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Home Bar with Open Cabinets and Floating Shelves Ideas and Designs

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Back Counter with Antiqued Mirror Backsplash
Back Counter with Antiqued Mirror Backsplash
Dedico DesignDedico Design
Photo of a contemporary galley breakfast bar in Other with no sink, floating shelves, composite countertops, mirror splashback, multicoloured worktops, dark wood cabinets and multi-coloured splashback.
Bernese Farmhouse
Bernese Farmhouse
Colossus Mfg.Colossus Mfg.
This moody game room boats a massive bar with dark blue walls, blue/grey backsplash tile, open shelving, dark walnut cabinetry, gold hardware and appliances, a built in mini fridge, frame tv, and its own bar counter with gold pendant lighting and leather stools.
Bold Blue Wet Bar Renovation
Bold Blue Wet Bar Renovation
Sea Pointe Design & RemodelSea 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.
Bars
Bars
Bishop DesignBishop Design
This is an example of a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Cincinnati with a submerged sink, floating shelves, white cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, marble splashback, carpet, grey floors and black worktops.
Ultra Modern Luxury Oasis
Ultra Modern Luxury Oasis
Regal Construction & Remodeling Inc.Regal Construction & Remodeling Inc.
Photo of a small modern single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, open cabinets, black cabinets, soapstone worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback, black worktops, feature lighting, concrete flooring and grey floors.
Rustic Home Bar
Rustic Home Bar
Inspiration for a rustic u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stone tiled splashback, brown floors and medium hardwood flooring.
Watertown Ranch
Watertown Ranch
R|House Design BuildR|House Design Build
Design ideas for a medium sized country galley wet bar in Minneapolis with quartz worktops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, vinyl flooring, brown floors, white worktops, open cabinets and medium wood cabinets.
Eliza and Mike
Eliza and Mike
AHG InteriorsAHG Interiors
Nick Glimenakis
Medium sized retro u-shaped breakfast bar in New York with a submerged sink, open cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood worktops, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.
Belmont-Hillsboro Bourbon Bar
Belmont-Hillsboro Bourbon Bar
Sara Ray Interior DesignSara Ray Interior Design
Photo by Gieves Anderson
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in Nashville with open cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, dark hardwood flooring, grey worktops and metal splashback.
Novak Project
Novak Project
Aurora TechnologyAurora Technology
Photo of a large urban single-wall breakfast bar in Omaha with open cabinets, brick splashback, concrete flooring, grey floors, medium wood cabinets and granite worktops.
Stone Canyon
Stone Canyon
Kym Rodger DesignKym Rodger Design
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, beige cabinets, granite worktops, mirror splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Backlit Onyx Nuvolato Bar
Backlit Onyx Nuvolato Bar
Aria Stone GalleryAria Stone Gallery
This masculine and modern Onyx Nuvolato marble bar and feature wall is perfect for hosting everything from game-day events to large cocktail parties. The onyx countertops and feature wall are backlit with LED lights to create a warm glow throughout the room. The remnants from this project were fashioned to create a matching backlit fireplace. Open shelving provides storage and display, while a built in tap provides quick access and easy storage for larger bulk items.
Spring Drive
Spring Drive
Niemand Interiors LLCNiemand Interiors LLC
Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Houston with a submerged sink, grey cabinets, glass tiled splashback, grey splashback and open cabinets.
Royal Escape
Royal Escape
AMPM DesignsAMPM Designs
Design ideas for a classic home bar in Pune with open cabinets, dark hardwood flooring and black worktops.
Smith Mountain Lake Basement
Smith Mountain Lake Basement
Rambling InteriorsRambling Interiors
Inspiration for a large modern single-wall wet bar in Other with floating shelves, grey splashback, brown floors and white worktops.
Overland Park Basement Finish
Overland Park Basement Finish
Renovations by Starr HomesRenovations by Starr Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional single-wall breakfast bar in Kansas City with floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops and brown worktops.
Tropical Ave.
Tropical Ave.
Meridith Baer HomeMeridith Baer Home
Photography by Jim Bartsch
Beach style breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, light wood cabinets and grey floors.
Livingston Oasis, Livingston NJ
Livingston Oasis, Livingston NJ
Clear Home DesignClear Home Design
what a game room! check out the dark walnut herringbone floor with the matching dark walnut U shaped bar. the red mohair velvet barstools punch color to lighten the dramatic darkness. tom Dixon pendant lighting hangs from the high ceiling.
Northshore Lakehouse
Northshore Lakehouse
Kristina Crestin DesignKristina Crestin Design
Design ideas for a beach style single-wall wet bar in Manchester with open cabinets, light wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, grey floors and white worktops.
IRIS
IRIS
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
Jon Encarnacion Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary home bar in Orange County with a submerged sink, open cabinets, light wood cabinets and beige floors.

Home Bar with Open Cabinets 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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