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Statement Lighting Home Bar with Open Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Contemporary Artist Retreat
Contemporary Artist Retreat
Annie Santulli DesignsAnnie Santulli Designs
The designer turned a dining room into a fabulous bar for entertaining....integrating the window behind the bar for a dramatic look! Robert Brantley Photography
Colleyville Residence
Colleyville Residence
Gallagher InteriorsGallagher Interiors
This is an example of a coastal breakfast bar in Dallas with open cabinets, wood worktops, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.
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.
Mixed Transitional
Mixed Transitional
Vanguard Studio Inc.Vanguard Studio Inc.
This is an example of a mediterranean breakfast bar in Austin with open cabinets, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Simple Perfection
Simple Perfection
Arden InteriorsArden Interiors
martin knowles
Design ideas for a contemporary breakfast bar in Vancouver with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, white splashback, light hardwood flooring, black worktops and feature lighting.
Stillwater MN Entertainment Room
Stillwater MN Entertainment Room
NORTH STAR KITCHENSNORTH STAR KITCHENS
Builder: John Kraemer & Sons Photography: Landmark Photography Home & Interior Design: Tom Rauscher Cabinetry: North Star Kitchens
Contemporary breakfast bar in Minneapolis with glass worktops, porcelain flooring, open cabinets and dark wood cabinets.
Golden Isles Residence 1
Golden Isles Residence 1
2id Interiors2id Interiors
Emilio Collavino
Design ideas for a large contemporary galley wet bar in Miami with dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, porcelain flooring, grey floors, a built-in sink, black splashback, grey worktops and open cabinets.
Remington
Remington
Paul Gray HomesPaul Gray Homes
This basement pub really makes a stunning statement with the dark stone bar, quartz countertops and plenty of shelving to showcase your favorite spirits and wines.
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.
London Family Home
London Family Home
Little Stories PhotographyLittle Stories Photography
Cassandra Jackson-Baker
Inspiration for a medium sized classic single-wall breakfast bar in London with open cabinets, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.
Frontenac Remodel
Frontenac Remodel
Liberty Building GroupLiberty Building Group
Traditional breakfast bar in St Louis with open cabinets, metal splashback, grey floors, grey worktops and feature lighting.
Parkland
Parkland
Ari Loar Interiors, IncAri Loar Interiors, Inc
Inspiration for a traditional breakfast bar in Tampa with open cabinets, brown splashback, grey floors and feature lighting.
Mortis Project
Mortis Project
Lucy and CompanyLucy and Company
Mekenzie Loli
Inspiration for a classic galley wet bar in Charlotte with white cabinets, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and open cabinets.
Downtown Condo Remodel
Downtown Condo Remodel
Design Services NWDesign Services NW
Design ideas for an urban single-wall breakfast bar in Seattle with open cabinets and a feature wall.
Проект интерьера квартиры в современном стиле, ул. Космонавтов, 105 м.кв.
Проект интерьера квартиры в современном стиле, ул. Космонавтов, 105 м.кв.
Светликова НатальяСветликова Наталья
Design ideas for a contemporary single-wall breakfast bar in Saint Petersburg with no sink, open cabinets, dark wood cabinets and brick splashback.
Modern Coastal Beach Home
Modern Coastal Beach Home
BW SabaBW Saba
Photo of a beach style breakfast bar in Tampa with open cabinets, multi-coloured floors, multicoloured worktops and feature lighting.
Medicine Lake Lower Level
Medicine Lake Lower Level
Lake Country BuildersLake Country Builders
Contemporary breakfast bar in Minneapolis with open cabinets, brown floors, white worktops and feature lighting.
Stradella Project, Beverly Hills Glass Enclosed Wine Cellar
Stradella Project, Beverly Hills Glass Enclosed Wine Cellar
Vin de Garde Wine Cellars Inc.Vin de Garde Wine Cellars Inc.
Subtle, yet dramatic details create an ultra-sensory experience. Each step tours a myriad of intentional design elements and exotic features. This striking glass enclosed wine cellar uses Vin de Garde's label-forward metal wine rack system against a shining black acrylic panel. Credits: 864 Stradella Rd., Beverly Hills, LA project designed by renowned Paul McClean (McClean Design), Wine Cellar by Vin de Garde.
Unique Features
Unique Features
BCB Homes, Inc.BCB Homes, Inc.
Inspiration for a large traditional u-shaped home bar in Miami with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops and porcelain flooring.
5 Boulderback Drive | Marmol Radziner
5 Boulderback Drive | Marmol Radziner
AscayaAscaya
Design ideas for a contemporary u-shaped wet bar in Las Vegas with medium wood cabinets, concrete flooring, grey floors, white worktops and open cabinets.

Statement Lighting 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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