Home Bar with a Submerged Sink and Onyx Worktops Ideas and Designs

Photos by Dana Hoff
Medium sized contemporary galley breakfast bar in New York with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, onyx worktops, beige splashback, stone tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.

Inner City Two

Empire Kitchen & Bath

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Calgary with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, beige splashback, onyx worktops, grey floors and beige worktops.

Backlit Onyx Nuvolato Bar

Aria Stone Gallery

This masculine and modern Onyx Nuvolato marble bar and feature wall is perfect for hosting everything from game-day events to large cocktail parties. The onyx countertops and feature wall are backlit with LED lights to create a warm glow throughout the room. The remnants from this project were fashioned to create a matching backlit fireplace. Open shelving provides storage and display, while a built in tap provides quick access and easy storage for larger bulk items.

The Back Road

Talie Jane Interiors

Jeff Dow Photography
Photo of a medium sized rustic galley breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, dark wood cabinets, onyx worktops, grey splashback, metal splashback, green worktops, brown floors, raised-panel cabinets and medium hardwood flooring.

Transitional Family Room and Bar

Fran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESIS

The wood is a flat-cut walnut, run horizontally. The bar was redesigned in the same wood with onyx countertops. The open shelves are embedded with LED lighting. The clients also wanted to be able to eat dinner in the room while watching TV but there was no room for a regular dining table so we designed a custom silver leaf bar table to sit behind the sectional with a custom 1 1/2" Thinkglass art glass top. We also designed a custom walnut display unit for the clients books and collectibles as well as four cocktail table /ottomans that can easily be rearranged to allow for the recliners. New dark wood floors were installed and a custom wool and silk area rug was designed that ties all the pieces together. We designed a new coffered ceiling with lighting in each bay. And built out the fireplace with dimensional tile to the ceiling. The color scheme was kept intentionally monochromatic to show off the different textures with the only color being touches of blue in the pillows and accessories to pick up the art glass.

Transitional Style Basement Bar

Floor to Ceiling Carpet One Floor & Home

Robb Siverson Photography
Photo of a small single-wall breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, onyx worktops, grey splashback, metro tiled splashback and ceramic flooring.

Welwyn Basement Bar

Sai Interiors

We created a basement bar for this project. The clients wanted a social space away from the main house where they could relax and enjoy. Central to the design was the stunning Onyx bar top which we underlit with LED lighting. We also created a bespoke bar unit with LED lighting. The doors open back to create an indoor-outdoor concept.

Pac Heights Residence - Kitchenette Bar

Noz Design

Colin Price Photography
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, beige splashback, light hardwood flooring, onyx worktops, stone slab splashback and beige worktops.

Sweet Spot

BDR Executive Custom Homes

This is an example of a classic single-wall wet bar in Grand Rapids with a submerged sink, medium wood cabinets, onyx worktops, mirror splashback and medium hardwood flooring.

Bridgetown in Wexford Plantation

William Byrd Homes

Gorgeous Remodel- We remodeled the 1st Floor of this beautiful water front home in Wexford Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, SC. We added a new pool and spa in the rear of the home overlooking the scenic harbor. The marble, onyx and tile work are incredible!

Private Residence

Equilibrium Interior Design Inc

In this custom illuminated onyx bar topped with three-dimensional open cage-like pendants Equilibrium Interior Design created contrast and a focal point using richly colored oil painting.

Hollow Way Residence

William S. Briggs Architect p.l.l.c.

Stephen Reed Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Dallas with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, onyx worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Water to Water House

Demetriou Architects

Rishel Photography
Design ideas for a home bar in Seattle with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, onyx worktops, stone slab splashback and limestone flooring.

Cityscape Warehouse

Centrum Architects

Dianna Snape
This is an example of a medium sized urban u-shaped breakfast bar in Melbourne with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, light wood cabinets, onyx worktops, brick splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown 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 and brown splashback.

Transitional Home Bar

Traditional galley breakfast bar in Detroit with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, onyx worktops, ceramic flooring, mirror splashback and grey floors.

Tuscan Style Basement

Nathan Homes LLC

Design ideas for a traditional u-shaped breakfast bar in Omaha with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, onyx worktops and stone slab splashback.

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.

The Ultimate Smart Home

Smart Homes Innovations, Inc.

Expansive contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, onyx worktops, grey splashback, glass sheet splashback, concrete flooring, grey floors and black worktops.

Franktown Road

Talie Jane Interiors

Remodeled dining room - now a luxury home bar.
This is an example of a large rustic galley wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, onyx worktops, grey splashback, metal splashback, porcelain flooring, grey floors and multicoloured worktops.

Home Bar with a Submerged Sink and 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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