This home got a modern facelift with wide-plank wood flooring, custom fireplace and designer wallpaper bathroom. The basement was finished with a modern industrial design that includes barn wood, black steel rods, and gray cabinets.

Bright Natural Wood Dry Bar

Trim Tech Designs

Your Friday celebration can start at home! ? Celebrate the weekend early with our custom bar installations.
Photo of a small single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, white splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Hidden Lakes

TruKitchens

This hidden bar in a custom green paint match pops against the Rift Cut White Oak Seaspray cabinets from Grabill Cabinets. Photos: Ashley Avila Photography

Montclair Luxury Basement

JSE Interiors

Contemporary galley seated home bar in New York with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, grey splashback, grey floor and grey benchtop.

935 W. Kenilworth

KF Walter Homes

Inspiration for a large transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, glass tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Western Estate

John Dengler & Associates

Design ideas for a mid-sized arts and crafts single-wall wet bar in Orange County with no sink, shaker cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Granite Way Project

Davis Design

Taube Photography
Mid-sized transitional l-shaped seated home bar in Phoenix with no sink, shaker cabinets, granite benchtops, green splashback, glass tile splashback, light hardwood floors, beige cabinets, brown floor and white benchtop.

Mulberry Residence

Hollenbeck Architects

Mike Ortega
Design ideas for a large transitional l-shaped wet bar in Houston with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, concrete benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback and travertine floors.

Bars - Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars

The Cleary Company

Basement bar perfect for entertaining family and friends. Features include custom cabinetry, beverage/wine fridge, Cambria quartz countertops, mosaic marble tile in herringbone pattern, floating wood shelving.

Hughes Basement

Kitchens by Kyle

Photo of a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Custom Beverage Center

ZFE Renovations

A custom built beverage center featuring wine glass storage, tall shelving for larger bottles, and glass panel doors with LED lighting inside.
Photo of a mid-sized modern single-wall home bar in Dallas with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops and white benchtop.

The Honeysuckle

Biringer Builders, Inc.

Country galley seated home bar in Richmond with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, marble benchtops, brick splashback, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Kitchen Design

Katherine Joy Interiors

Photo of a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Toronto with shaker cabinets, granite benchtops, mosaic tile splashback, grey splashback, white cabinets, no sink and medium hardwood floors.

Bar and indoor Golf Simulator

Pittsburgh Design And Remodeling

Design ideas for a large industrial galley wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, quartzite benchtops, red splashback, brick splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Wicked Awesome

SGDI - Sarah Gallop Design Inc.

photography: Paul Grdina
Photo of a transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Vancouver with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, timber splashback and medium hardwood floors.

2017 Midwest Home Luxury Tour

City Homes, LLC

Large beach style single-wall seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, blue cabinets, brick splashback, grey floor, shaker cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, carpet and grey benchtop.

Transitional Lake House

Patrick Widing Custom Homes

Photo of a mid-sized arts and crafts single-wall wet bar in Detroit with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, beige splashback, matchstick tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Wolfeboro, NH

DeChiaro Design

Photo of a small country single-wall home bar in Boise with no sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Homearama Winner

Jim French Builder

JR Photographic (Jerry Ran) 502-299-2064
This is an example of a large transitional l-shaped wet bar in Louisville with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and matchstick tile splashback.

Cellar Court Custom Home

LaFosse Construction

Spanish cedar cabinets with faux finish to look like white washed cypress, Milferd Perez (faux finisher)
Small transitional galley wet bar in New Orleans with shaker cabinets, an undermount sink, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, marble splashback and grey benchtop.

Brown Home Bar Design Ideas with Shaker 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.