Birchwood Construction had the pleasure of working with Jonathan Lee Architects to revitalize this beautiful waterfront cottage. Located in the historic Belvedere Club community, the home's exterior design pays homage to its original 1800s grand Southern style. To honor the iconic look of this era, Birchwood craftsmen cut and shaped custom rafter tails and an elegant, custom-made, screen door. The home is framed by a wraparound front porch providing incomparable Lake Charlevoix views. The interior is embellished with unique flat matte-finished countertops in the kitchen. The raw look complements and contrasts with the high gloss grey tile backsplash. Custom wood paneling captures the cottage feel throughout the rest of the home. McCaffery Painting and Decorating provided the finishing touches by giving the remodeled rooms a fresh coat of paint. Photo credit: Phoenix Photographic

Knoll - Modern Farmhouse Sitting Room

In the Deets

With an elegant bar on one side and a cozy fireplace on the other, this sitting room is sure to keep guests happy and entertained. Custom cabinetry and mantel, Neolith counter top and fireplace surround, and shiplap accents finish this room.

Private Waterfront Residence in Wardour

Purple Cherry Architects

Large beach style single-wall wet bar in Baltimore with an undermount sink, white cabinets, blue splashback, mosaic tile splashback, beige floor and beige benchtop.

Traditional

Sweetwood Custom Cabinets

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Boise with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, solid surface benchtops and light hardwood floors.

Sherwood Park Addition and Main Floor Renovation

Caruana Interiors & Contracting

Whitesell Photography
Small transitional single-wall home bar in Edmonton with no sink, glass-front cabinets, brown cabinets, white splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtop and onyx benchtops.

The LOFT 3 Post Back Bar Unit

Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.

This beautiful bar cabinet with burnt oak adjustable shelves is part of our Loft Shelving System. Our Loft posts in blackened gunmetal and fully machined brass fittings in our buffed brass finish mount from the top of our cabinet and tie back to the wall to support 8 shelves. Amuneal’s proprietary machined hardware clamps onto the posts so that the shelves can be easily adjusted at any time. The burnt oak shelves are milled in house from solid white oak to a thickness of 1.5” before being hand-finished using the traditional Shou Sugi Ban process of burning the wood. Once completed, the shelves are sealed with a protective coating that keeps that burnt finish from rubbing off. The combination of blackened steel posts, machined and patinated brass hardware and the charred oak shelves make this a stunning and sculptural shelving option for any space. Integrated bronze bottle stops and wine glass holders add detail and purpose. The lower portion of this bar system is a tall credenza in one of Amuneal’s new finishes, cerused chestnut. The credenza storage highlights the system’s flexibility with drawers, cabinets and glass fronted doors, all with Amuneal fully machined and full width drawer pulls. Behind the glass doors, are a series of pull-out wine trays, carved from solid oak, allowing both display and storage in this unit. This unit is fabricated in our Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized with different metal and wood finishes as well as different shelf widths, sizes and configurations.

Fan Cave - Vela, Paisley

Coventry Homes Inc

Inspiration for a large contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, blue splashback and carpet.

Mid Century Ranch Style Update

CG&S Design-Build

Photo of a contemporary single-wall home bar in Austin with no sink, blue cabinets, mirror splashback, recessed-panel cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

BAY HOUSE

threshold interiors

Photo of a beach style single-wall home bar in New York with no sink, blue cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Timeless Traditional

REFINED LLC

Design ideas for a traditional single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, mirror splashback and black benchtop.

It's In The Details- Full Home Design

Window Treats Inc.

Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in New York with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, metal splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Woodbury Basement and Bar

Novare Renovation & Design

Troy Thies Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized eclectic single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Awkward to Amazing main floor renovation

12/12 Architects & Planners

Large transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, marble benchtops, medium hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Towers to a Dream

Rogers Designs Inc.

acrylic cabinets with glass countertop. Has custom L.E.D lighting
This is an example of a large modern single-wall home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets and mirror splashback.

Bar Lounge Area

Dolores Pian, Inspiring Interior Designs

Inspiration for a large transitional single-wall seated home bar in Toronto with medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback and carpet.

California Rancher and Pool House

LMB Interiors

Pool house galley kitchen with concrete flooring for indoor-outdoor flow, as well as color, texture, and durability. The small galley kitchen, covered in Ann Sacks tile and custom shelves, serves as wet bar and food prep area for the family and their guests for frequent pool parties. Polished concrete flooring carries out to the pool deck connecting the spaces, including a cozy sitting area flanked by a board form concrete fireplace, and appointed with comfortable couches for relaxation long after dark. Poolside chaises provide multiple options for lounging and sunbathing, and expansive Nano doors poolside open the entire structure to complete the indoor/outdoor objective. Photo credit: Kerry Hamilton

Groveland Remodel

Acadia Craft

Traditional single-wall home bar in Seattle with shaker cabinets and white cabinets.

Custom Walnut Dry Bar

Trim Tech Designs

Every element of this stained walnut dry bar is eye-catching! Learn from our expert artisans about the right wood, cut, and finish for your custom cabinetry ?

Addition Featuring Full Bar and NanoWall

Amiano & Son Construction, LLC

This is an example of an expansive country single-wall seated home bar in Philadelphia with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and concrete floors.

Classic White with a touch of Farmhouse

Greenbrook Design Center

This wet bar off of the kitchen has all glass display upper cabinets and lower cabinets for storage. A drink cooler and ice maker are built in.
Inspiration for a small country single-wall wet bar in Charlotte with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, subway tile splashback, white floor and white benchtop.

Blue Single-wall 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.