Grey Home Bar with Onyx Worktops Ideas and Designs

New Season Photography
Photo of a large contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in Dallas with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, beige cabinets, onyx worktops and brown splashback.

Unicom Starker

LIMA CERAMIC TILE LLC

Contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in New York with onyx worktops, slate flooring and grey floors.

Key Colony - Key Biscayne

Interior's Creation and Remodeling

Inspiration for a small breakfast bar in Miami with onyx worktops and ceramic flooring.

Lake Charlevoix Beachfront Remodel

Birchwood Construction Company

Northern Michigan summers are best spent on the water. The family can now soak up the best time of the year in their wholly remodeled home on the shore of Lake Charlevoix. This beachfront infinity retreat offers unobstructed waterfront views from the living room thanks to a luxurious nano door. The wall of glass panes opens end to end to expose the glistening lake and an entrance to the porch. There, you are greeted by a stunning infinity edge pool, an outdoor kitchen, and award-winning landscaping completed by Drost Landscape. Inside, the home showcases Birchwood craftsmanship throughout. Our family of skilled carpenters built custom tongue and groove siding to adorn the walls. The one of a kind details don’t stop there. The basement displays a nine-foot fireplace designed and built specifically for the home to keep the family warm on chilly Northern Michigan evenings. They can curl up in front of the fire with a warm beverage from their wet bar. The bar features a jaw-dropping blue and tan marble countertop and backsplash. / Photo credit: Phoenix Photographic

European Luxury

Catherine 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.

Contemporary Riverfront Home

Forever Homes

Jessa Andre Studios
Medium sized contemporary galley breakfast bar in Orlando with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, onyx worktops, mirror splashback and light hardwood flooring.

Sherwood Park Addition and Main Floor Renovation

Caruana Interiors & Contracting

Whitesell Photography
Small classic single-wall home bar in Edmonton with no sink, glass-front cabinets, brown cabinets, white splashback, stone tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors, multicoloured worktops and onyx worktops.

Private Residence in St. Petersburg, Florida

Constructive Design Services

Cozy view of the Sunroom with views overlooking the pool and water beyond. The custom bar is backlit and has bronze mirrors with glass shelves at back bar.

Andre and Heather's Dream Home

Newport Homebuilders

James Wilson
This is an example of a large contemporary galley breakfast bar in Dallas with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, onyx worktops, porcelain flooring, brown floors and white worktops.

Contemporary Home Bar

CONCORD BUILDERS LLC

Bar with Lit countertop and lit stained panels
This is an example of a large contemporary galley breakfast bar in Houston with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, onyx worktops, white splashback, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring and white worktops.

Post Oak Place

JC Custom Design & Renovation

New Season Photography
Photo of a large contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in Dallas with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, beige cabinets, onyx worktops, brown splashback and white worktops.

Contemporary Riverfront Home

Forever Homes

Jessa Andre Studios
This is an example of a large contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Orlando with a submerged sink, dark wood cabinets, onyx worktops, mirror splashback and light hardwood flooring.

Grey Home Bar with Onyx 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 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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