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Budget Home Bar with Flat-panel Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Industrial Home Bar
Industrial Home Bar
Design ideas for a large industrial galley home bar in Portland with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, copper worktops and concrete flooring.
Los Gatos Cabana
Los Gatos Cabana
J. Kretschmer Architect: Art & ArchitectureJ. Kretschmer Architect: Art & Architecture
J Kretschmer
Design ideas for a medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback, metro tiled splashback, quartz worktops, porcelain flooring, beige floors and beige worktops.
Bar Area in Media Room
Bar Area in Media Room
Alisberg ParkerAlisberg Parker
Medium sized modern single-wall wet bar in New York with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, porcelain flooring and black floors.
Calabasas contemporary home
Calabasas contemporary home
Noah Construction & DesignNoah Construction & Design
Photo of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, porcelain splashback and porcelain flooring.
Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
Macomb Finished Basement with a Jam Area
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional galley wet bar in Detroit with quartz worktops, vinyl flooring, brown floors, white worktops, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets and a submerged sink.
Sierra Reserve - Private Residence
Sierra Reserve - Private Residence
Collins DuPont Design GroupCollins DuPont Design Group
Colleen Wilson: Project Leader, Interior Designer, ASID, NCIDQ Photography by Amber Frederiksen
This is an example of a small traditional single-wall home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, quartz worktops, multi-coloured splashback, limestone splashback, porcelain flooring and grey floors.
Lower Level Renovation
Lower Level Renovation
Square Inch DesignSquare Inch Design
photography: Viktor Ramos
Design ideas for a small contemporary galley wet bar in Cincinnati with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, vinyl flooring, grey floors and white worktops.
Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar
Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar
Kitchen Designs StudioKitchen Designs Studio
Simple single wall home bar. Oak stained black with granite counter top. Grey glass with gold flake, glass back splash.
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite worktops, beige splashback, stone tiled splashback and ceramic flooring.
Retro Bar
Retro Bar
Comfort RemodelComfort Remodel
After
Small modern single-wall wet bar in Kansas City with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops and mirror splashback.
Condominium Remodel | Turtle Creek | Dallas, TX
Condominium Remodel | Turtle Creek | Dallas, TX
Mike Healey PhotographyMike Healey Photography
Design/Build: RPCD, Inc. All Photos © Mike Healey Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized classic single-wall home bar in Dallas with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood worktops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.
Rhythmic House
Rhythmic House
Kitty Lee ArchitectureKitty Lee Architecture
Small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Sydney with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and grey worktops.
The Weekender
The Weekender
Nistenhaus Design LLCNistenhaus Design LLC
This room with no apparent purpose and an overabundance of kitchen cabinetry was transformed into a fun, modern conversational bar area. A tall mirror back-splash bounces light throughout the space and showcases the homeowner's glassware & liqueurs on tall wall-mounted standing shelves.
Daniel Michelle Office
Daniel Michelle Office
Daniel Michelle Design CollectiveDaniel Michelle Design Collective
Coffee bar with subway tile and oak style shelves and Frigidaire mini fridge.
This is an example of a small classic single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, laminate countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, vinyl flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Finished Basement in Berkley, MI with Wet Bar
Finished Basement in Berkley, MI with Wet Bar
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
Photo of a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Detroit with flat-panel cabinets, quartz worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback, vinyl flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Los Gatos Cabana
Los Gatos Cabana
J. Kretschmer Architect: Art & ArchitectureJ. Kretschmer Architect: Art & Architecture
J Kretschmer
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback, quartz worktops, metro tiled splashback, porcelain flooring and beige floors.
Daniel Michelle Office
Daniel Michelle Office
Daniel Michelle Design CollectiveDaniel Michelle Design Collective
Coffee bar with subway tile and oak style shelves and Frigidaire mini fridge.
Inspiration for a small classic single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, laminate countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, vinyl flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Mid Century Teak - Bar
Mid Century Teak - Bar
AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.
info@ryanpatrickkelly.com Built in wet bar with teak cabinets and yellow mid century tile
Small retro galley wet bar in Edmonton with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, yellow splashback, porcelain splashback, ceramic flooring, grey floors and white worktops.
Intracoastal Home
Intracoastal Home
Eleven C CorporationEleven C Corporation
Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Miami with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite worktops and light hardwood flooring.
The Weekender
The Weekender
Nistenhaus Design LLCNistenhaus Design LLC
This room with no apparent purpose and an overabundance of kitchen cabinetry was transformed into a fun, modern conversational bar area. A tall mirror back-splash bounces light throughout the space and showcases the homeowner's glassware & liqueurs on tall wall-mounted standing shelves.
Highland Park Renovation | Dallas, TX
Highland Park Renovation | Dallas, TX
Mike Healey PhotographyMike Healey Photography
© Mike Healey Photography
Photo of a small classic single-wall wet bar in Dallas with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, white splashback, marble splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Budget Home Bar with Flat-panel 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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