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Home Bar with Open Cabinets and Black Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Griffin Modern Remodel
Griffin Modern Remodel
Ellen Pandorf Interior DesignEllen Pandorf Interior Design
Inspiration for a medium sized modern galley breakfast bar in San Diego with black cabinets, onyx worktops, painted wood flooring, black floors and open cabinets.
Mill Valley Cottage to Home Transformation
Mill Valley Cottage to Home Transformation
Jetton Construction, Inc.Jetton Construction, Inc.
This property was transformed from an 1870s YMCA summer camp into an eclectic family home, built to last for generations. Space was made for a growing family by excavating the slope beneath and raising the ceilings above. Every new detail was made to look vintage, retaining the core essence of the site, while state of the art whole house systems ensure that it functions like 21st century home. This home was featured on the cover of ELLE Décor Magazine in April 2016. G.P. Schafer, Architect Rita Konig, Interior Designer Chambers & Chambers, Local Architect Frederika Moller, Landscape Architect Eric Piasecki, Photographer
Interior Renovation
Interior Renovation
Aspen White Star, LLCAspen White Star, LLC
Design ideas for a medium sized modern l-shaped wet bar in Denver with a submerged sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, red splashback, glass sheet splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and grey worktops.
Interior Design Work
Interior Design Work
NV DesignNV Design
Inspiration for a contemporary breakfast bar in Orlando with open cabinets, black cabinets, mirror splashback, beige floors, black worktops and feature lighting.
Home Bar
Home Bar
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this home bar and living rooms custom built-ins, exposed beams, wood floors, and arched entryways.
Inspiration for an expansive shabby-chic style l-shaped breakfast bar in Phoenix with a built-in sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, zinc worktops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Bloomfield Hills, MI Basement Renovation
Bloomfield Hills, MI Basement Renovation
MainStreet Design BuildMainStreet Design Build
Custom home bar with plenty of open shelving for storage.
Photo of a large urban galley breakfast bar in Detroit with a submerged sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, wood worktops, brick splashback, vinyl flooring, beige floors, brown worktops and red splashback.
Decora Hospital Lottery Home - Saskatoon
Decora Hospital Lottery Home - Saskatoon
Durabuilt Windows & Doors Inc.Durabuilt Windows & Doors Inc.
Home Bar on the main floor - gorgeous ceiling lights with lots of light brightening the room. They have followed a Great Gatsby Theme in this room. Saskatoon Hospital Lottery Home Built by Decora Homes Windows and Doors by Durabuilt Windows and Doors Photography by D&M Images Photography
Burr Ridge Modern
Burr Ridge Modern
Derrick ArchitectureDerrick Architecture
This wet bar floats in the game room and looks out over the rear terrace. 5 towers for bottles are set off by mirrored glass panels.
Design ideas for a large contemporary l-shaped wet bar in Chicago with a submerged sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, travertine flooring, grey floors and grey worktops.
Most Innovative Kitchen
Most Innovative Kitchen
Chris Creative Design Cabinetry & Home LtdChris Creative Design Cabinetry & Home Ltd
Inspiration for a contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, beige splashback and grey floors.
Copper Bar
Copper Bar
River WoodcraftRiver Woodcraft
Photo of a small urban u-shaped breakfast bar in Philadelphia with open cabinets, black cabinets, copper worktops, wood splashback, medium hardwood flooring and orange worktops.
Mount Pleasant House - Basement Bar
Mount Pleasant House - Basement Bar
Roundabout Studio Inc.Roundabout Studio Inc.
Design ideas for a scandi breakfast bar in Toronto with open cabinets, black splashback, concrete flooring, grey floors and black cabinets.
Hugo Residence
Hugo Residence
Tile X DesignTile X Design
Tile Astoria by Sonoma Market Collection
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, quartz worktops, grey splashback, glass tiled splashback and grey worktops.
Hampstead
Hampstead
FiSHER iDFiSHER iD
custom high bar table and refridgerated wine cabinets in this poolside bar
Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in London with no sink, black cabinets and open cabinets.
KC Artisan Home Tour with Starr Homes
KC Artisan Home Tour with Starr Homes
Wilson LightingWilson Lighting
This is an example of a large contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in Kansas City with open cabinets, black cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors, multicoloured worktops, a submerged sink, granite worktops, stone slab splashback and feature lighting.
Jesse's Apartment
Jesse's Apartment
Trim SpacesTrim Spaces
AFTER Trim Spaces
Photo of a small contemporary wet bar in DC Metro with open cabinets, black cabinets, wood worktops and concrete flooring.
Pantries & Wine Bars
Pantries & Wine Bars
California Closets, San FranciscoCalifornia Closets, San Francisco
Elegant Wine Bar with Drop-Down Television
Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in San Francisco with open cabinets, black cabinets and light hardwood flooring.
Jupiter, FL Coastal Golf Course Home
Jupiter, FL Coastal Golf Course Home
Francesca Morgan InteriorsFrancesca Morgan Interiors
This is an example of a medium sized beach style single-wall breakfast bar in Miami with a submerged sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, marble worktops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tiled splashback and black worktops.
Contemporary Home Bar
Contemporary Home Bar
Inspiration for a contemporary l-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, black cabinets, glass worktops and wood splashback.
West Loop Loft
West Loop Loft
UserUser
©Amy Braswell
Bohemian single-wall wet bar in Chicago with open cabinets, black cabinets, blue splashback, dark hardwood flooring, black worktops and a feature wall.
Home bar
Home bar
Kubic Design Solutions SLUKubic Design Solutions SLU
Photo of a medium sized modern single-wall breakfast bar in Other with open cabinets and black cabinets.

Home Bar with Open Cabinets and Black 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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