Home Bar with Open Cabinets and Medium Wood Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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.

SLAM / REITZ

Buckeye Basements, Inc.

The custom iron door and coordinating iron window accentuate the stone wine cellar. -Photo by Jack Figgins
Medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Columbus with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood worktops and brown worktops.

1816 Knights Chance Lane

Laurel Haven Homes

Medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Austin with medium wood cabinets, composite countertops, porcelain flooring and open cabinets.

Family Room & Bar Addition - Haddonfield

Cipriani Remodeling Solutions

Family Room & WIne Bar Addition - Haddonfield This new family gathering space features custom cabinetry, two wine fridges, two skylights, two sets of patio doors, and hidden storage.

Downtown San Diego High Rise, Single Unit, Complete Remodel

Peterson Remodeling, Inc.

Design By- Jules Wilson I.D. Photo Taken By- Brady Architectural Photography
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in San Diego with no sink, medium wood cabinets, mirror splashback and open cabinets.

Tetherow Lodge

Tebbs Design Group

Inspiration for a rustic u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring and grey worktops.

Rustic Flying J Home

Reclaimed DesignWorks

Featured Flooring: Antique Reclaimed Old Original Oak Flooring Flooring Installer: H&H Hardwood Floors
This is an example of a large rustic single-wall breakfast bar in Austin with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood worktops, medium hardwood flooring, beige worktops and brown floors.

Watertown Ranch

R|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.

South Norwalk Beach Renovation

Michael Smith Architects

Design ideas for a large nautical single-wall wet bar in New York with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, zinc worktops, brown splashback and wood splashback.

Transitional

Cucina Bella Ltd. - Rebecca Gagne CKD

Home built by Master Builder Certified, Avanti Homes © Merle Prosofsky http://www.prosofsky.com/

Bar Tops

Marblex Design International, Inc.

Morgan Howarth Photography
Photo of an expansive contemporary galley breakfast bar in DC Metro with a submerged sink, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback and stone slab splashback.

2012 Fox Fairway

Pinetop Custom Homes

This is an example of a rustic breakfast bar in Boise with open cabinets and medium wood cabinets.

South Denver | Home Renovation

Precision Home Builders & Precision Renovations

Wet bar with blue tile
Design ideas for a large retro single-wall wet bar in Denver with open cabinets and medium wood cabinets.

European Luxury

Catherine Caporaso, ASID

Bottle Storage on Wires, Display Shelf, etc.
This is an example of an expansive contemporary galley home bar in Miami with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, mirror splashback, marble flooring and white floors.

Outdoor Entertaining Area

schubatcontracting

Photo Credits-Schubat Contracting and Renovations Century Old reclaimed lumber, Chicago common brick and pavers, Bevolo Gas lights, unique concrete countertops, all combine with the slate flooring for a virtually maintenance free Outdoor Room.

Concord Street

Modern Construction of Minnesota, Inc.

Wet bar with drop in copper sink Randall Baum - Elevate Photography
Medium sized country single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with a built-in sink, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.

Mid Century Manhattan Beach

Vesta Luxury Home Staging

Photo of a midcentury breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets and beige floors.

Rustic Flying J Home

Reclaimed DesignWorks

Featured Flooring: Antique Reclaimed Old Original Oak Flooring Flooring Installer: H&H Hardwood Floors
Large rustic single-wall breakfast bar in Austin with a built-in sink, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood worktops, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and beige worktops.

Création d’une grande ouverture sur le jardin et Rénovation d’une cuisine

Marie Verthuy

Vue depuis le salon sur le bar et l'arrière bar. Superbes mobilier chinés, luminaires industrielles brique et bois pour la pièce de vie.
Inspiration for a large industrial single-wall breakfast bar in Paris with open cabinets, beige floors, medium wood cabinets, light hardwood flooring and white worktops.

milton basement fit-out

BHaley Design+Build

Pat Piasecki
This is an example of a medium sized modern wet bar in Boston with a submerged sink, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops and porcelain flooring.

Home Bar with Open Cabinets and Medium Wood 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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