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Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Cassidy Hughes Interior DesignCassidy Hughes Interior Design
Bohemian home bar in London with light hardwood flooring and a feature wall.
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Slightly Quirky LtdSlightly Quirky Ltd
Contemporary home bar in Surrey with a feature wall.
Remodel - Seattle Craftsman Kitchen & Bar
Remodel - Seattle Craftsman Kitchen & Bar
Tenhulzen Painting & Construction Partners, Inc.Tenhulzen Painting & Construction Partners, Inc.
Design ideas for a classic galley breakfast bar in Seattle with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, brick splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors, white worktops, brown splashback and a feature wall.
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.
Man Cave Home Bar
Man Cave Home Bar
Touhill Custom CountersTouhill Custom Counters
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional galley breakfast bar in Philadelphia with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite worktops, black splashback, stone slab splashback, porcelain flooring and beige floors.
Saylorsburg Basement
Saylorsburg Basement
Lehigh Valley Interior ConstructionLehigh Valley Interior Construction
This is an example of a medium sized rustic l-shaped wet bar in Philadelphia with wood worktops, beige splashback, limestone splashback and brown worktops.
Fun Midcentury Bar
Fun Midcentury Bar
Design One CabinetryDesign One Cabinetry
A combination of concealed and floating shelves keep the back bar functional and fun.
This is an example of a medium sized midcentury single-wall breakfast bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, orange cabinets and mirror splashback.
Basement Bars
Basement Bars
The Better Basement CompanyThe Better Basement Company
Design ideas for a medium sized classic breakfast bar in Orange County with wood worktops, porcelain flooring and brown worktops.
Speakeasy
Speakeasy
Red Dot StudioRed Dot Studio
Len Schneyder
Photo of a medium sized rustic breakfast bar in San Francisco with dark hardwood flooring, recessed-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, wood worktops and red splashback.
Contemporary Meets Rustic Wet Bar
Contemporary Meets Rustic Wet Bar
Jethany Lee, CKDJethany Lee, CKD
Design ideas for a small contemporary home bar in Grand Rapids.
Cody's Bar
Cody's Bar
Brothers Building Company IncBrothers Building Company Inc
Custom made bar for a family that entertains.
Photo of a classic home bar in Burlington.
pier house
pier house
Liz CarpentryLiz Carpentry
World-inspired home bar in Miami.
Custom Wet Bar Massapequa, NY
Custom Wet Bar Massapequa, NY
Aladdin RemodelersAladdin Remodelers
Medium sized classic l-shaped wet bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops, medium hardwood flooring and brown splashback.
Legacy Heavy Timber Frame Custom Home w/ Observatory, Diamond Star, Colorado
Legacy Heavy Timber Frame Custom Home w/ Observatory, Diamond Star, Colorado
RMT ArchitectsRMT Architects
Living Images Photography, LLC
Photo of a rustic breakfast bar in Denver with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige splashback, mosaic tiled splashback and dark hardwood flooring.
Chic Chateau
Chic Chateau
A. Perry HomesA. Perry Homes
Butler Pantry Bar
This is an example of a classic single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, metal splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors, grey worktops and feature lighting.
Belclaire - French
Belclaire - French
Blume ArchitectureBlume Architecture
Inspiration for a traditional u-shaped wet bar in Dallas with an integrated sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, white splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors, white 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.
Best Of Ohio 2016 - Grand Award Winner
Best Of Ohio 2016 - Grand Award Winner
Daniel DeVol Custom BuilderDaniel DeVol Custom Builder
This is an example of a rustic home bar in Other.
Retro Lounge
Retro Lounge
Design by Numbers / Rebecca Zajac LLCDesign by Numbers / Rebecca Zajac LLC
Rebecca Zajac
Photo of a retro breakfast bar in Las Vegas with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz worktops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
The farmhouse
The farmhouse
Kinsella Kitchens & BathsKinsella Kitchens & Baths
Wet bar that doubles as a butler's pantry, located between the dining room and gallery-style hallway to the family room. Guest entry to the dining room is the leaded glass door to left, bar entry at back-bar. With 2 under-counter refrigerators and an icemaker, the trash drawer is located under the sink. Front bar countertop at seats is wood with an antiqued-steel insert to match the island table in the kitchen.

Home Bar 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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