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Modern Galley Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Flower Mound Transitional Modern
Flower Mound Transitional Modern
Urbanology DesignsUrbanology Designs
Butler's Pantry
Inspiration for a medium sized modern galley home bar in Dallas with no sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, white splashback, light hardwood flooring and white worktops.
Beverly Hills Modern
Beverly Hills Modern
Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED APLori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP
A stunning Basement Home Bar and Wine Room, complete with a Wet Bar and Curved Island with seating for 5. Beautiful glass teardrop shaped pendants cascade from the back wall.
Plantation New Construction
Plantation New Construction
YOLO InteriorsYOLO Interiors
Custom home bar Stained cabinets Quartz countertop and backsplash
Medium sized modern galley wet bar in Miami with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, engineered quartz splashback, porcelain flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Modern Tudor
Modern Tudor
Eaton + Stipp Custom HomesEaton + Stipp Custom Homes
Custom white oak stained cabinets with polished chrome hardware, a mini fridge, sink, faucet, floating shelves and porcelain for the backsplash and counters.
Wedgewood
Wedgewood
MMI DesignMMI Design
Design ideas for a medium sized modern galley dry bar in Houston with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, travertine flooring, beige floors and white worktops.
Pandemic Playroom on the Peninsula
Pandemic Playroom on the Peninsula
Sabrina Alfin InteriorsSabrina Alfin Interiors
Detail shot of bar shelving above the workspace.
Inspiration for a large modern galley wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, beige splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.
Modern Home Bar
Modern Home Bar
Finished Basements PlusFinished Basements Plus
Countertop: Bianco Venato Polished Cabinets: Dark Ale Bryant Maple Paint: North Star SW6246 Flooring: Encore Series Longview Pine
Photo of a medium sized modern galley wet bar in Detroit with quartz worktops, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Bar Renovation
Bar Renovation
Dovetail Group LLCDovetail Group LLC
Inspiration for a small modern galley breakfast bar in Philadelphia with flat-panel cabinets.
2017 Saint George Parade Of Homes - Amae
2017 Saint George Parade Of Homes - Amae
The Cabinet GalleryThe Cabinet Gallery
Design ideas for a small modern galley wet bar in Las Vegas with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, stone slab splashback and white worktops.
Stunning dark and moody bar
Stunning dark and moody bar
Broswick Builders LtdBroswick Builders Ltd
A sneaky little home bar is hidden behind this monochromatic kitchen.
This is an example of a medium sized modern galley home bar in Auckland with black cabinets, granite worktops, grey splashback, mirror splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Uptown Brownstone 2
Uptown Brownstone 2
Mowery Marsh Architects LLCMowery Marsh Architects LLC
A fresh and inviting bar space was added to the basement level to offer a lovely spot to entertain next to the Media Room. A mirrored backsplash with steel & glass shelving, and discreet LED lighting brighten this space that otherwise been dark at the lower level. Photo Credit: Blackstock Photography
Coffee anyone?
Coffee anyone?
Haus of LeónHaus of León
Come make your coffee/tea over here in the wet bar. Open to the relaxing living room / kitchen.
Inspiration for a large modern galley wet bar in Richmond with a submerged sink, marble worktops, white splashback, glass tiled splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Day House, Big Sur
Day House, Big Sur
JJJ InteriorsJJJ Interiors
Raw steel plated backsplash, floating cypress slab shelves, raw bent steel bar, wine fridge, hammered nickel bar sink, soapstone countertops
Small modern galley breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, open cabinets, light wood cabinets, soapstone worktops, black splashback, medium hardwood flooring, grey floors and black worktops.
29 Ave Infill
29 Ave Infill
Siena Signature Builders Inc.Siena Signature Builders Inc.
Photo of a medium sized modern galley home bar in Calgary with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, porcelain flooring, grey floors and white worktops.
Sterling Drive Project
Sterling Drive Project
Welling Kitchen, Bath & FloorWelling Kitchen, Bath & Floor
This is an example of a modern galley wet bar in Other with an integrated sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets and mosaic tiled splashback.
Basement Bar
Basement Bar
josey80josey80
Our DIY basement project. Countertops are poured with Stonecoat Countertops Epoxy. Reclaimed wood shelves and glass tile.
Inspiration for a medium sized modern galley wet bar in Denver with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, blue splashback, glass tiled splashback, ceramic flooring, grey floors and blue worktops.
Los Altos Hills Kitchen, Bar, Wine Cabinet, Bathrooms & Front Door
Los Altos Hills Kitchen, Bar, Wine Cabinet, Bathrooms & Front Door
European Cabinets & Design StudiosEuropean Cabinets & Design Studios
Custom wine storage. Bar with white lacquered glossy back panels and grey glossy vertical opening cabinets with integrated LED lights.
Design ideas for a medium sized modern galley wet bar in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops and black worktops.
Wildwood Lower Level Playroom Transformation
Wildwood Lower Level Playroom Transformation
Dill-Thebeau Design CompanyDill-Thebeau Design Company
Playroom transformation into Bar. Cori Nations Photography
Inspiration for a small modern galley breakfast bar in St Louis with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, granite worktops, multi-coloured splashback, matchstick tiled splashback and lino flooring.
Modern Wet Bar Design Falls Church, VA
Modern Wet Bar Design Falls Church, VA
Reico Kitchen & BathReico Kitchen & Bath
Designed at Reico Kitchen & Bath in Chantilly, VA this modern wet bar design features kitchen cabinets from Ultracraft Cabinetry in the door style Metropolis in the Argent Oak Vertical Grain finish. Bar countertops are engineered quartz in the color Pietra Gray from Caesarstone. The bar area also features lighted brackets from Luiere. Photos courtesy of BTW Images LLC.
Cedar Creek Custom Home
Cedar Creek Custom Home
Alair Homes HoustonAlair Homes Houston
This beautiful custom home has it all with the grand double door entry, modern open layout, contemporary kitchen and lavish master suite. Light hardwood floors and white walls give an elegant art gallery feel that makes this home very warm and inviting.

Modern Galley 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 modern 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 modern home bar be?

The ideal style of your modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 – modern ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great modern home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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