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Expansive Home Bar with Distressed Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Bar + Back Bar Shelving
Bar + Back Bar Shelving
Skylar Morgan Furniture + DesignSkylar Morgan Furniture + Design
Bar + Shelving Materials: Zinc
Design ideas for an expansive classic u-shaped breakfast bar in Atlanta with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, zinc worktops and blue splashback.
1616 Catalina Bay - Granbury, TX - Couto Homes
1616 Catalina Bay - Granbury, TX - Couto Homes
Couto HomesCouto Homes
Stunning bar room in this home features all the things that make a bar room fun and entertaining. Opening to the living room which views the pool and lake offer great scenery here.
25 - Transitional Omar Home Bar
25 - Transitional Omar Home Bar
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
Design ideas for an expansive classic galley wet bar in Houston with louvered cabinets, distressed cabinets, beige floors, green worktops, wood worktops and ceramic flooring.
Party Barn
Party Barn
Ardent LivingArdent Living
This bar was created from reclaimed barn wood salvaged form the customers original barn.
Expansive rustic u-shaped wet bar in Other with a built-in sink, open cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, grey splashback, metal splashback, light hardwood flooring, yellow floors and brown worktops.
Oak Estates
Oak Estates
Frankel Design BuildFrankel Design Build
Connie Anderson
Design ideas for an expansive classic galley wet bar in Houston with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, soapstone worktops, a built-in sink, brick flooring, multi-coloured floors and black worktops.
Custom-Made Bar and Wine Cellar
Custom-Made Bar and Wine Cellar
Lignum Custom WoodworkLignum Custom Woodwork
This project is a piece of heaven made from plain sliced white oak with a matte lacquer finish. We dressed the main bar with a fluted facade, distressed green lacquer finish, and then we attached a brass toe kick. The Back bar blend with a floor to ceiling arched wall paneling. Give us a call if you want one too.
Rustic Custom Residence
Rustic Custom Residence
Quaker Craft CabinetryQuaker Craft Cabinetry
Live edge wood bar
This is an example of an expansive rustic wet bar in New York with raised-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops and medium hardwood flooring.
Rustic Reclaimed North Scottsdale Remodel
Rustic Reclaimed North Scottsdale Remodel
Cosa Belle InteriorsCosa Belle Interiors
Plain Jane Photography
This is an example of an expansive rustic u-shaped home bar in Phoenix with shaker cabinets, distressed cabinets, soapstone worktops, red splashback, glass tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Rambler Featuring In-Law Suite
Rambler Featuring In-Law Suite
Norton HomesNorton Homes
Bar
Photo of an expansive classic single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, distressed cabinets, quartz worktops, ceramic splashback and ceramic flooring.
In-Home Bar
In-Home Bar
Fratantoni Design / Residential ArchitectsFratantoni Design / Residential Architects
No drinking on the job but when a client wants an in-home bar, we deliver!
Inspiration for an expansive modern u-shaped breakfast bar in Phoenix with a built-in sink, distressed cabinets, zinc worktops, black splashback, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Party Barn
Party Barn
Ardent LivingArdent Living
This bar was created from reclaimed barn wood salvaged form the customers original barn.
Expansive rustic u-shaped wet bar in Other with a built-in sink, open cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, grey splashback, metal splashback, light hardwood flooring, yellow floors and brown worktops.
23 - Transitional Omar Home Bar
23 - Transitional Omar Home Bar
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
PETER MOLICK FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Expansive eclectic galley breakfast bar in Houston with a submerged sink, distressed cabinets, marble worktops, ceramic flooring, black worktops and beige floors.
Rustic Reclaimed North Scottsdale Remodel
Rustic Reclaimed North Scottsdale Remodel
Cosa Belle InteriorsCosa Belle Interiors
Plain Jane Photography
Expansive rustic u-shaped home bar in Phoenix with shaker cabinets, distressed cabinets, soapstone worktops, red splashback, glass tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Wellborn Cabinetry
Wellborn Cabinetry
Eren Design and RemodelEren Design and Remodel
Wellborn Cabinetry
Inspiration for an expansive home bar in Phoenix with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, tile countertops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback, terracotta flooring and brown floors.
1616 Catalina Bay - Granbury, TX - Couto Homes
1616 Catalina Bay - Granbury, TX - Couto Homes
Couto HomesCouto Homes
Stunning bar room in this home features all the things that make a bar room fun and entertaining. Opening to the living room which views the pool and lake offer great scenery here.
Greenwood Village Remodel
Greenwood Village Remodel
Gather and Spruce Design RemodelGather and Spruce Design Remodel
We opened the kitchen to the dining room to create a more unified space. The homeowners had an unusable desk area that we eliminated and maximized the space by adding a wet bar complete with wine refrigerator and built-in ice maker. The pantry wall behind the wet bar maximizes storage
Bar
Bar
DUCE CONSTRUCTION CORPDUCE CONSTRUCTION CORP
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary galley wet bar in New York with an integrated sink, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, blue splashback, wood splashback, dark hardwood flooring and blue worktops.
The Petrone Project
The Petrone Project
Coastal Cabinet WorksCoastal Cabinet Works
Ally Young
Expansive classic galley home bar in New York with a built-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Rustic Custom Residence
Rustic Custom Residence
Quaker Craft CabinetryQuaker Craft Cabinetry
Design ideas for an expansive rustic l-shaped breakfast bar in New York with raised-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, medium hardwood flooring and brown worktops.
Party Barn
Party Barn
Ardent LivingArdent Living
This bar was created from reclaimed barn wood salvaged form the customers original barn.
Design ideas for an expansive rustic u-shaped wet bar in Other with a built-in sink, open cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, grey splashback, metal splashback, light hardwood flooring, yellow floors and brown worktops.

Expansive Home Bar with Distressed Cabinets 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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