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Modern Home Bar with Floating Shelves Ideas and Designs

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Smith Mountain Lake Basement
Smith Mountain Lake Basement
Rambling InteriorsRambling Interiors
Inspiration for a large modern single-wall wet bar in Other with floating shelves, grey splashback, brown floors and white worktops.
Custom Bar
Custom Bar
G&S Contracting, LLCG&S Contracting, LLC
Custom home bar with poplar lumber and several coats of a wood polishing wax, with additional wainscoting, and under cabinet lighting.
Photo of a medium sized modern u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, wood worktops, laminate floors, multi-coloured floors, brown worktops and feature lighting.
Pandemic Playroom on the Peninsula
Pandemic Playroom on the Peninsula
Sabrina Alfin InteriorsSabrina Alfin Interiors
Overview shot of galley wet bar.
Photo of 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 beige worktops.
Campbell, CA - Residential Extension and Uplift
Campbell, CA - Residential Extension and Uplift
MA DesignersMA Designers
Photo of a modern single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with an integrated sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, brown floors and white worktops.
Bouldin Pied-Á-Terre
Bouldin Pied-Á-Terre
Ashby CollectiveAshby Collective
This is an example of a small modern single-wall dry bar in Austin with floating shelves, blue cabinets, soapstone worktops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback and grey worktops.
DIR-Bar area
DIR-Bar area
WISSAMHAYEK StudioWISSAMHAYEK Studio
This is an example of a medium sized modern single-wall breakfast bar in Other with an integrated sink, floating shelves, light wood cabinets, wood worktops, black splashback, metal splashback, ceramic flooring, grey floors and beige worktops.
Classic Contemporary
Classic Contemporary
Glas AssociatesGlas Associates
A modern kitchen with an expansive island featuring raised counters for stools Photo by Ashley Avila Photography
This is an example of a modern single-wall home bar in Grand Rapids with white splashback, grey floors, floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, marble splashback, ceramic flooring and white worktops.
The Cove
The Cove
Chelsea Design Inc.Chelsea Design Inc.
This is an example of a medium sized modern galley wet bar in Miami with a submerged sink, floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, onyx worktops, grey splashback, marble flooring and beige worktops.
ISLAND PROJECT
ISLAND PROJECT
PREVALENT PROJECTSPREVALENT PROJECTS
Warm modern built in bar area.
Design ideas for a large modern wet bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, floating shelves, light wood cabinets, marble worktops, beige splashback, wood splashback, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Custom bar
Custom bar
Orange & Orange Interior DesignOrange & Orange Interior Design
This is an example of a modern home bar in Atlanta with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring and black floors.
Custom Home Bars
Custom Home Bars
Mtn. Kitchens & CabinetryMtn. Kitchens & Cabinetry
Design ideas for a modern home bar in Denver with floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback and white worktops.
10979 Chalon
10979 Chalon
The House GroupThe House Group
Refined totally black coloured gaming zone includes home bar and home bowling.
Inspiration for an expansive modern single-wall breakfast bar in Los Angeles with a built-in sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, granite worktops, black splashback, glass sheet splashback, carpet, grey floors and black worktops.
Project Best Bar None
Project Best Bar None
m studio interior designm studio interior design
Sophisticated and Classy Home Bar
Photo of a medium sized modern breakfast bar in San Diego with floating shelves, dark wood cabinets and granite worktops.
Cape Cod, Ma. Residence
Cape Cod, Ma. Residence
color theory Bostoncolor theory Boston
This is an example of a medium sized modern wet bar in Boston with a submerged sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, engineered stone countertops, black splashback, cement tile splashback, light hardwood flooring and white worktops.
Distillery District Condo
Distillery District Condo
AC Interiors Design & BuildAC Interiors Design & Build
The breakfast bar was added so the client could enjoy the views of the Toronto City Scape during breakfast or for a casual drink after dinner.
Small modern single-wall breakfast bar in Toronto with floating shelves, white cabinets, wood worktops and white worktops.
Custom bar
Custom bar
Orange & Orange Interior DesignOrange & Orange Interior Design
Inspiration for a modern home bar in Atlanta with no sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, mirror splashback, medium hardwood flooring and black floors.
10979 Chalon
10979 Chalon
The House GroupThe House Group
Refined totally black coloured gaming zone includes home bar and home bowling.
Expansive modern single-wall breakfast bar in Los Angeles with a built-in sink, floating shelves, black cabinets, granite worktops, black splashback, glass sheet splashback, carpet, grey floors and black worktops.
Countryside Condo
Countryside Condo
Rita SalibaRita Saliba
Design ideas for a medium sized modern u-shaped breakfast bar with no sink, floating shelves, brown cabinets, wood worktops, limestone flooring, beige floors and brown worktops.
Smith Mountain Lake Basement
Smith Mountain Lake Basement
Rambling InteriorsRambling Interiors
Design ideas for a large modern single-wall wet bar in Other with floating shelves, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, brown floors and white worktops.
Custom Bar and Shelving
Custom Bar and Shelving
True Design Build, Ltd.True Design Build, Ltd.
Ready for a good time? This custom built-in bar with quartzite waterfall counter is the place to be. The shelving was also custom-made to match the herringbone white oak floors.

Modern Home Bar with Floating Shelves 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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