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World-Inspired Home Bar with Flat-panel Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Tropical Home Bar
Tropical Home Bar
Design ideas for a small world-inspired single-wall wet bar in Other with concrete flooring, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, white floors, a built-in sink and wood splashback.
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Estate - Utah County - (44)
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
This is an example of an expansive world-inspired single-wall breakfast bar in Salt Lake City with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, onyx worktops, multi-coloured splashback, stone slab splashback, travertine flooring, grey floors and black worktops.
Smith Project Design
Smith Project Design
LuxTec Builders, Inc.LuxTec Builders, Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired single-wall breakfast bar in Los Angeles with a built-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, beige splashback, stone slab splashback and ceramic flooring.
Wailuku Country Estates
Wailuku Country Estates
ARQUITECTURAARQUITECTURA
Architect- Marc Taron Contractor- Thad Henry Landscape Architect- irvin Higashi
Inspiration for a world-inspired breakfast bar in Hawaii with red cabinets, granite worktops, flat-panel cabinets, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Wayzata Residence
Wayzata Residence
MSI Custom Homes, LLCMSI Custom Homes, LLC
Cozy up to the bar and have a glass of wine from the adjacent wine room, a cold brew from the refrigerator, or a cocktail mixed by your own home pro. Greer Photo - Jill Greer
Flat of the Hill House
Flat of the Hill House
Hickox Williams Architects, Inc.Hickox Williams Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a world-inspired wet bar in Boston with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Colleyville Eco House
Colleyville Eco House
William Peck & Assoc., Inc.William Peck & Assoc., Inc.
Photo of an expansive world-inspired single-wall breakfast bar in Dallas with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, terrazzo worktops, multi-coloured splashback, matchstick tiled splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Shaughnessy Luxe
Shaughnessy Luxe
Van Arbour DesignVan Arbour Design
Paul Grdina Photography
Inspiration for a large world-inspired single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, green splashback, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.
NYC APARTMENT
NYC APARTMENT
Paula Fox InteriorsPaula Fox Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired single-wall home bar in New York with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, engineered stone countertops, beige splashback and stone tiled splashback.
David Hartley-Sawgrass Country Club-Kitchen, Bath and Wet bar remodel
David Hartley-Sawgrass Country Club-Kitchen, Bath and Wet bar remodel
Woodsman Kitchens and FloorsWoodsman Kitchens and Floors
Wet Bar – Cabinetry by Kitchen Craft – Frameless full overlay with New Haven Door Style – Portobello Finish
Small world-inspired home bar in Jacksonville with porcelain flooring, beige floors, flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, marble worktops and blue worktops.
Shaughnessy Luxe
Shaughnessy Luxe
Van Arbour DesignVan Arbour Design
Paul Grdina Photography
Large world-inspired galley wet bar in Vancouver with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, green splashback, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.
Minnetonka Residence
Minnetonka Residence
MSI Custom Homes, LLCMSI Custom Homes, LLC
The focal point and discussion piece of the lower level bar is the countertop made of Jurassic Black Granite--it looks like river rock has been sliced and exposed. Greer Photo - Jill Greer
Shaughnessy Luxe
Shaughnessy Luxe
Van Arbour DesignVan Arbour Design
Paul Grdina Photography
Large world-inspired single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble worktops, green splashback, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and black worktops.
David Hartley-Sawgrass Country Club-Kitchen, Bath and Wet bar remodel
David Hartley-Sawgrass Country Club-Kitchen, Bath and Wet bar remodel
Woodsman Kitchens and FloorsWoodsman Kitchens and Floors
Wet Bar – Cabinetry by Kitchen Craft – Frameless full overlay with New Haven Door Style – Portobello Finish
Inspiration for a small world-inspired home bar in Jacksonville with porcelain flooring, beige floors, flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, marble worktops and blue worktops.

World-Inspired Home Bar with Flat-panel Cabinets 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired home bar be?

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