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Art & The Kitchen
Art & The Kitchen
Built To Perfection Inc.Built To Perfection Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized classic l-shaped wet bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, glass tiled splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors, grey worktops and granite worktops.
Basement Remodel
Basement Remodel
Barnes Custom BuildersBarnes Custom Builders
Robert Scott Button Photography
This is an example of a medium sized nautical home bar in Boston with beige floors.
Basement Remodel
Basement Remodel
Barnes Custom BuildersBarnes Custom Builders
Robert Scott Button Photography
Medium sized coastal home bar in Boston with porcelain flooring and grey floors.
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La Villa des Palmiers
La Villa des Palmiers
Volumes & CouleursVolumes & Couleurs
Design ideas for a home bar in Rennes.
Classy Lakeshore
Classy Lakeshore
Vineyard Chic KitchensVineyard Chic Kitchens
Inspiration for a classic single-wall wet bar in Chicago with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Other Rooms
Other Rooms
Knauf-Koenig GroupKnauf-Koenig Group
Photo of a galley wet bar in Other with white cabinets, medium hardwood flooring and grey floors.
Luxurious High Rise Condo
Luxurious High Rise Condo
Connie Anderson PhotographyConnie Anderson Photography
Home bar, high rise condo Connie Anderson Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary breakfast bar in Houston with a built-in sink, brown cabinets, marble worktops, porcelain flooring and white floors.
Our New DFW Showroom
Our New DFW Showroom
UserUser
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Austin with shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, quartz worktops, beige splashback, porcelain flooring, brown floors, no sink, mosaic tiled splashback and black worktops.
Lakeside Bluff Point
Lakeside Bluff Point
Hendel HomesHendel Homes
This is an example of a rustic galley wet bar in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.
Duplex Penthouse
Duplex Penthouse
DRY ArchitectsDRY Architects
Design ideas for a small contemporary wet bar in London.
Reclaimed Lakeside Home
Reclaimed Lakeside Home
Lenox House DesignLenox House Design
Custom Bar in the Living Room is painted in Benjamin Moore Van Duesen Blue and has knobs from Anthropologie. The Countertop is Monterra Marble. The Sink is Blanco and Faucet from Signature Hardware. Photo by SpaceCrafting.
Standish Shore Home
Standish Shore Home
JB Robbie Builders Inc.JB Robbie Builders Inc.
Photo of an industrial home bar in Boston.
Sierra De Monserat Transitional Mediterranean
Sierra De Monserat Transitional Mediterranean
Donald Joseph Inc.Donald Joseph Inc.
Wonderful house bar done by Donald Joseph Inc. Arteriors Pendant,sleek cabinet design with floating shelves. Viewing one of the fantastic olive trees we planted on the property. An example of some of our beautiful interior architecture and design work.
Rustic custom bar cabinets
Rustic custom bar cabinets
Fairfield Custom Kitchens LLCFairfield Custom Kitchens LLC
Photo of a rustic home bar in Philadelphia.
Coastal Retreat
Coastal Retreat
Designing Interiors IncDesigning Interiors Inc
Inspiration for a large contemporary u-shaped wet bar in Chicago with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, porcelain flooring and beige floors.
Glen Lake Cottage
Glen Lake Cottage
Villa DecorVilla Decor
Ashley Avila Photography
Photo of a medium sized nautical single-wall wet bar in Grand Rapids with a submerged sink, white cabinets, mirror splashback, beaded cabinets, engineered stone countertops, medium hardwood flooring and white worktops.
VINTAGE×SOZAI
VINTAGE×SOZAI
nuリノベーションnuリノベーション
nuリノベーション
Industrial home bar in Tokyo.
Seven Bridges 2- Delray Beach
Seven Bridges 2- Delray Beach
2id Interiors2id Interiors
Photo of a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Miami with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, mirror splashback and white floors.
Custom Bars
Custom Bars
Putnam Design, LLCPutnam Design, LLC
Contemporary breakfast bar in New York with open cabinets, mirror splashback and grey floors.

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.
Modern English Tudor
Modern English Tudor
Vivid Interior Design - Danielle LovenVivid Interior Design - Danielle Loven
Hendel Homes Susan Gilmore Photography
Photo of an expansive bohemian home bar in Minneapolis with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
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