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Minimalist Spaces Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Golden Isles Residence 1
Golden Isles Residence 1
2id Interiors2id Interiors
Emilio Collavino
Design ideas for a large contemporary galley wet bar in Miami with dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, porcelain flooring, grey floors, a built-in sink, black splashback, grey worktops and open cabinets.
Sunset Harbour I
Sunset Harbour I
Studio RODAStudio RODA
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall home bar in Miami with mirror splashback, no sink, open cabinets, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.
Coastal House
Coastal House
Santamaria DesignSantamaria Design
Inspiration for a medium sized coastal single-wall home bar in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, white worktops, metro tiled splashback and black cabinets.
Luxury, open-plan living in West London
Luxury, open-plan living in West London
Chalk KitchensChalk Kitchens
Tailored Living
Photo of a contemporary single-wall wet bar in London with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, mirror splashback, grey floors and white worktops.
Forest Hills Transitional
Forest Hills Transitional
M.S. Vicas InteriorsM.S. Vicas Interiors
Large contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in DC Metro with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, light hardwood flooring, beige floors, grey worktops and granite worktops.
Monteato
Monteato
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
Photo of a contemporary breakfast bar in Orange County with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets and white worktops.
Twin Peaks Escape Pad
Twin Peaks Escape Pad
Knock Architecture and DesignKnock Architecture and Design
Photo of a medium sized modern single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with concrete flooring, grey floors, an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, stainless steel worktops, brown splashback and wood splashback.
Simply Modern
Simply Modern
JEI DesignJEI Design
Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Austin with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, grey splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.
Dover Heights
Dover Heights
In Vogue Kitchens & JoineryIn Vogue Kitchens & Joinery
Photo of a modern home bar in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, black floors and black worktops.
Casa Baretto Cremorne Point
Casa Baretto Cremorne Point
Adriano Pupilli ArchitectsAdriano Pupilli Architects
Simon Whitbread
Photo of a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Sydney with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback and white worktops.
Transitional Bozeman New Construction
Transitional Bozeman New Construction
Montana Tile & StoneMontana Tile & Stone
Rab Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary home bar in Other with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, beige splashback, glass tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring and engineered stone countertops.
Skyline
Skyline
Effect Home Builders Ltd.Effect Home Builders Ltd.
Inspiration for a large contemporary galley breakfast bar in Edmonton with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, white splashback, grey floors, a submerged sink, composite countertops, porcelain flooring and white worktops.
Simple In Design
Simple In Design
Design First InteriorsDesign First Interiors
Kevin Belanger
Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Ottawa with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, black splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.
Contemporary Home Bar
Contemporary Home Bar
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in Belfast with white cabinets and grey splashback.
Irvine VII
Irvine VII
27 Diamonds Interior Design27 Diamonds Interior Design
Photo of a medium sized contemporary single-wall home bar in Orange County with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey worktops, no sink, brown splashback and beige floors.
High End Staging
High End Staging
Michael Gray Interiors and Design, Inc.Michael Gray Interiors and Design, Inc.
Design ideas for a contemporary home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, grey splashback, grey floors and grey worktops.
Bar
Bar
Habitat StudioHabitat Studio
© Merle Prosofsky 2018; Furniture & Decor by Modern Era Design
Photo of a contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Edmonton with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, grey floors and white worktops.
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Dark ToolsDark Tools
This is an example of a contemporary breakfast bar in Toronto with open cabinets, black splashback and concrete flooring.
Pescador
Pescador
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a contemporary breakfast bar in Orange County with open cabinets, wood splashback and grey worktops.

Minimalist Spaces 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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