Mediterranean seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, glass benchtops, beige floor and turquoise benchtop.

This modern home bar by Wood-Mode comes complete with wine or spirits storage built-in!
This is an example of a mid-sized modern single-wall seated home bar in Houston with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, glass benchtops, brown splashback and vinyl floors.

Zen Themed Walnut Bar & Decorative Screening by Acanthus Design

Acanthus Design

An open Plan Area Flowing From This Beautiful Walnut Bar Featuring Stone Tops & a Full Height Sliding Antique Glass Panel Into The Dining Room, Living Space & Kitchen.

Texas Luxury Retreat

Curated Design Partners

Large transitional seated home bar in Dallas with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, glass tile splashback, limestone floors, multi-coloured floor, marble benchtops and multi-coloured benchtop.

Keenes Pointe Trackman Golf Room

Waters Custom Builders LLC

Man Cave/She Shed
Inspiration for a large traditional seated home bar in Orlando with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtop, quartz benchtops and engineered quartz splashback.

Bloomfield Hills, MI Basement Renovation

MainStreet Design Build

With connections to a local artist who handcrafted and welded the steel doors to the built-in liquor cabinet, our clients were ecstatic with the results.

Country New build

Harriet Hughes Interior Design

This classic contemporary home bar we installed is timeless and beautiful with the brass inlay detailing inside the shaker panel.
This is an example of a large transitional galley seated home bar in London with wood benchtops, dark hardwood floors, grey floor, grey benchtop, glass-front cabinets and dark wood cabinets.

Minnesota Residence

O’Hara Interiors

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Westfield NJ, New Build

Raychel Wade Design

Transitional galley seated home bar in New York with beaded inset cabinets, blue cabinets, mirror splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Gemco Project

Thermally Broken Steel USA

Here you can see the corner of the custom thermally broken steel wine cellar on the far left.
Design ideas for a small contemporary galley seated home bar in Bridgeport with wood benchtops, grey splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

White Sails Mid-Century Modern

Patterson Custom Homes

Photo of a midcentury seated home bar in Los Angeles with light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Forest Hill - Bar

BedfordBrooks Design Inc.

This bar is complete with ample storage, two bar fridges, a wall-mounted TV and a beautiful long counter-top fabricated in Vicostone’s Nero Marquina stone to create a strong statement against the light, bright white walls of the space. What a great set-up for watching the game and enjoying snacks and beverages with family & friends.

Farmhouse Home Bar

Photo of a mid-sized country u-shaped seated home bar in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor, black cabinets, quartz benchtops and grey benchtop.

Indio Residence

Isaman design, Inc.

The Indio Residence, located on an ocean side bluff in Shell Beach, is a clean, contemporary home. Taking cues from the Florin Residence, an earlier project completed for the same client, the Indio Residence is much larger with additional amenities to meet the client’s needs. At the front door, guests are greeted by floor to ceiling glass with views straight out to the ocean. Tall, grand ceilings throughout the entry and great room are highlighted by skylights, allowing for a naturally lit interior. The open concept floor plan helps highlight the custom details such as the glass encased wine room and floor to ceiling ocean-facing glass. In order to maintain a sense of privacy, the master suite and guests rooms are located on opposite wings of the home. Ideal for entertaining, this layout allows for maximum privacy and shared space alike. Additionally, a privately accessed caretakers apartment is located above the garage, complete with a living room, kitchenette, and ocean facing deck.

Ellerton - Lake Cottage

Visbeen Architects

Builder: Segard Builders Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography Symmetry and traditional sensibilities drive this homes stately style. Flanking garages compliment a grand entrance and frame a roundabout style motor court. On axis, and centered on the homes roofline is a traditional A-frame dormer. The walkout rear elevation is covered by a paired column gallery that is connected to the main levels living, dining, and master bedroom. Inside, the foyer is centrally located, and flanked to the right by a grand staircase. To the left of the foyer is the homes private master suite featuring a roomy study, expansive dressing room, and bedroom. The dining room is surrounded on three sides by large windows and a pair of French doors open onto a separate outdoor grill space. The kitchen island, with seating for seven, is strategically placed on axis to the living room fireplace and the dining room table. Taking a trip down the grand staircase reveals the lower level living room, which serves as an entertainment space between the private bedrooms to the left and separate guest bedroom suite to the right. Rounding out this plans key features is the attached garage, which has its own separate staircase connecting it to the lower level as well as the bonus room above.

Bar and Game Room

J Builds Atlanta LLC

Design ideas for a mid-sized industrial galley seated home bar in Atlanta with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, concrete benchtops, brown splashback, brick splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Manor Road Residence

Aspect Design Build

spacecrafting
Large transitional single-wall seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, open cabinets, quartz benchtops, green splashback, glass tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Predator Ridge

User

This is an example of a transitional seated home bar in Vancouver with an undermount sink, carpet and grey floor.

Custom Whiskey Bar & Other Custom Work | Edmonton, AB

Scott Arthur Millwork & Cabinetry Ltd

This is an example of a large country u-shaped seated home bar in Edmonton with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

WATERWAY INTRACOASTAL HOME

Waterview Kitchens

Jack Bates Photography
Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Miami with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops and porcelain floors.

Black Seated Home Bar Design Ideas

A home bar can provide a spot of indulgence for one, or be a central hub you gather round when entertaining. Whether you’re thinking of planning a wine bar, outdoor bar, or just making room for a bar cart, browse these images for inspiration, and ask yourself the following questions.

Where should you position your home bar?

The most popular location for a home bar is in or near the kitchen or dining room. If you prefer entertaining outdoors, however, an outdoor bar can be a dream addition to any Aussie backyard – and imagine the luxury of swimming up to your very own pool bar! If you're building from scratch, a landscape architect can help you work out the ideal design for your space.

What type of home bar is best suited to your needs?

Home bars come in all shapes and sizes, and with an array of practicalities. Utilise an awkward corner with a cabinet bar; maximise floor space with a trunk bar, which unfolds to create a bar counter; or conveniently turn any space in your house into a bar room with a mobile bar such as a fun bar cart. If you prefer a more grandiose option, or all the amenities of a real bar, you can’t go past a built-in home bar.

What home bar functionalities do you want to include?

Decide how you will use the bar and whether you will need sinks, storage and refrigeration. Including a sink in your home bar design is a practical addition if you choose a location far from your kitchen. If you’re a wine connoisseur, you may want to include additional wine storage, whereas a mini bar fridge within the kitchen may need no extra storage at all. Home bars that will be used infrequently – perhaps an outdoor bar in the cooler months – may not need refrigeration and could suffice with large ice buckets.

What bar furniture will you need?

Seating is essential to any home bar and will impact the style of your home bar design. Bar stools, for example, come in an array of materials and styles, from traditional wooden bar stools, to resort- and industrial-style stools. Storage is another important element, so look for a liquor cabinet and wine racks. Next, if you are creating a freestanding station, you will need a bar table, which are taller and shallower than regular dining tables. Check that your stools and table height work together before you finalise any home bar designs.

How can you personalise your bar design?

Bar tools and accessories are an easy and interchangeable way to personalise your bar design. You may want to create a wine bar, tavern-style bar or retro bar, so look for wine glasses and tumblers, for instance, that will help carry this style. Coasters, bar mats or signage will help you to further achieve your desired look.