drawers house mixing utensils, and postage-stamp-size floating shelves keep glinting copper glasses and tumblers at the ready.
5. Country Meets City
Slotted into the basement of a Chicago home, this drink station nods to country style, with reclaimed-barn-wood paneling and rural accents, such as a tractor seat and farm-inspired wall art. Open floating shelves and polished quartz countertops add contemporary touches.
Slotted into the basement of a Chicago home, this drink station nods to country style, with reclaimed-barn-wood paneling and rural accents, such as a tractor seat and farm-inspired wall art. Open floating shelves and polished quartz countertops add contemporary touches.
4. Corner Serving Nook
Perfectly positioned in a corner between the dining and living rooms, this drinks station in a Charleston, South Carolina, home ensures that a glass of wine is always within reach. The design, also by Jilco Kitchen and Bath (see number six above), features open shelving for glasses and sage-green cabinets for drink supplies, as well as a wine fridge for chilling bottles.
Perfectly positioned in a corner between the dining and living rooms, this drinks station in a Charleston, South Carolina, home ensures that a glass of wine is always within reach. The design, also by Jilco Kitchen and Bath (see number six above), features open shelving for glasses and sage-green cabinets for drink supplies, as well as a wine fridge for chilling bottles.
3. Farmhouse Charm
Farmhouse style remains popular among Houzz readers, so it’s no surprise that this stylish and ever-so-practical serving station in a historic Vermont farmhouse is one of the top 10 home bars of 2019. The design, built by Birdseye, features robin’s-egg-blue cabinets, brass fixtures and pearly sconces. The contemporary stainless steel countertop edged with brass tacks keeps the design squarely in this century.
Farmhouse style remains popular among Houzz readers, so it’s no surprise that this stylish and ever-so-practical serving station in a historic Vermont farmhouse is one of the top 10 home bars of 2019. The design, built by Birdseye, features robin’s-egg-blue cabinets, brass fixtures and pearly sconces. The contemporary stainless steel countertop edged with brass tacks keeps the design squarely in this century.
2. In the Basement
The basement of the Colonial-style home outside of Boston whose bar area is seen here was once covered in dark paint and wood — the opposite of what the new homeowners had in mind. They hired interior designer Kelly McGuill to give this dark space and other rooms in the house new life. McGuill used fresh white paint and open shelving to bring lightness to the new home bar, and carved out slots for wine bottles and space for a narrow wine fridge.
The basement of the Colonial-style home outside of Boston whose bar area is seen here was once covered in dark paint and wood — the opposite of what the new homeowners had in mind. They hired interior designer Kelly McGuill to give this dark space and other rooms in the house new life. McGuill used fresh white paint and open shelving to bring lightness to the new home bar, and carved out slots for wine bottles and space for a narrow wine fridge.
1. Black and Gold
You have to look a little closely to spot the gorgeous details of this drinks station designed by JDP Interiors in a Los Angeles home. In the bar alcove, subtly textured black terra-cotta tiles (from Waterworks) add depth and dimension and act as a dark backdrop for a custom suspended brass-and-glass shelving unit. Vintage-style brass shelf rails frame the open shelving for an elegant look.
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You have to look a little closely to spot the gorgeous details of this drinks station designed by JDP Interiors in a Los Angeles home. In the bar alcove, subtly textured black terra-cotta tiles (from Waterworks) add depth and dimension and act as a dark backdrop for a custom suspended brass-and-glass shelving unit. Vintage-style brass shelf rails frame the open shelving for an elegant look.
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How to Create a Built-In Home Bar
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Chunky stone facing and an oversize wood countertop give this home bar in Montana a welcoming mountain-pub feel. The space, by Madison Creek Furnishings & Design, features the same bar stools used in the main kitchen — as well as charcoal and slate gray tones and rich, dark wood used throughout the home — for continuity.
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