Design ideas for a small wet bar in Dallas with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, ceramic splashback, vinyl floors, white benchtop, quartz benchtops, grey splashback and brown floor.

Cabrillo Project

Bungalow 56

Design ideas for a small scandinavian single-wall home bar in San Diego with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, light hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Cigars and Bars

Greenbrook Design Center

Dovetail drawers - cerused white oak - liquor storage in the pull out drawers of the minibar
Mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Charlotte with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Cabin on the Lake

Interior Concepts Design House

Photo of a country single-wall wet bar in Salt Lake City with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback and beige benchtop.

Tropical Ave.

Meridith Baer Home

Photography by Jim Bartsch
Beach style seated home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, light wood cabinets and grey floor.

IRIS

Brandon Architects, Inc.

Jon Encarnacion Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary home bar in Orange County with an undermount sink, open cabinets, light wood cabinets and beige floor.

Man Cave Home Bar

Touhill Custom Counters

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, stone slab splashback, porcelain floors and beige floor.

Columbia City Remodel

Portrait Homes Northwest LLC

Mossbarger
Mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Portland with no sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, light hardwood floors and brown floor.

Guilford Road

Cantley & Company, Inc.

This is an example of a small traditional wet bar in Birmingham with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, stone slab splashback and dark hardwood floors.

0304 New Residence

Bouril Design Studio, LLC

Design ideas for a mid-sized country single-wall wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, green splashback, stone slab splashback and porcelain floors.

Los Gatos Cabana

J. Kretschmer Architect: Art & Architecture

J Kretschmer
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback, subway tile splashback, quartzite benchtops, porcelain floors, beige floor and beige benchtop.

Contemporary Home Bar

This is an example of an expansive contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Denver with carpet, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, an undermount sink, beige floor and black benchtop.

Modern Lake House

Studio McGee

Small scandinavian single-wall wet bar in Salt Lake City with an integrated sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback, timber splashback, multi-coloured floor and black benchtop.

Red Ledges Explorer

PureHaven Homes

This is an example of a country single-wall wet bar in Salt Lake City with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, black splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

Step Rock Estates Lot #1

Simons Design Studio

Interior Designer: Simons Design Studio Builder: Magleby Construction Photography: Alan Blakely Photography
Inspiration for a large modern single-wall wet bar in Salt Lake City with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, carpet, grey floor and black benchtop.

Chatham Hills - Modern Prairie

Old Town Design Group

An in home bar is finished with a sleek flat screen for all game watching needs. Photo Credit: Tom Graham
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary galley seated home bar in Indianapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Wet Bars

East End Country Kitchens

Photo by Tony Lopez / East End Film & Digital
Photo of a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, glass benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and turquoise benchtop.

Cabrillo Project

Nicolls Design Build

Photo of a mid-sized single-wall home bar in San Diego with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, light hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Hill Country Modern

April Interiors

Home bar overview.
Photo of a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in New Orleans with a drop-in sink, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops and beige benchtop.

Greener Pastures | Oregon City Home Addition

Mountainwood Homes

This modern farmhouse coffee bar features a straight-stacked gray tile backsplash with open shelving, black leathered quartz countertops, and matte black farmhouse lights on an arm. The rift-sawn white oak cabinets conceal Sub Zero refrigerator and freezer drawers.

Brown Home Bar Design Ideas with Light Wood Cabinets

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.