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Expansive Home Bar with Medium Wood Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Secluded in the City | West Linn Custom Home
Secluded in the City | West Linn Custom Home
Mountainwood HomesMountainwood Homes
Entertain in style with a versatile built-in coffee bar area. The cherry shaker cabinets and sleek white quartz countertops work for casual coffee mornings and evening cocktail parties.
South Florida Oceanfront Mansion
South Florida Oceanfront Mansion
Bravas Boca RatonBravas Boca Raton
Traditional beachfront living with luxury home automation bar and wine room.
Inspiration for an expansive traditional single-wall wet bar in Miami with medium wood cabinets, marble worktops, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors, a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, mirror splashback and beige worktops.
Layered Wine Bar
Layered Wine Bar
David K Warfel at LightCanHelpYou.comDavid K Warfel at LightCanHelpYou.com
A prime example of a multi-layered approach to lighting design, the wine bar adjacent to the new cellar features light under the bar top, inside the cabinets, built into the crown, pendants, recessed lights, and more. Put together, the space is truly illuminated. Visit LightCanHelpYou.com for more of my stories, articles, blog posts, and services.
Pub Style Home Bar
Pub Style Home Bar
Lustig Custom CabinetsLustig Custom Cabinets
Stunning back bar was retro-fitted for modern appliances. Center island features a trough sink & appliances for entertaining.
Inspiration for an expansive traditional u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, porcelain flooring, white floors and black worktops.
Margate
Margate
J&L DesignsJ&L Designs
Paul S. Bartholomew
Design ideas for an expansive midcentury single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, mirror splashback and porcelain flooring.
House on the Lake
House on the Lake
Corbo Associates Inc.Corbo Associates Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive classic u-shaped breakfast bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz worktops and carpet.
Multi-Cook Entertaining Kitchen (HBA Excellence Award)
Multi-Cook Entertaining Kitchen (HBA Excellence Award)
Diane Plesset, CMKBD, NCIDQ, C.A.P.S.Diane Plesset, CMKBD, NCIDQ, C.A.P.S.
Remodeled butler's pantry adjacent to kitchen and dining room. Custom cabinets, integrated ice maker. Inspired Imagery Photography
Expansive classic u-shaped home bar in Portland with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops, yellow splashback, stone tiled splashback, yellow floors, yellow worktops and travertine flooring.
Car Enthusiast Lake House
Car Enthusiast Lake House
Lowell Custom HomesLowell Custom Homes
Lowell Custom Homes, Lake Geneva, WI, Bar and entertaining area with back bar customized to integrate mirrored back shelving, undercount sink and flat screen television. Countertop by Grothouse.
Whole House Remodel
Whole House Remodel
UserUser
Greg Hadley
Expansive traditional l-shaped breakfast bar in DC Metro with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and medium hardwood flooring.
European Luxury
European Luxury
Catherine Caporaso, ASIDCatherine Caporaso, ASID
Counter Height Bar
Expansive contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, onyx worktops, mirror splashback and white worktops.
Historic New York City Townhouse Wet Bar – Major Renovation
Historic New York City Townhouse Wet Bar – Major Renovation
Brian O'Keefe Architect, P.C.Brian O'Keefe Architect, P.C.
The mahogany wood paneling in the Wet Bar has been French polished by hand to create a visibly stunning finish that is also wonderful to touch. Historic New York City Townhouse | Renovation by Brian O'Keefe Architect, PC, with Interior Design by Richard Keith Langham
34- Draper, Utah Residence
34- Draper, Utah Residence
Masterpiece Millwork & DoorMasterpiece Millwork & Door
Joshua Caldwell
Design ideas for an expansive rustic u-shaped wet bar in Salt Lake City with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, wood splashback, grey floors and brown worktops.
Modern Kitchen | Rutt Cabinetry | Metro Cabinet Company
Modern Kitchen | Rutt Cabinetry | Metro Cabinet Company
Rutt Quality CabinetryRutt Quality Cabinetry
This open concept modern kitchen features an oversized t-shaped island that seats 6 along with a wet bar area and dining nook. Customization include glass front cabinet doors, pull-outs for beverages, and convenient drawer dividers. DOOR: Vicenza (perimeter) | Lucerne (island, wet bar) WOOD SPECIES: Paint Grade (perimeter) | Tineo w/ horizontal grain match (island, wet bar) FINISH: Sparkling White High-Gloss Acrylic (perimeter) | Natural Stain High-Gloss Acrylic (island, wet bar) design by Metro Cabinet Company | photos by EMRC
Cochran Chapel
Cochran Chapel
Robert Elliott Custom HomesRobert Elliott Custom Homes
Nathan Schroder Photography BK Design Studio
Inspiration for an expansive classic galley wet bar in Dallas with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, medium hardwood flooring and mirror splashback.
Sports Bar Basement in Blue Bell, PA
Sports Bar Basement in Blue Bell, PA
Meridian ConstructionMeridian Construction
This basement project in Blue Bell, PA took the space from an unfinished storage space to an in-home Sports Bar. These homeowners wanted a space where they could entertain friends, neighbors, and the whole family. The design included a real brick backdrop for the bar, authentic restaurant booths, and recessed display shelves for their sport memorabilia collection. Meridian designed flush glass photo display inserts in the granite bar top. This sports bar style basement is very traditional and fun for adults and kids. Design and Construction by Meridian.
Secluded in the City | West Linn Custom Home
Secluded in the City | West Linn Custom Home
Mountainwood HomesMountainwood Homes
Indulge in luxury living at Mountainwood Homes’ West Linn custom home, featuring a built-in Mile coffee machine, beverage fridge, and wine storage. Enjoy the convenience of having everything you need for relaxation and entertainment.
Noir Desir Naturali Collection
Noir Desir Naturali Collection
Ollin StoneOllin Stone
The distinguishing trait of the I Naturali series is soil. A substance which on the one hand recalls all things primordial and on the other the possibility of being plied. As a result, the slab made from the ceramic lends unique value to the settings it clads.
Indian Wells Custom Wet Bar
Indian Wells Custom Wet Bar
Lezlie Trujillo Interior DesignLezlie Trujillo Interior Design
Photo of an expansive contemporary u-shaped wet bar in Orange County with a submerged sink, medium wood cabinets, glass worktops, multi-coloured splashback, limestone splashback, multi-coloured floors and multicoloured worktops.
Irvington Mediterranean Whole House Remodel
Irvington Mediterranean Whole House Remodel
COOPER Design BuildCOOPER Design Build
Expansive mediterranean single-wall wet bar in Portland with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz worktops, grey splashback, stone tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Transitonal - Bennington, NE
Transitonal - Bennington, NE
Arjay Builders Inc.Arjay Builders Inc.
Photo of an expansive traditional u-shaped wet bar in Omaha with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble worktops, porcelain flooring, multi-coloured floors and white worktops.

Expansive Home Bar with Medium Wood 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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