Black Home Bar with All Styles of Cabinet Ideas and Designs

J.E. Evans
This is an example of a traditional galley breakfast bar in Columbus with dark hardwood flooring, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown floors and multicoloured worktops.

Transitional Basement & Bath Remodel - Naperville

Redstart Construction, Inc.

Picture Perfect House
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Chicago with white splashback, wood splashback, black floors, black worktops, medium wood cabinets, a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, soapstone worktops and slate flooring.

Windsor Square

BAR Design + Construction

Anthony Rich
Design ideas for a medium sized classic l-shaped wet bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, blue cabinets, marble worktops, white splashback, porcelain splashback and dark hardwood flooring.

Luxury Built-In Bar

Trim Tech Designs

Shaken or stirred?? Either is fine, as long as we’re mixing drinks at this gorgeous bar! In love with the backless metal shelves that glimpses the tile behind and the custom made appliance panels that cover the beverage fridges. This bar is a 10/10!

Bernese Farmhouse

Colossus Mfg.

This moody game room boats a massive bar with dark blue walls, blue/grey backsplash tile, open shelving, dark walnut cabinetry, gold hardware and appliances, a built in mini fridge, frame tv, and its own bar counter with gold pendant lighting and leather stools.

House -- 33rd Street N

Bullseye Wood Specialties, L.L.C

Butlers Pantry features inset, shaker style, glass, two-tiered cabinetry with wine X storage, undermount bar sink and under counter refrigerator.
Design ideas for a medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.

Vienna Glam Custom Home

c|s DESIGN STUDIO LLC

Photo credit Stylish Productions Tile selection by Splendor Styling
Small traditional single-wall dry bar in DC Metro with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, multi-coloured splashback, metal splashback, light hardwood flooring and white worktops.

Bar

R|House Design Build

Custom lower level bar with quartz countertops and white subway tile.
Photo of a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, quartz worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, vinyl flooring, brown floors and white worktops.

Sharon Contemporary

Keri Murray Architecture

This is an example of a large contemporary single-wall wet bar in Boston with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz worktops, white splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring and white worktops.

Sunset Boulevard

Shannon Crain

Inspiration for a medium sized classic galley wet bar in Houston with a submerged sink, beaded cabinets, blue cabinets, soapstone worktops, mirror splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Modern Industrial Kitchen with Laminate Cabinets

Omega Cabinetry

Photo of a medium sized urban single-wall wet bar in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brick splashback and light hardwood flooring.

Larchlea Project

Petrucci Homes

This is an example of a large farmhouse single-wall wet bar in Detroit with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.

Hidden Lake

Amy Storm & Company

Design ideas for a medium sized classic single-wall home bar in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.

Woody Creek Cabin

Structural Associates

Inspiration for a traditional single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring and white worktops.

Highland

Hudson Construction Group

This is an example of a classic l-shaped wet bar in Dallas with glass-front cabinets, blue cabinets, grey splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.

Schroeder MN Lake Home

NORTH STAR KITCHENS

A modern rustic black and white kitchen on Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. Complete with a French Le CornuFe cooking range & Sub-Zero refrigeration and wine storage units. The sink is made by Galley and the decorative hardware and faucet by Waterworks. photo credit: Alyssa Lee

Farmhouse Home Bar

Photo of a medium sized country u-shaped breakfast bar in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey worktops and feature lighting.

Purple Accent Design

Freestyle Interiors

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Miami with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets and dark wood cabinets.

Custom White Oak Hardwood Floors

Gaetano Hardwood Floors, Inc.

The hardwood floors are a custom 3/4" x 10" Select White Oak plank with a hand wirebrush and custom stain & finish created by Gaetano Hardwood Floors, Inc. Home Builder: Patterson Custom Homes Ryan Garvin Photography

Pierce Street: A fresh take on a classic Edwardian

IDF Studio

Photo by Christopher Stark.
Inspiration for a traditional l-shaped wet bar in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, medium hardwood flooring, beige floors, white worktops and feature lighting.

Black Home Bar with All Styles of Cabinet Ideas and Designs

A home bar is one of the ultimate indulgences for a homeowner. By no means essential but all the more satisfying for that very reason. Whether your home bar ideas would be having the boys round to watch the big match in a pub-style atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon, ‘going uptown’ to sip an espresso martini in your home cocktail bar in the loft, or hoping to recreate the vibe of an intimate speakeasy in your basement, a style home bar is a treat that’s guaranteed to lift your spirits. A place where you are always guaranteed a seat.

How big should my home bar be?

The ideal style of your home bar will depend on your lifestyle and entertaining habits as well as the amount of available space. If big groups come round regularly then you should consider dedicating a part of your living room or basement to a larger seating area – complete with a bar table, bar stools and wet bar section – to keep everyone suitably comfortable and merry. If TV is essential, check if there is a wall nearby that’s a big enough to mount it on without restricting anyone’s view. A key feature of home bar ideas is the storage – gleaming wine racks and low-lit glass shelves. Make sure you can afford these little delights after you have built the basic structure. Alternatively, if space is limited, a freestanding home cocktail bar would give you somewhere to prepare cocktails that is out of the way – in the corner of your dining room or under the stairwell for instance. Also, mirrored surfaces can help to create the illusion of space. Sketch the layout of the room in which you would like to place the bar and think about where all those bottles, cans and snacks are going to go. Then speak to either a home bar specialist about your home bar ideas, or to a joiner about adapting a vintage bookcase or creating something bespoke.

What style of home bar should I choose?

Try to play off the interior decor of the surrounding area. A kitsch Manhattan-inspired home cocktail bar will look out of place in a country cottage, for example. Similarly, a long white walnut home bar would jar against a bright red contemporary kitchen. That said, contrast might be something that you accentuate, not least through the choice of flooring, which would help to make your home bar stand out. Collect home bar ideas in an Ideabook, settle upon a theme and then discuss the design with your home bar specialist or joiner. Lighting sets the mood in bars, particularly late at night, so pay special attention to placement, intensity and how you want your guests to feel. Dim underbar lighting creates a warm, intimate atmosphere, while spotlights brighten and energise.

Which home bar accessories and facilities should I include?

This really does depend on how far you are willing to go. A home bar can replicate almost everything you see in your local, from running water and refrigerated wine cabinets to draught beer pumps and bespoke lighting and a sound systems. Again, the most important thing is to work with what’s there – available space and home decor. Is that black lizard effect leather flooring really going to go? How about the turquoise splashback? Do those flowers look out of place or will they help to soften up what’s fast becoming a man cave? There are several ways to make a home bar more visually interesting without spending big on fixtures and fittings. Select furniture that’s comfortable but also sparks interest, such as salvaged chairs or a second-hand leather sofa. Add a touch of glitz and glamour through your choice of glassware, drinks trolley, ice bucket, shaker and spirit bottles if you want the home cocktail bar look. Then scatter a few curios around the bar – ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great home bar ideas to get the conversation started.

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