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Budget Contemporary Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Basement Bar
Basement Bar
Kitchen & Floor ConceptsKitchen & Floor Concepts
Bellmont Cabinetry Door Style: Horizon Door Finish: Frax
Inspiration for a small contemporary l-shaped wet bar in Denver with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, engineered quartz splashback, ceramic flooring, grey floors and white worktops.
Gloss Finish
Gloss Finish
System Six KitchensSystem Six Kitchens
Almost everything in this kitchen has a sparkle! The Chrome bar seats sparkle, the gloss doors shine and the mirrors reflect!
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Devon with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz worktops, ceramic flooring, white floors, white worktops and feature lighting.
Modern Pump hill condominium
Modern Pump hill condominium
Method Residential DesignMethod Residential Design
Medium sized contemporary single-wall home bar in Calgary with quartz worktops, white splashback, stone slab splashback and white worktops.
GR14 Lisbon Apartment
GR14 Lisbon Apartment
Wer designWer design
Babi Carvalho
Photo of a contemporary home bar in London.
Sample #5
Sample #5
Mike Healey PhotographyMike Healey Photography
All images © Mike Healey Productions, Inc.
Design ideas for a large contemporary home bar in Dallas.
Quartz Worktop in Glacier White
Quartz Worktop in Glacier White
System Six KitchensSystem Six Kitchens
Even the Quartz Worktop has a sparkle to its finish!
Medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Devon with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz worktops, ceramic flooring, white floors, white worktops and feature lighting.
Contemporary bar
Contemporary bar
Zen LivingZen Living
A wet bar with gorgeous in-wall cabinetry. This inspired smart storage installation creates ample space to fill it with delicious spirits!
Medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Calgary with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback and white worktops.
Austin kitchen
Austin kitchen
Willbanks Kitchen Design CenterWillbanks Kitchen Design Center
Crown Cabinets: Pioneer door style in Alder wood with Whitewash finish with Onyx glaze.
This is an example of a small contemporary home bar in Las Vegas.
New products from brush64 online store
New products from brush64 online store
brush64brush64
Pack of 4 gold coloured reusable metal straws with a cleaning brush
Inspiration for a small contemporary home bar in Wiltshire.
Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar
Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar
Kitchen Designs StudioKitchen Designs Studio
Simple single wall home bar. Oak stained black with granite counter top. Grey glass with gold flake, glass back splash.
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite worktops, stone tiled splashback, ceramic flooring and grey splashback.
Alamitos Bay Project
Alamitos Bay Project
Kennedy Cole Interior DesignKennedy Cole Interior Design
This home bar is a quaint and simple space to grab a drink and a chat with friends. Fun art dresses this space up and an oversized brass mirror makes it balanced while reflecting natural light.
Bar Cart Ideas
Bar Cart Ideas
Karin Bennett DesignsKarin Bennett Designs
Jaclyn Colville Photography
Small contemporary home bar in Toronto.
Bar Cart Ideas
Bar Cart Ideas
Karin Bennett DesignsKarin Bennett Designs
Jaclyn Colville Photoraphy
Inspiration for a small contemporary home bar in Toronto.
Appliances
Appliances
System Six KitchensSystem Six Kitchens
This Bar Area has Blanco appliances to keep wine cool!
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Devon with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz worktops, ceramic flooring, white floors, white worktops and feature lighting.
Modern bar in a wood-look
Modern bar in a wood-look
Zen LivingZen Living
This wet bar features our slab cabinetry in HPL Porcini LK9904. The clean and crisp stand out boasting under cabinet lighting.
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary single-wall dry bar in Calgary with dark wood cabinets, no sink, flat-panel cabinets, engineered stone countertops, black splashback, mosaic tiled splashback and grey worktops.

Budget Contemporary Home Bar 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 contemporary 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 contemporary home bar be?

The ideal style of your contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 – contemporary ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great contemporary home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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