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Home Bar with a Built-in Sink and Glass Worktops Ideas and Designs

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Casa de la Paz
Casa de la Paz
The Hills GroupThe Hills Group
Photographer: Kat Alves
Inspiration for an expansive traditional galley home bar in Sacramento with a built-in sink, dark wood cabinets, glass worktops, white splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Elkhorn
Elkhorn
Copperleaf Custom Builders of WyomingCopperleaf Custom Builders of Wyoming
Pearson Photography
Inspiration for a large contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with a built-in sink, glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, glass worktops, terracotta flooring and brown floors.
Howard
Howard
YourStyle Kitchens LtdYourStyle Kitchens Ltd
This kitchen is a shaker style kitchen finished in Benjamin Moore CC-666 BONSAI. The kitchen features cove moldings, beveled light rails and beveled base moldings. All drawer boxes are solid birch dovetail joinery. The main countertops are LG Viatera quartz Bella with a square edge. The raised countertop is solid walnut butcher block. The bar is Stained white oak cabinetry with raised shadow box bar top. Designer is our very own Tiana Gillingham Photography DandeneauPhoto
Wet Bar
Wet Bar
DreamMaker Bath & KitchenDreamMaker Bath & Kitchen
The former galley kitchen was reconfigured as the new wet bar. The original slate floor was preserved but new cabinets with thermofoil doors and new back-painted glass countertops were installed. Photography by Ehlen Creative.
Eclectic basement
Eclectic basement
DeVrye RenovationsDeVrye Renovations
Design ideas for a small modern single-wall wet bar in Toronto with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets and glass worktops.
Our Work
Our Work
iLinkLightingiLinkLighting
This is an example of a medium sized classic single-wall breakfast bar in Chicago with carpet, a built-in sink, black cabinets, glass worktops and beige floors.
Basement Remodel
Basement Remodel
Doylestown BuildersDoylestown Builders
Photo of a medium sized contemporary breakfast bar in Philadelphia with a built-in sink, glass-front cabinets, glass worktops and light hardwood flooring.
HOTEL METRO900_BAR
HOTEL METRO900_BAR
Daniela Perrella_DArt architetturaDaniela Perrella_DArt architettura
Inspiration for a large contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in Naples with a built-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, glass worktops, black splashback, engineered quartz splashback, marble flooring and black worktops.
Malina Bar
Malina Bar
B Pila Design StudioB Pila Design Studio
The home’s original wood beams were kept intact, literally integrated into a new glass and chrome bar for a rustic-meets-modern effect.
Inspiration for a small rustic l-shaped breakfast bar in Miami with a built-in sink, glass-front cabinets, light wood cabinets, glass worktops, white splashback and white floors.
Towers to a Dream
Towers to a Dream
Rogers Designs Inc.Rogers Designs Inc.
Glass tops with movement inside of the glass. All acrylic cabinet. custom L.E.D lighting throughout the Kitchen. All Servo Drive doors on wall cabinets and a lot of extra accessory hidden behind.
Shingle Style Bar 5
Shingle Style Bar 5
David Lawrence Brown, AIADavid Lawrence Brown, AIA
Inspiration for an expansive modern u-shaped wet bar in New York with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, glass worktops, black splashback, glass sheet splashback and limestone flooring.
Glass tops
Glass tops
Artistry in GlassArtistry in Glass
3/4" painted glass bar top.
Inspiration for a medium sized eclectic breakfast bar in Miami with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, glass worktops and ceramic flooring.
Casa de la Paz
Casa de la Paz
The Hills GroupThe Hills Group
Photographer: Kat Alves
Expansive traditional u-shaped home bar in Sacramento with a built-in sink, dark wood cabinets, glass worktops, white splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Our Work
Our Work
iLinkLightingiLinkLighting
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional single-wall breakfast bar in Chicago with carpet, a built-in sink, glass worktops and beige floors.
Wet Bar
Wet Bar
DreamMaker Bath & KitchenDreamMaker Bath & Kitchen
In the new wet bar, cabinetry provides and abundance of storage and plenty of counter space is available for buffet service. An undercabinet frig is at the left of the sink. The new window gives natural light and front yard garden views. Photography by Ehlen Creative.

Home Bar with a Built-in Sink and Glass 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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