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Tetherow Golf Home
Tetherow Golf Home
Norman Building & DesignNorman Building & Design
Just adjacent to the media room is the home's wine bar area. The bar door rolls back to disclose wine storage for reds with the two refrig drawers just to the doors right house those drinks that need a chill.
Man Barn
Man Barn
Daniel Contelmo ArchitectsDaniel Contelmo Architects
A bar provides seating as well as a division between the game room and kitchen area. Photo by: Daniel Contelmo Jr.
Inspiration for a medium sized rural u-shaped breakfast bar in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops, stone tiled splashback and dark hardwood flooring.
Custom Basement Remodel | Hickory
Custom Basement Remodel | Hickory
Jay Miller General Contractors, Inc.Jay Miller General Contractors, Inc.
Custom Basement Renovation | Hickory | Custom Bar
Photo of a medium sized rustic u-shaped breakfast bar in Philadelphia with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, composite countertops, multi-coloured splashback, stone slab splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Rustic Kitchen Cabinets
Rustic Kitchen Cabinets
Diana Paul DesignDiana Paul Design
Our client brought in a photo of an Old World Rustic Kitchen and wanted to recreate that look in their newly built lake house. They loved the look of that photo, but of course wanted to suit it to that more rustic feel of the house.
Oak Estates
Oak Estates
Frankel Design BuildFrankel Design Build
Connie Anderson
Design ideas for an expansive classic galley wet bar in Houston with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, soapstone worktops, a built-in sink, brick flooring, multi-coloured floors and black worktops.
Bars
Bars
Julie Graf, One of a Kind DesignJulie Graf, One of a Kind Design
Small rustic single-wall breakfast bar in Other with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets and engineered stone countertops.
Roswell Renovation
Roswell Renovation
Trademark Building CompanyTrademark Building Company
Mimi Erickson
Photo of a small classic single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets and distressed cabinets.
Buena Vista Gables
Buena Vista Gables
June DeLugas InteriorsJune DeLugas Interiors
Jay Sinclair
Photo of a medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, marble worktops, grey splashback, marble splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Deer Grass Court
Deer Grass Court
Shoreline Architecture & DesignShoreline Architecture & Design
Kevin Meechan
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Industrial Basement
Industrial Basement
UserUser
Inspiration for an industrial galley breakfast bar in Atlanta with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, brown splashback, brick splashback, medium hardwood flooring and grey floors.
Basement Finishing
Basement Finishing
Adel Woodwork IncAdel Woodwork Inc
built-in refrigerator, adjustable spotlights and 3 pendant lights directly above front bar top
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic u-shaped wet bar in Chicago with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback, ceramic flooring and brown floors.
Bars & Wine Cellars
Bars & Wine Cellars
Reece'sReece's
Reece's specialty. This beautiful basement bar was built in oak and has a dark cappuccino finish. Features include columns which conceal the basement structural columns and a coffer ceiling with led lighting.
Bordley
Bordley
Thompson Custom HomesThompson Custom Homes
Photographer: Steve Chenn
Design ideas for a mediterranean single-wall wet bar in Houston with terracotta flooring, a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets and orange floors.
Storybrook Wet-bar
Storybrook Wet-bar
Currier Kitchens & BathsCurrier Kitchens & Baths
Design ideas for a large country galley home bar in Boston with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops, light hardwood flooring and grey splashback.
Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars - Wet Bars
Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars - Wet Bars
The Cleary CompanyThe Cleary Company
Custom Amish built cabinetry with light distressed stain. Honed granite countertops.
Large rustic u-shaped breakfast bar in Columbus with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops, glass sheet splashback and black worktops.
kitchen in Whitehouse Station
kitchen in Whitehouse Station
Stone Art Design Home Design Center LLCStone Art Design Home Design Center LLC
This kitchen in Whitehouse Station has glazed off white cabinets, and a distressed green-gray island. Touches of modern and touches of rustic are combined to create a warm, cozy family space.
Encendido
Encendido
Tracy Lynn StudioTracy Lynn Studio
Inspiration for a small rural single-wall wet bar in San Diego with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, white splashback and brick splashback.
Traditional House Remodel AV Upgrade
Traditional House Remodel AV Upgrade
Automation Design + EntertainmentAutomation Design + Entertainment
Carole Paris
Photo of a medium sized classic galley breakfast bar in Grand Rapids with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood worktops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback and brick flooring.
Mediterranean Pool House
Mediterranean Pool House
De Mattei ConstructionDe Mattei Construction
Inspiration for a mediterranean u-shaped breakfast bar in San Francisco with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tiled splashback, ceramic flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Pinnacle Mtn Homes- Parade of Homes
Pinnacle Mtn Homes- Parade of Homes
Granite and Marble Designs IncGranite and Marble Designs Inc
Basement wet bar featured in leathered orion granite (provided by The Stone Collection) with 6cm eased edge. Pinnacle Mountain Homes was the builder of the home and won many first place awards in the 2012 Summit County Parade of homes.

Home Bar with Recessed-panel Cabinets and Distressed Cabinets 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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