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Carmel Valley | Classy | Refined Design
Carmel Valley | Classy | Refined Design
Simply Stunning SpacesSimply Stunning Spaces
One of our favorite 2016 projects, this standard builder grade home got a truly custom look after bringing in our design team to help with original built-in designs for the bar and media cabinet. Changing up the standard light fixtures made a big POP and of course all the finishing details in the rugs, window treatments, artwork, furniture and accessories made this house feel like Home. If you're looking for a current, chic and elegant home to call your own please give us a call!
Industrial Pad
Industrial Pad
TEW Design StudioTEW Design Studio
A colorful and bold bar addition to a neutral space. The clean contemporary under cabinet lighting inlayed in the floating distressed wood shelves adds a beautiful detail. Photo Credit: Bob Fortner
Greek Revival
Greek Revival
Castle HomesCastle Homes
Walls: (Alder) Stained Minwax 50% Dark Walnut 50% Antique Brown Trim: (Alder) Stained Minwax 50% Dark Walnut 50% Antique Brown Cabinets and soffit: (Alder) Stained Minwax 50% Dark Walnut, 50% Antique Brown or match sample Reed Brown Photography
Donnelly Mountain Home
Donnelly Mountain Home
Jake's Drafting Service IncJake's Drafting Service Inc
This is an example of a medium sized rustic l-shaped breakfast bar in Denver with medium hardwood flooring, dark wood cabinets and granite worktops.
Ocean Project
Ocean Project
Wolf in the Woods IncWolf in the Woods Inc
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional galley wet bar in Miami with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, a submerged sink and porcelain flooring.
The Lund Project
The Lund Project
The PlumberyThe Plumbery
Photo of a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz worktops, mirror splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Man Cave - Lafayette,LA
Man Cave - Lafayette,LA
Entre Nous DesignEntre Nous Design
Entre Nous Design
Medium sized classic u-shaped breakfast bar in New Orleans with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, concrete worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback and brick flooring.
Bentley Ridge Basement Bar
Bentley Ridge Basement Bar
Kade Cabinet Co.Kade Cabinet Co.
Medium sized rustic l-shaped wet bar in Atlanta with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, beige splashback, stone tiled splashback and dark hardwood flooring.
Byrds English Pub Basement
Byrds English Pub Basement
Karen Spiritoso Designs LLCKaren Spiritoso Designs LLC
Kris Palen
This is an example of a medium sized traditional home bar in Dallas with medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Monaco Project
Monaco Project
Cabinet Solutions GroupCabinet Solutions Group
Inspiration for a medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in Denver with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops and carpet.
Irish Pub Style Basement Finish
Irish Pub Style Basement Finish
J. G. Hause Construction, Inc.J. G. Hause Construction, Inc.
Greg Page Photography
Medium sized rustic home bar in Minneapolis.
Rustic Bar
Rustic Bar
Kyle SlackKyle Slack
This is a home bar built from locally sourced barn wood, with accents of many types of metal. Also, includes an under the counter refrigerator and a two tap beer dispenser. Photos: Jeffrey Slack
Arnold Kitchen
Arnold Kitchen
Tina Colebrook ArchitectTina Colebrook Architect
This client approached us to help her redesign her kitchen. It turned out to be a redesign of their spacious kitchen, informal dining, wet bar, work desk & pantry. Our design started with the clean-up of some intrusive structure. We were able to replace a dropped beam and post with a larger flush beam and removed and intrusively placed post. This simple structural change opened up more design opportunities and helped the areas flow easily between one another. Special attention was applied to the show stopping stained gray kitchen island which became the focal point of the kitchen. The previous L-shaped was lined with columns and arches visually closing itself and its users off from the living and dining areas nearby. The owner was able to source a beautiful one piece slab of honed Vermont white danby marble for the island. This spacious island provides generous seating for 4-5 people and plenty of space for cooking prep and clean up. After removing the arches from the island area we did not want to clutter up the space, so two lantern fixtures from Circa lighting were selected to add an eye attracting detail as well as task lighting. The island isn’t the only pageant winner in this kitchen, the range wall has plenty to look at with the Wolf cook top, the custom vent hood, by Modern-Aire, and classic Carrera marble subway tile back splash and the perimeter counter top of honed absolute black granite. Phoography: Tina Colebrook
Bright and Colorful Kitchen and Living Space
Bright and Colorful Kitchen and Living Space
Bee Studios DesignBee Studios Design
Rickie Agapito, Agapito Online
Photo of a medium sized contemporary single-wall home bar in Tampa with flat-panel cabinets, orange cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tiled splashback and grey floors.
Duluth Terrace Level
Duluth Terrace Level
Infinite HomeInfinite Home
Jeff Herr
This is an example of a medium sized galley breakfast bar in Atlanta with a submerged sink, beaded cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, brown splashback and marble flooring.
3631 Minnewashta Landings | Excelsior, MN
3631 Minnewashta Landings | Excelsior, MN
Creek Hill Custom HomesCreek Hill Custom Homes
Lower-level bar area off of the indoor sport court, with beautiful wood cabinetry complimented by a wood coffered ceiling and granite countertops - Creek Hill Custom Homes MN
Lower Level Rec Room - Delafield
Lower Level Rec Room - Delafield
timothyj kitchen & bath, inc.timothyj kitchen & bath, inc.
Edmunds Studio Photography
Photo of a medium sized traditional l-shaped wet bar in Milwaukee with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops and ceramic flooring.
Fully Loaded Home
Fully Loaded Home
Electronics Design Group, Inc.Electronics Design Group, Inc.
Photography by William Psolka, psolka-photo.com
This is an example of a medium sized traditional home bar in Newark.
Rustic Elegance Cavalcade
Rustic Elegance Cavalcade
Designing Interiors IncDesigning Interiors Inc
Inspiration for a medium sized rustic single-wall wet bar in Chicago with a built-in sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, beige splashback, stone tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Park Avenue Apartment in Rosario Candela Building
Park Avenue Apartment in Rosario Candela Building
Studio 511Studio 511
The butler's pantry is lined in deep blue cabinets with intricate details on the glass doors. The ceiling is also lined in wood panels to make the space and enclosed jewel. Interior Design by Ashley Whitakker.

Medium Sized 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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