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Traditional Black Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Everyday Elegance
Everyday Elegance
Interiology Design Co.Interiology Design Co.
Photo of a classic home bar in Boston.
The Ginesi Speakeasy
The Ginesi Speakeasy
Anthony James Master Builders, LLCAnthony James Master Builders, LLC
The Ginesi Speakeasy is the ideal at-home entertaining space. A two-story extension right off this home's kitchen creates a warm and inviting space for family gatherings and friendly late nights.
Old Campbell Lake House
Old Campbell Lake House
Celtic Custom HomesCeltic Custom Homes
Inspiration for an expansive classic wet bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, granite worktops, light hardwood flooring and black worktops.
Boilermaker Basement
Boilermaker Basement
Two Hands InteriorsTwo Hands Interiors
Classic home bar in Chicago with dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Modern Prairie Home Bar
Modern Prairie Home Bar
Julia Russell DesignsJulia Russell Designs
Photo of a large classic single-wall wet bar in Omaha with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, porcelain flooring, black floors and grey worktops.
New Project
New Project
Emperial Hardwood FlooringEmperial Hardwood Flooring
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.
European Cottage
European Cottage
Pillar HomesPillar Homes
Builder: Pillar Homes - Photography: Landmark Photography
Inspiration for a large classic wet bar in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, medium hardwood flooring and brown worktops.
Broughton Road Wet Bar
Broughton Road Wet Bar
Classic Remodeling & Construction, Inc.Classic Remodeling & Construction, Inc.
Photography: Jason Stemple
Photo of a medium sized classic single-wall wet bar in Charleston with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite worktops, black splashback, stone slab splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Novi Basement - Design & Build
Novi Basement - Design & Build
Emery Design | BuildEmery Design | Build
phoenix photographic
Large traditional galley breakfast bar in Detroit with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, beige splashback, stone tiled splashback and slate flooring.
Hollywood Glam
Hollywood Glam
Joey Leicht Design Inc.Joey Leicht Design Inc.
Design ideas for a small classic wet bar in Chicago with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, black cabinets and mirror splashback.
Atlanta – Wellesley
Atlanta – Wellesley
Jane Goetz Interior Design, LLCJane Goetz Interior Design, LLC
Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall bar cart in Atlanta with raised-panel cabinets and black cabinets.
Presidio Heights Revival
Presidio Heights Revival
Andrew Charles MillerAndrew Charles Miller
Classic home bar in San Francisco.
Belmont-Hillsboro Bourbon Bar
Belmont-Hillsboro Bourbon Bar
Sara Ray Interior DesignSara Ray Interior Design
Photo by Gieves Anderson
This is an example of a small classic single-wall breakfast bar in Nashville with open cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, grey splashback, dark hardwood flooring, grey worktops and metal splashback.
Playful Plaid Pub Project
Playful Plaid Pub Project
Courtney Thomas DesignCourtney Thomas Design
We gave this man cave in San Marino a moody masculine look with plaid fabric walls, ebony-stained woodwork, and brass accents. --- Project designed by Courtney Thomas Design in La Cañada. Serving Pasadena, Glendale, Monrovia, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Altadena. For more about Courtney Thomas Design, click here: https://www.courtneythomasdesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.courtneythomasdesign.com/portfolio/basement-bar-san-marino/
New York Renovation
New York Renovation
Crisp ArchitectsCrisp Architects
Kitchen/Butler's pantry
Inspiration for a traditional home bar in New York.
Basement Bar
Basement Bar
Cyclone Contracting CorpCyclone Contracting Corp
K&E Productions
Design ideas for a large classic u-shaped wet bar in Other with a submerged sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, vinyl flooring and grey floors.
Colinbrook Basement
Colinbrook Basement
CMH Builders, Inc.CMH Builders, Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Indianapolis with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, grey splashback and vinyl flooring.
Vance
Vance
Buckeye Basements, Inc.Buckeye Basements, Inc.
Bradshaw Photography, LLC
Traditional home bar in Columbus.
Gold Coast Condo
Gold Coast Condo
Sarah Whit Interior DesignSarah Whit Interior Design
Photo of a classic home bar in Chicago.
Custom Built Home Basement Bar
Custom Built Home Basement Bar
MILLER + MILLER Architectural PhotographyMILLER + MILLER Architectural Photography
Miller + Miller Real Estate | Custom built home basement bar. Photographed by MILLER+MILLER Architectural Photography
Large classic home bar in Chicago.

Traditional Black 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 traditional 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 classic home bar be?

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