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Budget Traditional Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Summerland Kitchen
Summerland Kitchen
BMC Cabinet SpecialistsBMC Cabinet Specialists
Small traditional single-wall home bar in Los Angeles with white cabinets, quartz worktops, dark hardwood flooring, no sink and shaker cabinets.
Los Gatos Cabana
Los Gatos Cabana
J. Kretschmer Architect: Art & ArchitectureJ. Kretschmer Architect: Art & Architecture
J Kretschmer
Design ideas for a medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback, metro tiled splashback, quartz worktops, porcelain flooring, beige floors and beige worktops.
Basement for Bricks (aka Legos)
Basement for Bricks (aka Legos)
Capital Construction Custom Homes, LLCCapital Construction Custom Homes, LLC
Small traditional single-wall wet bar in Denver with a built-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, laminate countertops and ceramic flooring.
Traditional Home Bar
Traditional Home Bar
Photo of a small classic home bar in Other.
Middle Street Home, Newburyport, MA
Middle Street Home, Newburyport, MA
Keery DesignKeery Design
Photo of a small classic single-wall wet bar in Boston with a built-in sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Gaines Way Residence
Gaines Way Residence
Matt Manning SurfacesMatt Manning Surfaces
This is an example of a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Orlando with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Sandia Mountain Kitchen and Bath Remodel
Sandia Mountain Kitchen and Bath Remodel
Poulin Design CenterPoulin Design Center
Poulin Design Center
Small classic single-wall wet bar in Albuquerque with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, porcelain flooring, multi-coloured floors and grey worktops.
English style basement pub
English style basement pub
Ober WoodworkingOber Woodworking
In collaboration with architect Joan Heaton, we came up with this design for an English styled pub for the basement of a Vermont ski chalet. It involved quite a bit of curved woodworking as well as many hand carved details. It is made of Honduran Mahogany with an oil rubbed finish. The combination of these elements give it a bold yet delicate impression. The contractor for this project was Brothers Construction, Waitsfield, Vermont. The architect was Joan Heaton Architecture, Bristol, Vermont, and the photographs are by Susan Teare of Essex Junction, Vermont
St. Helena Hide-A-Bar in Dark Cherry
St. Helena Hide-A-Bar in Dark Cherry
IWA Wine AccessoriesIWA Wine Accessories
Your favorite bar is right in your own home with the St. Helena Hide-A-Bar. This beautiful double-door armoire opens to reveal a self-contained bar with everything you need to entertain a crowd or for a romantic drink a deux. There is racking for 22 bottles of wine and 8 in-door shelves for liquor, glasses and tumblers. Also included are two drawers for bar tools and cocktail accessories and a touch-light with three dimmable settings. The doors open wide so there's plenty of room to make a perfect martini or pour an excellent vintage Bordeaux.
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, white worktops, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets and a submerged sink.
Newgate Avenue-Plano, Texas
Newgate Avenue-Plano, Texas
MarbleSeal TechnologiesMarbleSeal Technologies
Clearstone™ is a specially formulated polyester resin based system, which is water clear and non-yellowing. It can be applied to many types of natural stone including marble, limestone, travertine, onyx and sandstone.
Sierra Reserve - Private Residence
Sierra Reserve - Private Residence
Collins DuPont Design GroupCollins DuPont Design Group
Colleen Wilson: Project Leader, Interior Designer, ASID, NCIDQ Photography by Amber Frederiksen
This is an example of a small traditional single-wall home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, quartz worktops, multi-coloured splashback, limestone splashback, porcelain flooring and grey floors.
Wet Bar
Wet Bar
SpaceCraft ArchitectureSpaceCraft Architecture
Eric Roth Photography
Small traditional single-wall wet bar in Boston with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets and medium hardwood flooring.
Contemporary Kitchen
Contemporary Kitchen
Woodstone CabinetryWoodstone Cabinetry
Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, ceramic splashback and dark hardwood flooring.
Small Butler's Pantry Between Dining Room and Kitchen
Small Butler's Pantry Between Dining Room and Kitchen
Denise Quade DesignDenise Quade Design
White shaker cabinets were used in this butler's pantry between the kitchen and the dining room. White beadboard was used on the walls to add architectural interest. The wall cabinets have glass doors with traditional mullions. Closed storage on the bottom. Marble looking quartz is a durable surface for this area of the house.
Miscellaneous Projects
Miscellaneous Projects
UserUser
Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback and matchstick tiled splashback.
SJM2
SJM2
Woodharbor Kitchen & BathWoodharbor Kitchen & Bath
Emily Kaldenberg
Design ideas for a small classic single-wall home bar in Other with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, wood splashback, slate flooring and beige splashback.
Mini Bar
Mini Bar
HGH Builders, Inc.HGH Builders, Inc.
Convert small closet to Mini bar
Inspiration for a small classic home bar in Atlanta with floating shelves, brown cabinets, wood worktops and brown worktops.
#7413 Beaded Inset Kitchen: Painted Dove White
#7413 Beaded Inset Kitchen: Painted Dove White
EHL KitchensEHL Kitchens
This is an example of a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Bridgeport with a submerged sink, beaded cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, light hardwood flooring and grey worktops.
Los Gatos Cabana
Los Gatos Cabana
J. Kretschmer Architect: Art & ArchitectureJ. Kretschmer Architect: Art & Architecture
J Kretschmer
This is an example of a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback, quartz worktops, metro tiled splashback, porcelain flooring and beige floors.

Budget Traditional 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 traditional 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 classic home bar be?

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