Home Bar with No Sink and Floating Shelves Ideas and Designs

Small contemporary single-wall dry bar in Milwaukee with no sink, floating shelves, medium wood cabinets, marble worktops, beige splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Bold Blue Wet Bar Renovation

Sea Pointe Design & Remodel

This bold blue wet bar remodel in San Juan Capistrano features floating shelves and a beverage center tucked under the countertop with cabinet storage.

Feeling Blue? : Mini Bar

Tamara Day Design

Design ideas for a classic single-wall dry bar in Kansas City with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, multi-coloured splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and multicoloured worktops.

Firethorne Club Kitchen, Bar & Morning Room Redesign

ReVision Design/Remodeling

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Photo of a small farmhouse single-wall dry bar in Charlotte with no sink, floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback and white worktops.

Modern Basement Remodel

Drury Design

A young growing family purchased a great home in Chicago’s West Bucktown, right by Logan Square. It had good bones. The basement had been redone at some point, but it was due for another refresh. It made sense to plan a mindful remodel that would acommodate life as the kids got older. “A nice place to just hang out” is what the owners told us they wanted. “You want your kids to want to be in your house. When friends are over, you want them to have a nice space to go to and enjoy.” Design Objectives: Level up the style to suit this young family Add bar area, desk, and plenty of storage Include dramatic linear fireplace Plan for new sectional Improve overall lighting THE REMODEL Design Challenges: Awkward corner fireplace creates a challenge laying out furniture No storage for kids’ toys and games Existing space was missing the wow factor – it needs some drama Update the lighting scheme Design Solutions: Remove the existing corner fireplace and dated mantle, replace with sleek linear fireplace Add tile to both fireplace wall and tv wall for interest and drama Include open shelving for storage and display Create bar area, ample storage, and desk area THE RENEWED SPACE The homeowners love their renewed basement. It’s truly a welcoming, functional space. They can enjoy it together as a family, and it also serves as a peaceful retreat for the parents once the kids are tucked in for the night.

Custom bar

Orange & Orange Interior Design

Design ideas for a modern home bar in Atlanta with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring and black floors.

Pièce à vivre avec une touche industrielle.

My Home Transformation

Rénovation d'une pièce à vivre avec un nouvel espace BAR et une nouvelle cuisine adaptée aux besoins de ses occupants. Décoration choisie avec un style industriel accentué dans l'espace salle à manger, mais nous avons choisie une cuisine blanche afin de conserver une luminosité importante et de ne pas surcharger l'effet industriel.

Private Residence, Berkshire, Home Bar

Barclay Interiors Ltd

A contemporary home bar with a marble top, bespoke lighting design, and accented orange chairs. The patterned wallpaper and wooden shelves add a textured effect to the space.

Home Bar Design

Jennifer Suzanne Interiors

Home Bar Design
Medium sized eclectic home bar in West Midlands with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, wood worktops, mirror splashback, painted wood flooring, grey floors and feature lighting.

Bold Black and White Modern Kitchen

Parcels Design Studio

This modern kitchen proves that black and white does not have to be boring, but can truly be BOLD! The wire brushed oak cabinets were painted black and white add texture while the aluminum trim gives it undeniably modern look. Don't let appearances fool you this kitchen was built for cooks, featuring all Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances including a retractable down draft vent hood.

Un chalet para confinarse

INteriors by Alicia Clariana

Antecocina diseñada como zona de buffet o bar con vinoteca, barra alta de oxirion para sentarse y acceso al patio trasero
Design ideas for a large contemporary galley breakfast bar in Madrid with no sink, floating shelves, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood flooring and white worktops.

Home Bar Design

Jennifer Suzanne Interiors

Home Bar Design
Inspiration for a medium sized bohemian home bar in West Midlands with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, wood worktops, mirror splashback, painted wood flooring, grey floors and feature lighting.

Countryside Condo

Rita Saliba

Design ideas for a medium sized modern u-shaped breakfast bar with no sink, floating shelves, brown cabinets, wood worktops, limestone flooring, beige floors and brown worktops.

Home Bar Seating Area

Dedico Design

This is an example of a contemporary galley breakfast bar in Other with no sink, floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback and multicoloured worktops.

Custom bar

Orange & Orange Interior Design

This is an example of a modern home bar in Atlanta with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring and black floors.

Maine Lake House

Big Wheel Design Co.

Coffee Bar
Photo of a scandi single-wall dry bar in Portland Maine with no sink, floating shelves, engineered stone countertops and grey worktops.

Marshall St. Bar +

LaBonte Construction

This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall dry bar in Milwaukee with no sink, floating shelves, medium wood cabinets, marble worktops, beige splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Marshall St. Bar +

LaBonte Construction

Photo of a small contemporary single-wall dry bar in Milwaukee with no sink, floating shelves, medium wood cabinets, marble worktops, beige splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Marshall St. Bar +

LaBonte Construction

Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall dry bar in Milwaukee with no sink, floating shelves, medium wood cabinets, marble worktops, beige splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.

Feeling Blue? : Mini Bar

Tamara Day Design

Traditional single-wall dry bar in Kansas City with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, multi-coloured splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and multicoloured worktops.

Home Bar with No Sink and Floating Shelves 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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