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Home Bar with Open Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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K and D's
K and D's
C Change DesignC Change Design
Blackstone Edge Studios
Photo of an eclectic single-wall wet bar in Portland with a submerged sink, open cabinets, brown splashback, wood splashback, concrete flooring and brown floors.
Modern Home Bar
Modern Home Bar
Covenant Kitchens & Baths, Inc.Covenant Kitchens & Baths, Inc.
pantry, floating shelves,
Inspiration for a medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, open cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops, grey splashback, glass tiled splashback and medium hardwood flooring.
бильярдная на Никитском бульваре
бильярдная на Никитском бульваре
Сергей МоргуновСергей Моргунов
Сергей Моргунов
This is an example of a contemporary breakfast bar in Moscow with medium hardwood flooring, open cabinets and brown floors.
Carmel Valley
Carmel Valley
Laura Abrams DesignLaura Abrams Design
Natalia Robert
Inspiration for a mediterranean u-shaped breakfast bar in San Diego with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Our WorK
Our WorK
Hoover Custom HomesHoover Custom Homes
Photo of a medium sized contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with open cabinets, green cabinets, mirror splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Bluffview
Bluffview
Hope Restoration & General ContractingHope Restoration & General Contracting
Photo of a medium sized contemporary wet bar in Columbus with open cabinets, grey cabinets, wood worktops, grey splashback and medium hardwood flooring.
Pub Style Barroom
Pub Style Barroom
Mary Shipley InteriorsMary Shipley Interiors
Drink anyone?
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Columbus with concrete flooring, open cabinets, black cabinets and granite worktops.
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
Village Handcrafted CabinetryVillage Handcrafted Cabinetry
Design ideas for a large contemporary galley breakfast bar in Philadelphia with dark wood cabinets, grey splashback, dark hardwood flooring and open cabinets.
Traditional Media Room
Traditional Media Room
Inspiration for a large classic u-shaped breakfast bar in Indianapolis with open cabinets, black cabinets, black splashback and mosaic tiled splashback.
Lakeview Orono Home
Lakeview Orono Home
Swanson HomesSwanson Homes
Spacecrafting Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized classic breakfast bar in Minneapolis with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Charred Pine Bar + 3 Bay Collector's Back Bar Shelving
Charred Pine Bar + 3 Bay Collector's Back Bar Shelving
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Amuneal’s kitchens and bars bring unexpected materials and finishes to create truly special installations. This bar uses the old-world technique of hand-burning wood to create a dynamic finish that highlights the organic nature of the raw materials. The charred pine door and drawer faces are juxtaposed with crisp machined hardware and a hand-patinated watery brass top to create a look that feels both contemporary and timeless. Amuenal’s signature Contour Pulls span the full length of each door and drawer. The 3-Bay Collector’s Shelving Backbar unit in gunmetal and bronze is the perfect match to the humble complexity of this unit and featuring a Knife Edge lower shelf in Ebonized Oak and glass upper shelves.
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 industrial 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.
Luxury Bespoke Bar with White Onyx Backlit Worktop
Luxury Bespoke Bar with White Onyx Backlit Worktop
Brightman FurnitureBrightman Furniture
All shelves are made with invisible fixing. Massive mirror at the back is cut to eliminate any visible joints. All shelves supplied with led lights to lit up things displayed on shelves
Bel Air Contemporary
Bel Air Contemporary
Joel Reis Architecture and Real Estate PhotographyJoel Reis Architecture and Real Estate Photography
Photo of a large contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, black cabinets, marble worktops, light hardwood flooring and an integrated sink.
Franklin Lakes Colonial
Franklin Lakes Colonial
SEK ArchitectsSEK Architects
Photo of a large classic galley breakfast bar in Orange County with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback, a submerged sink, slate flooring and grey floors.
Fort Greene Townhouse Kitchen
Fort Greene Townhouse Kitchen
Maison MayaMaison Maya
Nick Glimenakis Photography
This is an example of a small classic home bar in New York with no sink, open cabinets and stainless steel worktops.
Man Cave
Man Cave
Canyon Creek Cabinet CompanyCanyon Creek Cabinet Company
Millennia frameless cabinetry Corson door | TSS (Thermo Structured Surface) | Sepia The man cave gets a modern makeover with a rich color palette and touches of metal. TSS is a durable, easy-to-clean alternative to wood cabinets that features a textured, wood-grain surface.
Man Cave
Man Cave
Angela Otten - Inspire Kitchen Design StudioAngela Otten - Inspire Kitchen Design Studio
Emily Minton Redfield; EMR Photography
Photo of a traditional breakfast bar in Denver with open cabinets and concrete flooring.
Southern Living August 2015 Feature
Southern Living August 2015 Feature
European Stone ConceptsEuropean Stone Concepts
Photography by Laurey Glenn Limestone butler's pantry
Design ideas for a traditional u-shaped home bar in Other with open cabinets, blue cabinets, black splashback and metro tiled splashback.
Stone Canyon
Stone Canyon
Kym Rodger DesignKym Rodger Design
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors, beige cabinets and granite worktops.

Home Bar with Open 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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