Ryann Ford Photography, LLC
This is an example of a transitional single-wall home bar in Austin with no sink, light wood cabinets, metal splashback and flat-panel cabinets.

Custom Built In Wine Storage

Wine Cellar Experts

Wine Cellar Experts latest project - Approximately 100 bottles total. Do you see the wine staves used here?
Small single-wall home bar in Phoenix with no sink, brown splashback and flat-panel cabinets.

Specialty Built Ins

Store with Style

Photo of a large modern home bar in Cleveland with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, tile benchtops and black benchtop.

Modern Home - Dry Bar

Scott Arthur Millwork & Cabinetry Ltd

Built in dry bar with stained and lacquered cherry cabinets, granite countertops and built in bar fridge.
Inspiration for a modern single-wall home bar in Edmonton with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, light hardwood floors, brown floor, white benchtop, no sink and shaker cabinets.

Custom Bars

WL Kitchen & Home

Jason Taylor
This is an example of a small traditional home bar in New York with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, mirror splashback and white benchtop.

Family-Functional Kitchen in Pingree Grove

Advance Design Studio, Ltd.

Built-in home bar located just off the kitchen and dining room. Our clients love utilizing it when they host friends and family for game night!
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, shaker cabinets, brown splashback and shiplap splashback.

Traditional Kitchen - Rosemont, PA

Main Line Custom Kitchens, Ltd.

Photos by JMB Photoworks
This is an example of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with no sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Lake Johanna - Rustic Total Home Remodel

Michels Homes

Builder: Michels Homes Cabinetry Design: Megan Dent Interior Design: Jami Ludens, Studio M Interiors Photography: Landmark Photography
Photo of a large country single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with no sink.

Dark Wood Custom Basement Dry Bar

Trim Tech Designs

Meet your new Saturday spot!? Hangout with your favorite people at this custom walnut wood dry bar. Drop your weekend plans in a comment below!
This is an example of a mid-sized midcentury single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Our New DFW Showroom

User

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Austin with shaker cabinets, brown cabinets, quartzite benchtops, beige splashback, porcelain floors, brown floor, no sink, mosaic tile splashback and black benchtop.

Contemporary Loft

Grand Homes & Renovations

Where contemporary and industrial marry into the perfect downtown loft. This remodel, done by Grand Homes & Renovations, features a wet bar, all new flooring without, floating vanity in the bathroom, open concept living room and kitchen, beautiful flat panel cabinets, and a large kitchen island.

Ahuimanu Mountain Side

R Clary Builders Inc.

This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Hawaii with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Clubhouse Court

Kasper Custom Home Remodeling

Full height built-in's provide plenty of space for all of your dining and entertaining needs. Wine glasses, fine China, holiday place settings - you name it, we've got a place to store it.

East End Avenue Apartment

Weil Friedman Architects

The dry bar, occupying a corner of the dining room, was a happy accommodation to a telephone riser that could not be removed.
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in New York with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, mirror splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Comfortable, Modern Home Renovation

Monarch & Maker

Holly Paulson
This is an example of a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in Houston with no sink, white cabinets, laminate benchtops, white splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor, glass-front cabinets and white benchtop.

Full Basement Renovation

Rebecca Purdy Design

Rebecca Purdy Design | Toronto Interior Design | Basement | Photography Leeworkstudio, Katrina Lee | Mezkin Renovations
Small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Toronto with carpet, beige floor, no sink, white cabinets, quartz benchtops and shaker cabinets.

Brookhaven Walk Way #2

Custom Design Kitchens, Inc.

214 Photography Custom Cabinets
Beach style single-wall home bar in Atlanta with grey cabinets, white benchtop, no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, beige splashback, brown floor and medium hardwood floors.

Rénovation épurée pour cet appartement sur l'île de la Jatte

Mon Concept Habitation

Nos équipes ont utilisé quelques bons tuyaux pour apporter ergonomie, rangements, et caractère à cet appartement situé à Neuilly-sur-Seine. L’utilisation ponctuelle de couleurs intenses crée une nouvelle profondeur à l’espace tandis que le choix de matières naturelles et douces apporte du style. Effet déco garanti!

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.

Custom Cabinetry in Bloomfield Hills

Stalburg Design

Photo of a small contemporary single-wall home bar in Detroit with dark wood cabinets, dark hardwood floors, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, no sink and flat-panel cabinets.

Brown Home Bar Design Ideas with No Sink

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.