Home Bar with Composite Countertops Ideas and Designs

European Marble and Granite
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in Salt Lake City with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, composite countertops, multi-coloured splashback, porcelain flooring and white floors.

Bar by B.A. Torrey | Tribeca, NYC

BA Torrey

Tina Gallo and B.A. Torrey
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional single-wall breakfast bar in New York with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, composite countertops, medium hardwood flooring, no sink, brown floors and grey worktops.

Fox Hill Place Kitchen & Bath Remodel

H & H Company of Rochester LLC

Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, stone slab splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Manhattan Beach Modern Farmhouse

Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP

Photo of a large rural single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, limestone flooring, grey floors and grey worktops.

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Scott Carter Construction and Custom Homes

Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary galley breakfast bar in Salt Lake City with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, beige splashback, porcelain splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and a submerged sink.

Scotch Pine

Mark Waeghe Builders LLC

This is an example of a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Other with no sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, composite countertops, black splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.

The Korbin

Asset Builders

Medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in Calgary with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring and grey floors.

Modern

Canterbury Custom Homes LLC

Beautiful soft modern by Canterbury Custom Homes, LLC in University Park Texas. Large windows fill this home with light. Designer finishes include, extensive tile work, wall paper, specialty lighting, etc...

Wellesley Remodel

Carby's Lumber

This is an example of a large classic galley breakfast bar in Boston with composite countertops, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey splashback and stone tiled splashback.

Wedgewood

MMI Design

Design ideas for a medium sized modern galley dry bar in Houston with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, travertine flooring, beige floors and white worktops.

Chevron Backsplash Tiled Wet Bar

Schanstra Design Group

Photo of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Chicago with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, blue splashback and ceramic splashback.

Barto home makeover

Bella Casa Kitchen and Bath

Small classic single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, composite countertops, grey splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown cabinets.

Speakeasy Basement Bar Remodel

SKP Design

Inspiration for a medium sized bohemian u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, composite countertops, vinyl flooring, beige floors and white worktops.

Horsforth Home Bar & Entertainment room

Beckett & Beckett Interiors

Luxury entertainment room with home bar. We designed and manufactured a bespoke bar with added shelving and doors in the recess of the fire place. Wallpaper by Arte is available from our showroom.

Spring Meadow Residence

Cornerstone Design

Kevin Schultz
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in Boise with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, composite countertops, beige splashback, porcelain flooring and grey floors.

Contemporary Home Bar

This is an example of a medium sized contemporary galley breakfast bar in Detroit with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback and ceramic flooring.

Cliffside

Inside Stories

A contemporary home bar with lounge area, Photography by Susie Brenner
Design ideas for a medium sized scandi single-wall home bar in Denver with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.

Sauve Court Residence

Synthesis Design Inc.

Photo of a small modern single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, beige splashback, glass tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.

Cannonsburg Contemporary

TruKitchens

Grabill Cabinets Lacunar door style White Oak Rift wet bar in custom black finish, Grothouse Anvil countertop in Palladium with Durata matte finish with undermount sink. Visbeen Architects, Lynn Hollander Design, Ashley Avila Photography.

Kitchens

Skeeles Manufacturing Inc.

Small single-wall wet bar in Columbus with beaded cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, brown splashback and stone tiled splashback.

Home Bar with Composite Countertops 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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