Budget Home Bar with Recessed-panel Cabinets Ideas and Designs

Design ideas for a small single-wall wet bar in Grand Rapids with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz worktops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring, grey floors and grey worktops.

Shervy-Main Kitchen

VanPelt Woodworks

VANPELT WOODWORKS
Photo of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, stone slab splashback, porcelain flooring, beige floors and white worktops.

Install Basement Bar -- Orefield, PA

A.B.E. Remodeling Inc.

This is an example of a small modern single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, stone slab splashback, grey floors and multicoloured worktops.

Summerland Kitchen

BMC Cabinet Specialists

Inspiration for a small traditional home bar in Los Angeles with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz worktops, grey splashback, dark hardwood flooring and no sink.

Custom Canal Home

Seaside Construction - Custom Home Builder

Wet bar
Design ideas for a small classic single-wall wet bar in Houston with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops and dark hardwood flooring.

Wet Bar

SpaceCraft Architecture

Eric Roth Photography
Small traditional single-wall wet bar in Boston with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets and medium hardwood flooring.

Kitchen Remodel | Wayne, PA

Ryann Reed Design Build

Photo of a small modern single-wall dry bar in Philadelphia with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, grey splashback and white worktops.

Cranford Home Addition & Kitchen, Bath and Closet Renovation

TimberRidge Construction

Medium sized world-inspired single-wall home bar in New York with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, grey splashback, stone tiled splashback and medium hardwood flooring.

Our Work

Destin Custom Home Builders

Photo of a small beach style single-wall wet bar in Miami with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops, stone slab splashback and light hardwood flooring.

Kitchens By Kaz

Kaz Home Improvements

Small Bar area with Custom Build Cabinets
Inspiration for a small classic galley wet bar in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets and engineered stone countertops.

SHEPHARD

Westridge Homes

Small classic galley wet bar in Other with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, laminate countertops and carpet.

Golf Village

Linda Parsons with Ashlin Design

The Homeowner previously installed the bar, but just asked for me to pull it together. She had some left over re-claimed wood so I used it behind the dartboard as a feature, but also to protect the wall. Linda Parsons

Kitchen Projects

Hiframe

Photo of a small modern single-wall home bar in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, composite countertops and light hardwood flooring.

Cambria Brittanicca and Carrick Lake Home

Creative Surfaces Countertops & Tile

This homeowner recently remodeled their lake home. To add character to the kitchen, they used two finishes on the cabinets and two different quartz designs on the countertops. In this lake home you'll see Cambria Brittanicca quartz kitchen countertops on painted gray cabinets; and Cambria Carrick quartz on the painted soft white perimeter cabinets. Moving to the master bath, you'll find a painted white vanity with Cambria Swanbridge quartz tops and the lower level wet bar of painted gray cabinets with Cambria Oakmoor quartz.

Reclaimed Shop Display

User

here is one of my new crafted shop counter / bar stained in white greyish.
Design ideas for a small rustic single-wall breakfast bar in Surrey with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood worktops and grey splashback.

Basement Bar

Weddington Custom Homes

Inspiration for a medium sized traditional l-shaped wet bar in Louisville with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, black splashback, stone slab splashback and medium hardwood flooring.

Daco Real Stone Veneer Bar Front

Daco Stone

Daco Real Stone Veneer: Irondale Real cut stone veneer that is as easy to work with as tile
Design ideas for a small urban galley wet bar in Atlanta with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, granite worktops, red splashback, brick splashback, porcelain flooring, orange floors and black worktops.

Basement bar

Weddington Custom Homes

Medium sized traditional l-shaped wet bar in Louisville with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, black splashback, stone slab splashback and medium hardwood flooring.

Interior Design, Chester NJ

Keep Calm and Stage LLC

Medium sized eclectic l-shaped wet bar in New York with a built-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood worktops, green splashback and carpet.

Install Basement Bar -- Orefield, PA

A.B.E. Remodeling Inc.

Inspiration for a small modern single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, stone slab splashback, grey floors, multicoloured worktops and dark wood cabinets.

Budget Home Bar with Recessed-panel 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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