Walnut Creek full remodel - Photos by Nadia Andreini DILUNA

Dry bar and pantry, featuring white shaker cabinets with gold hardware, wine fridge, wall ovens, quartz coutnerop, wood shalves with LED lights, and a gorgeous patterned ceramic tile backsplash

Transitional Kitchen in Valencia

Home Renovations by Weigand

Small transitional single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback and ceramic splashback.

Full Home Renovation in Owings Mills

Byrd Design and Build

Design ideas for a modern home bar in Baltimore with beaded inset cabinets, brown cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback and white benchtop.

Rambler Featuring In-Law Suite

Norton Homes

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Photo of an expansive transitional single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, distressed cabinets, quartzite benchtops, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Wet Bar with Chevron Hardwood Flooring

Studio 76 Kitchens and Baths

This beautiful wet bar with cooktop features white Ann Sacks Nottingham Cascade tile, engineered quartz "Eternal Noir" by Silestone, maple cabinets and shiplap hood by Medallion. The Galley Ideal Bar Station 18 with Graphite Wood Composite and Ideal Bar Tap in PVD Brushed Gold is a must for modern farmhouse wet bars.

Colbert Street

The Stone Gallery

Photo by Abigail Clark
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in New Orleans with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback and ceramic splashback.

Mindful Design in Glencoe

Jamie Schachtel Design Group

Our firm collaborated on this project as a spec home with a well-known Chicago builder. At that point the goal was to allow space for the home-buyer to envision their lifestyle. A clean slate for further interior work. After the client purchased this home with his two young girls, we curated a space for the family to live, work and play under one roof. This home features built-in storage, book shelving, home office, lower level gym and even a homework room. Everything has a place in this home, and the rooms are designed for gathering as well as privacy. A true 2020 lifestyle!

Quogue Retreat

Hamptons Habitat Enterprises Corp.

Inspiration for a beach style wet bar in New York with an undermount sink and ceramic splashback.

Modern Mix

Mary Rossi Designs

Photo of a large transitional galley seated home bar in Phoenix with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, concrete benchtops, ceramic splashback, vinyl floors, brown floor, multi-coloured splashback and grey benchtop.

Walborsky Residence

Geoff Chick & Associates

Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in Other with an integrated sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback and grey benchtop.

Alpine Ski Home

Randy Trainor

This three-story vacation home for a family of ski enthusiasts features 5 bedrooms and a six-bed bunk room, 5 1/2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, great room, 2 wet bars, great room, exercise room, basement game room, office, mud room, ski work room, decks, stone patio with sunken hot tub, garage, and elevator. The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects Project designed by Franconia interior designer Randy Trainor. She also serves the New Hampshire Ski Country, Lake Regions and Coast, including Lincoln, North Conway, and Bartlett. For more about Randy Trainor, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ski-country-chic/

Steampunk Wetbar in Alexandria, VA

Trim Spaces

This is an example of a mid-sized industrial single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback and light hardwood floors.

Armstrong - Engineered Stone

Carolina In Home Flooring & Design Center

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Raleigh with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors and brown floor.

Colorful St. Paul Cottage

Copper Creek

Builder: Copper Creek, LLC Architect: David Charlez Designs Interior Design: Bria Hammel Interiors Photo Credit: Spacecrafting
Small transitional galley wet bar in Minneapolis with a drop-in sink, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Kitchens

Plum-Up Remodeling Experts

Small traditional u-shaped wet bar in San Diego with white cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor, an undermount sink and recessed-panel cabinets.

Beverly Hills MidCentury

Pamela Leone Design, Inc.

Mario Peixoto Photography
This is an example of a small midcentury single-wall home bar in Los Angeles with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback and light hardwood floors.

Remodel_John

Brooks Construction Group, LLC

Photo of a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Houston with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, porcelain floors and brown floor.

Armstrong - Engineered Stone

Abbey Carpet of Woodbury

Photo of a mid-sized transitional galley seated home bar in Philadelphia with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors and beige floor.

Custom Wet Bars

Zawadski Homes Inc.

Large custom lower level wet bar with vintage red refrigerator.
Inspiration for an expansive transitional galley wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Craftsman Transformation in Phoenixville

Karen Beam Architect LLC

This is an example of a large arts and crafts single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with no sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors and brown floor.

Brown Home Bar Design Ideas with Ceramic Splashback

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.