Contemporary Home Bar with Black Worktops Ideas and Designs

For this project we made all the bespoke joinery in our workshop - staircases, shelving, doors, under stairs bar -you name it - we made it.
Inspiration for a contemporary dry bar in London with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, black splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.

De Sola Terrace, Newport Beach

Jeri Koegel Photography

Jeri Koegel
Photo of a contemporary galley wet bar in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, grey splashback, wood splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Gold Coast Residence

Eva Quateman Interiors

Tony Soluri Photography
Medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Chicago with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, white splashback, mirror splashback, ceramic flooring, black floors, black worktops and feature lighting.

Contemporary Home Bar

This is an example of a large contemporary single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown splashback, wood splashback, beige floors and black worktops.

Old Westbury Long Island

JSE Interior Design

Contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in New York with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, grey splashback, mirror splashback, brown floors and black worktops.

Edina Modern

Quartersawn Design Build

Contemporary home bar in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.

Design features of recently completed homes

First Florida Construction

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, limestone flooring and black worktops.

Bleached Oak Bar

Adriatic Construction

Photo of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, black splashback, slate flooring, black floors and black worktops.

Bonnie Brae New Build

Katy Skye Interiors

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Kimmel Studio Architects

Medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Baltimore with an integrated sink, grey cabinets, grey splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Contemporary Loft Living

Robinson Home

This luxurious downtown loft in historic Macon, GA was designed from the ground up by Carrie Robinson with Robinson Home. The loft began as an empty attic space above a historic restaurant and was transformed by Carrie over the course of 2 years. A galley kitchen was designed to maximize open floor space and merge the living and cooking spaces.

Whiskey Bar - Speakeasy Bar

Ario Studio

Photo of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, black splashback, engineered quartz splashback, carpet, beige floors and black worktops.

Smithtown Artisan Home

Aspect Design Build

Large contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Minneapolis with black cabinets, granite worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Prairie Luxury

Redl World Class Kitchens

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Design ideas for a large contemporary breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, light wood cabinets, white splashback, stone slab splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors, black worktops and open cabinets.

Horsforth Home Bar & Entertainment room

Beckett & Beckett Interiors

Luxury entertainment room with home bar. We designed and manufactured a bespoke bar with added shelving and doors in the recess of the fire place. Wallpaper by Arte is available from our showroom.

SEACLIFF ON THE GREENS

GONTERMAN CUSTOM HOMES

Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Orange County with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, beige splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.

Home Bar with Koi Wallpaper Backsplash and Black High Gloss Cabinets

Paper Moon Painting

Fabulous home bar where we installed the koi wallpaper backsplash and painted the cabinets in a high-gloss black lacquer!
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Greenwood Road, West Vancouver

Raveninside

Theater/Bar/Games Room
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary single-wall dry bar in Vancouver with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, black splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, carpet, grey floors and black worktops.

Bachelor Pad Bars

ADU Contractors - Build. Design. Remodel.

Wet bar in office area. Black doors with black floating shelves, black quartz countertop. Gold, white and calacatta marble backsplash in herringbone pattern.

Contemporary Home Bar

Contemporary single-wall wet bar in Sydney with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, black splashback, stone slab splashback, brown floors and black worktops.

Contemporary Home Bar with Black Worktops 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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