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Wilderness Ridge
Wilderness Ridge
Reid Smith ArchitectsReid Smith Architects
Lower rec room and bar. Photographer: Audrey Hall
Contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback and dark hardwood flooring.
Bar
Bar
Daso Custom CabinetryDaso Custom Cabinetry
Photo of a rustic wet bar in Cleveland with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, stone tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring and marble worktops.
Artefacto Design House 2016
Artefacto Design House 2016
Myrna Porcaro Designs LLC.Myrna Porcaro Designs LLC.
This is an example of a contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in Miami with mirror splashback.
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Gold Coast Residence
Gold Coast Residence
Eva Quateman InteriorsEva 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.
Beach Front Home
Beach Front Home
JMA INTERIOR DESIGNJMA INTERIOR DESIGN
Design ideas for a medium sized beach style breakfast bar in San Diego with medium hardwood flooring, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets and blue splashback.
Farmhouse "Chic" -- Coffee Bar
Farmhouse "Chic" -- Coffee Bar
HomeClickHomeClick
This farmhouse style coffee bar was featured on HGTv's Fixer Upper. How wonderful it would be to prepare your own cup of Joe in such a lovely space!
Inspiration for a country home bar in New York.
Contemporary Bar & Display
Contemporary Bar & Display
Lustig Custom CabinetsLustig Custom Cabinets
Maple cabinetry in a dark stain with shaker style doors, granite tops & white stacked stone back splash. Double beverage coolers, wine storage, margarita machine lifter & pull out storage. Portraits by Mandi
California Beach Cottage
California Beach Cottage
Maraya Interior DesignMaraya Interior Design
Industrial modern bar in a small beach house. Reclaimed wood siding and glass tile with galvanized steel pendant lighting. A small weekend beach resort home for a family of four with two little girls. Remodeled from a funky old house built in the 60's on Oxnard Shores. This little white cottage has the master bedroom, a playroom, guest bedroom and girls' bunk room upstairs, while downstairs there is a 1960s feel family room with an industrial modern style bar for the family's many parties and celebrations. A great room open to the dining area with a zinc dining table and rattan chairs. Fireplace features custom iron doors, and green glass tile surround. New white cabinets and bookshelves flank the real wood burning fire place. Simple clean white cabinetry in the kitchen with x designs on glass cabinet doors and peninsula ends. Durable, beautiful white quartzite counter tops and yes! porcelain planked floors for durability! The girls can run in and out without worrying about the beach sand damage!. White painted planked and beamed ceilings, natural reclaimed woods mixed with rattans and velvets for comfortable, beautiful interiors Project Location: Oxnard, California. Project designed by Maraya Interior Design. From their beautiful resort town of Ojai, they serve clients in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas, across the tri-county areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, south to Hidden Hills- north through Solvang and more.
Ranch Renovation
Ranch Renovation
Donald William Fairbanks Architect, P.C.Donald William Fairbanks Architect, P.C.
Dan Murdoch, Murdoch & Company, Inc.
This is an example of a classic single-wall wet bar in New York with a built-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, wood worktops, dark hardwood flooring and brown worktops.
Kitchen/ dry bar
Kitchen/ dry bar
Geneva Cabinet GalleryGeneva Cabinet Gallery
Traditional kitchen design: Tori Johnson AKBD at Geneva Cabinet Gallery RAHOKANSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Medium sized traditional wet bar in Chicago with granite worktops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, dark hardwood flooring, no sink, recessed-panel cabinets and dark wood cabinets.
Minnesota Residence
Minnesota Residence
O’Hara InteriorsO’Hara Interiors
Martha O'Hara Interiors, Interior Design | L. Cramer Builders + Remodelers, Builder | Troy Thies, Photography | Shannon Gale, Photo Styling Please Note: All “related,” “similar,” and “sponsored” products tagged or listed by Houzz are not actual products pictured. They have not been approved by Martha O’Hara Interiors nor any of the professionals credited. For information about our work, please contact design@oharainteriors.com.
Seminary Residence
Seminary Residence
StableRocket, Inc.StableRocket, Inc.
Erich Schremmp
Photo of a classic wet bar in Chicago with dark hardwood flooring, a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, white splashback and brown floors.
Stunning Thornhill Renovation
Stunning Thornhill Renovation
Bloomsbury Kitchens and Fine CabinetryBloomsbury Kitchens and Fine Cabinetry
rhonda@bloomsburydesign.com
Photo of a classic home bar in Toronto.
Cottage by the Coast
Cottage by the Coast
Amanda Webster DesignAmanda Webster Design
Photo- Neil Rashba
Photo of a classic single-wall wet bar in Jacksonville with dark hardwood flooring, a submerged sink, white cabinets, recessed-panel cabinets and soapstone worktops.
Clay Street
Clay Street
Sutro ArchitectsSutro Architects
Aaron Leitz Photography
Small traditional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with medium hardwood flooring, a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, mirror splashback, brown floors and white worktops.
Trophy Room
Trophy Room
Heather DeMoras Design ConsultantsHeather DeMoras Design Consultants
Trophy Room for big game hunter & aviator Photo c2010 Don Cochran Photography
Photo of a medium sized rustic breakfast bar in New York with medium wood cabinets and dark hardwood flooring.
Sophisticated Dining Room with Painted Built-ins and Wallpapered Ceiling
Sophisticated Dining Room with Painted Built-ins and Wallpapered Ceiling
Paper Moon PaintingPaper Moon Painting
A "modern luxe" dining room with adjoining home bar, wallpaper on walls and ceiling, built-in cabinets painted in Sherwin Williams "Anonymous". Cyndi Hopkins design, Matthew Niemann photo
San Carlos Treetop
San Carlos Treetop
Cathie Hong InteriorsCathie Hong Interiors
What started as a kitchen and two-bathroom remodel evolved into a full home renovation plus conversion of the downstairs unfinished basement into a permitted first story addition, complete with family room, guest suite, mudroom, and a new front entrance. We married the midcentury modern architecture with vintage, eclectic details and thoughtful materials.
Fox Den
Fox Den
PureHaven HomesPureHaven Homes
Inspiration for a country home bar in Salt Lake City.

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 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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USI Design & RemodelingUSI Design & Remodeling
Designed by Chris Chumbley, USI Remodeling. Kitchen remodeling is a personal choice that allows individuals to create space that aligns with their style preferences, functional requirements and lifestyle changes.
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