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Budget Galley Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Kitchens By Kaz
Kitchens By Kaz
Kaz Home ImprovementsKaz Home Improvements
Small Bar area with Custom Build Cabinets
Inspiration for a small classic galley wet bar in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets and engineered stone countertops.
Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional galley wet bar in Detroit with quartz worktops, vinyl flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Mid Century Teak - Bar
Mid Century Teak - Bar
AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.
info@ryanpatrickkelly.com Built in wet bar with teak cabinets and yellow mid century tile
Small retro galley wet bar in Edmonton with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, yellow splashback, porcelain splashback, ceramic flooring, grey floors and white worktops.
Basement Bar, Perry Hall Maryland
Basement Bar, Perry Hall Maryland
Bearded Builders, BaltimoreBearded Builders, Baltimore
Basement Bar custom built in Perry Hall home.
Photo of a medium sized rustic galley breakfast bar in Baltimore with a submerged sink, open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops and ceramic flooring.
Glam Basement Bar
Glam Basement Bar
Monika RossMonika Ross
Inspiration for a medium sized modern galley wet bar in Chicago with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, mirror splashback, ceramic flooring, grey floors and white worktops.
Lower Level Renovation
Lower Level Renovation
Square Inch DesignSquare Inch Design
photography: Viktor Ramos
Design ideas for a small contemporary galley wet bar in Cincinnati with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, vinyl flooring, grey floors and white worktops.
Industrial Home Bar
Industrial Home Bar
Design ideas for a large industrial galley home bar in Portland with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, copper worktops and concrete flooring.
Mullen Kitchen Remodel
Mullen Kitchen Remodel
Chester County Kitchen & BathChester County Kitchen & Bath
Echelon, Wet Bar Cabinetry, Ardmore door style, square flat panel, color selected was double espresso. Granite counter top is Sapphire Blue.
This is an example of a small classic galley wet bar in Philadelphia with a submerged sink, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, white splashback, dark hardwood flooring and shaker cabinets.
Luxurious Bar with Nero Marquina Marble
Luxurious Bar with Nero Marquina Marble
Authentic StoneAuthentic Stone
We templated, supplied and fitted that beautiful Nero Marquina Honed bar top to Izmir Bar & Grill & Restaurant. We quarried and manufactured Nero Marquina Honed marble in Spain.
Basement Bar
Basement Bar
RGS Constructors Inc.RGS Constructors Inc.
Design ideas for a small modern galley dry bar in Toronto with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, red splashback and brick splashback.
Small Cow Hollow Apartment, San Francisco
Small Cow Hollow Apartment, San Francisco
Maquette Interior DesignMaquette Interior Design
Liz Daly Photography
This is an example of a small classic galley home bar in San Francisco with black cabinets, wood worktops and feature lighting.
Mini Home Bar with Hand Painted Tiles
Mini Home Bar with Hand Painted Tiles
Fireclay TileFireclay Tile
Hand painted tiles can add nuance and dimension to any space. This galley kitchen's streamlined aesthetic get multifaceted with our Diamond Contour Handpainted Tile in a neutral motif. TILE SHOWN Handpainted Tile in Diamond Contour, Neutral Motif DESIGN Amy Mathie, Happy Interiors Group PHOTOS Courtney Conk, C.C. Photo Arts
SHEPHARD
SHEPHARD
Westridge HomesWestridge Homes
Small classic galley wet bar in Other with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, laminate countertops and carpet.
Daco Real Stone Veneer Bar Front
Daco Real Stone Veneer Bar Front
Daco StoneDaco Stone
Daco Real Stone Veneer: Irondale Real cut stone veneer that is as easy to work with as tile
Design ideas for a small urban galley wet bar in Atlanta with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, granite worktops, red splashback, brick splashback, porcelain flooring, orange floors and black worktops.
Showroom Set Up
Showroom Set Up
Stellar Kitchen and BathStellar Kitchen and Bath
Slab doors in a hickory wood, dusk finish, espresso box shelves with undermount single sink. Quartz Countertop in LG Everest Color
This is an example of a small modern galley wet bar in Phoenix with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, engineered stone countertops, blue splashback, metro tiled splashback, porcelain flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Chocolate Wet Bar
Chocolate Wet Bar
Sharmaine K. NelsonSharmaine K. Nelson
Sharmaine Nelson
Photo of a small traditional galley wet bar in Atlanta with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, grey splashback, glass tiled splashback, laminate floors and beige floors.
The Gabrielle
The Gabrielle
Girard HomesGirard Homes
Photo of a medium sized rustic galley wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, quartz worktops, green splashback, glass tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Deodar Circle, Pasadena, CA.
Deodar Circle, Pasadena, CA.
Cabinet CityCabinet City
ABH
Photo of a small classic galley wet bar in Los Angeles with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Lorleigh Townhouse
Lorleigh Townhouse
Metropolitan Staging LLCMetropolitan Staging LLC
Jeff Song
Inspiration for a small traditional galley breakfast bar in DC Metro with open cabinets.
Bohemian bar
Bohemian bar
Lauren Pennisi InteriorsLauren Pennisi Interiors
Pink retro pendants a floating bar and antique mirror make this inviting space sing!
This is an example of a small bohemian galley breakfast bar with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, mirror splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.

Budget Galley 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 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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