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U-shaped Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Warm + Modern Liberty Hill Townhouse
Warm + Modern Liberty Hill Townhouse
RM InteriorsRM Interiors
Photo of a medium sized contemporary u-shaped wet bar in Cincinnati with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, grey splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Bel Air Contemporary
Bel Air Contemporary
Joel Reis Architecture and Real Estate PhotographyJoel Reis Architecture and Real Estate Photography
Photo of a large contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, black cabinets, marble worktops, light hardwood flooring and an integrated sink.
Coastal Home Man Cave Bar Humidor
Coastal Home Man Cave Bar Humidor
Michael James Design, Inc.Michael James Design, Inc.
This customized humidor sits in the corner of the "Man Cave" and features the same "Trevi" hardware and "Magma Gold" granite that were used in the bar area. This "Man Cave" utilizes two commercial "smoke eater" units to keep the air circulating and prevents the space from smelling like cigars! These units are miracle workers as you could not detect the slightest trace of cigar odor!
Poliquin
Poliquin
Interior Exterior Designs Inc.Interior Exterior Designs Inc.
Luis Becerrca
Medium sized rustic u-shaped wet bar in Orange County with a built-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Basement
Basement
J. Silver Design Build LLC.J. Silver Design Build LLC.
Inspiration for a large modern u-shaped breakfast bar in New York with a submerged sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, composite countertops, white splashback, painted wood flooring and brown floors.
Modern Bar Room
Modern Bar Room
BERRY MARBLE & GRANITEBERRY MARBLE & GRANITE
Photo of a medium sized traditional u-shaped breakfast bar in Austin with granite worktops, mirror splashback and porcelain flooring.
NEW NEUTRALS
NEW NEUTRALS
Susan Glick InteriorsSusan Glick Interiors
This is an example of a medium sized classic u-shaped breakfast bar in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and white worktops.
Southern Living August 2015 Feature
Southern Living August 2015 Feature
European Stone ConceptsEuropean Stone Concepts
Photography by Laurey Glenn Limestone butler's pantry
Design ideas for a traditional u-shaped home bar in Other with open cabinets, blue cabinets, black splashback and metro tiled splashback.
Crestwood 2
Crestwood 2
Structural Dimensions, Inc.Structural Dimensions, Inc.
Design ideas for a large traditional u-shaped breakfast bar in Minneapolis with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, beige splashback, wood splashback, slate flooring, multi-coloured floors and multicoloured worktops.
Grand Rapids Lower Level Pub
Grand Rapids Lower Level Pub
Starlite KitchensStarlite Kitchens
A stainless steel beverage cooler is the perfect complement to the silver glazed cabinetry. The large mirrored wall helps adds a spacious element to the area.
Stone Canyon
Stone Canyon
Kym Rodger DesignKym Rodger Design
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood flooring, brown floors, beige cabinets and granite worktops.
Contemporary Built-In cabinetry
Contemporary Built-In cabinetry
K. Salowe & Co.K. Salowe & Co.
Custom designed bar in private residence including fiber optic star ceiling, glass countertop with multi-color edge lighting, art glass knee wall and backsplash with back-lighting, lots of storage space behind. more at www.ksalowe.com
Greenway Parks
Greenway Parks
Ryan Street ArchitectsRyan Street Architects
Contemporary u-shaped breakfast bar in Dallas with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble worktops, black splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors, black worktops and a feature wall.
Palatial Circle Staging
Palatial Circle Staging
iSearch DecoriSearch Decor
We added counter and shelf accessories plus some bar stools to stage this home bar
Medium sized modern u-shaped breakfast bar in Phoenix.
Wakewood Dream
Wakewood Dream
TL Custom Homes IncTL Custom Homes Inc
Beautiful Bar in the home theater with custom copper bar top inside and outside the bi fold window to the patio, Leathered granite surround.
Inspiration for a rustic u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper worktops, porcelain flooring and grey floors.
Classic Traditional
Classic Traditional
Distinctive Drywall & PaintingDistinctive Drywall & Painting
Photo of a classic u-shaped breakfast bar in Minneapolis with a built-in sink, glass-front cabinets, beige cabinets, wood worktops, light hardwood flooring and brown worktops.
Mid-Century Modern Man Cave
Mid-Century Modern Man Cave
Fran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESISFran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESIS
Midcentury u-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and white worktops.
Rustic Golf Getaway
Rustic Golf Getaway
BLUE RIBBON BUILDERS INCBLUE RIBBON BUILDERS INC
Darby Ask
Large rustic u-shaped breakfast bar in Other with distressed cabinets, wood worktops, concrete flooring, brown floors, brown worktops and feature lighting.
Special Additions - Home Bar
Special Additions - Home Bar
Special AdditionsSpecial Additions
Special Additions Dura Supreme Cabinetry Chapel Hill Panel Door Knotty Alder Morel
This is an example of a medium sized country u-shaped breakfast bar in New York with a submerged sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and grey worktops.
English Gentleman's Bar
English Gentleman's Bar
Futurian SystemsFuturian Systems
This is an example of a large traditional u-shaped breakfast bar in Denver with a built-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops, brown splashback, wood splashback and medium hardwood flooring.

U-shaped 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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