Inspiration for a transitional bar cart in Sacramento with light hardwood floors and beige floor.

This is an example of a large traditional galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Carmel Valley | Classy | Refined Design

Simply Stunning Spaces

One of our favorite 2016 projects, this standard builder grade home got a truly custom look after bringing in our design team to help with original built-in designs for the bar and media cabinet. Changing up the standard light fixtures made a big POP and of course all the finishing details in the rugs, window treatments, artwork, furniture and accessories made this house feel like Home. If you're looking for a current, chic and elegant home to call your own please give us a call!

Dorian Custom Wet Bar

That Design Studio

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

NYC APARTMENT

Paula Fox Interiors

Inspiration for a mid-sized asian single-wall home bar in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, beige splashback and stone tile splashback.

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 a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and concrete floors.

Hampton Lake Residence - New Construction

Kelly Caron Designs, ASID, NCIDQ

Photo of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops and brown floor.

Enfield Way Basement

Carla Bast Design

Home Bar with exposed rustic beams, 3x6 subway tile backsplash, pendant lighting, and an industrial vibe.
This is an example of an expansive industrial u-shaped seated home bar in Minneapolis with concrete benchtops, white splashback, porcelain splashback and vinyl floors.

Wooded Enclave

Beverly Bradshaw Interiors

Small transitional single-wall home bar in Phoenix with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, no sink, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, porcelain splashback, carpet, beige floor and black benchtop.

Sub-Zero Wine Storage

Baron's Major Brands

Fine wine is an investment too valuable and beautiful to be confined to a dusty cellar or shut away unceremoniously in a cupboard. And to pull out a dry cork or serve wine from a bottle with a moldy label – unthinkable. Better storage for the bottle means more enjoyment in the glass. Sub-Zero wine storage units act not merely as coolers but as guardians against the four enemies of wine: heat, humidity, light and vibration.

Middle Street Home, Newburyport, MA

Keery Design

Inspiration for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Boston with brown floor, a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Broadmoor

Schoener

A Wood-Mode custom bar made out of walnut. Black granite top with and arabesque backsplash.
Photo of a large traditional single-wall wet bar in Seattle with an undermount sink, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, ceramic splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Yorba Linda Transitional Living Room

Dolce Design Group

Marns Motion
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern home bar in Orange County.

Rustic Basement Bar

MARK IV Builders, Inc

This room was designed to feel like an English pub. The bar was constructed from reclaimed wood and iron. The floor joists above were refinished. They add to the rustic feel of the space.

Highlands at Breckenridge - Home Bar

Pinnacle Mountain Homes

Pinnacle Mountain Homes
This is an example of a modern home bar in Denver.

BDI Corridor Bar

Hold It Contemporary Home

The CORRIDOR BAR is the perfect cocktail of style and function. The double louvered doors open fully, providing easy access to everything that a stocked bar needs. The cabinet offers racking space for wine bottles and storage for a host of liquor bottles on shelves and doors. A wooden stemware rack keeps wine glasses within easy reach and other shelves provide storage for glasses, tumblers and other supplies.

Rustic Basement Bar

Capital Granite Inc

Burano Leathered Granite - Kitchen Countertops
This is an example of a large country seated home bar in Other with recessed-panel cabinets, granite benchtops, medium wood cabinets and grey floor.

North Shore

Middlefork Development LLC

Middlefork was retained to update and revitalize this North Shore home to a family of six. The primary goal of this project was to update and expand the home's small, eat-in kitchen. The existing space was gutted and a 1,500-square-foot addition was built to house a gourmet kitchen, connected breakfast room, fireside seating, butler's pantry, and a small office. The family desired nice, timeless spaces that were also durable and family-friendly. As such, great consideration was given to the interior finishes. The 10' kitchen island, for instance, is a solid slab of white velvet quartzite, selected for its ability to withstand mustard, ketchup and finger-paint. There are shorter, walnut extensions off either end of the island that support the children's involvement in meal preparation and crafts. Low-maintenance Atlantic Blue Stone was selected for the perimeter counters. The scope of this phase grew to include re-trimming the front façade and entry to emphasize the Georgian detailing of the home. In addition, the balance of the first floor was gutted; existing plumbing and electrical systems were updated; all windows were replaced; two powder rooms were updated; a low-voltage distribution system for HDTV and audio was added; and, the interior of the home was re-trimmed. Two new patios were also added, providing outdoor areas for entertaining, dining and cooking. Tom Harris, Hedrich Blessing

Modern Prairie

Interiors Joan and Associates

Kessler Photography
Inspiration for a transitional galley seated home bar in Omaha with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets and brown splashback.

Walnut Curio Cabinet

Cabinet Gems

James Scroggin
Traditional home bar in Little Rock.

Brown, Beige 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.