Zen Themed Walnut Bar & Decorative Screening by Acanthus Design

An open Plan Area Flowing From This Beautiful Walnut Bar Featuring Stone Tops & a Full Height Sliding Antique Glass Panel Into The Dining Room, Living Space & Kitchen.

miami modern home bar

alene workman interior design, inc

This Miami Modern style custom bar replaced an old world dark wood style pub. This updated social gathering spot allows you to sit with your friends, enjoy a cocktail, and appreciate the commissioned art installation on the bar's backsplash wall, enhanced by wall-washed lighting. The italian bar chairs are upholstered in red leather and feature woven cane backs.

Belmont-Hillsboro Bourbon Bar

Sara Ray Interior Design

Photo by Gieves Anderson
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Nashville with open cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, dark hardwood floors, grey benchtop and metal splashback.

Remington

Paul Gray Homes

This basement pub really makes a stunning statement with the dark stone bar, quartz countertops and plenty of shelving to showcase your favorite spirits and wines.

KC Artisan Home Tour with Starr Homes

Wilson Lighting

Large contemporary l-shaped seated home bar in Kansas City with an undermount sink, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone slab splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Gemco Project

Thermally Broken Steel USA

Here you can see the corner of the custom thermally broken steel wine cellar on the far left.
Design ideas for a small contemporary galley seated home bar in Bridgeport with wood benchtops, grey splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Butternut Taupe

Norelco Cabinets Ltd

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary l-shaped seated home bar in Vancouver with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, shiplap splashback and white benchtop.

Doheny Road Residence

Pam Rigney Design

This is an example of a contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, white splashback, stone slab splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Somerland Way

Thompson Custom Homes

Inspiration for a contemporary galley seated home bar in Houston with grey splashback, stone slab splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Boca Raton Splendor

Bravas Boca Raton

Fully integrated Signature Estate featuring Creston controls and Crestron panelized lighting, and Crestron motorized shades and draperies, whole-house audio and video, HVAC, voice and video communication atboth both the front door and gate. Modern, warm, and clean-line design, with total custom details and finishes. The front includes a serene and impressive atrium foyer with two-story floor to ceiling glass walls and multi-level fire/water fountains on either side of the grand bronze aluminum pivot entry door. Elegant extra-large 47'' imported white porcelain tile runs seamlessly to the rear exterior pool deck, and a dark stained oak wood is found on the stairway treads and second floor. The great room has an incredible Neolith onyx wall and see-through linear gas fireplace and is appointed perfectly for views of the zero edge pool and waterway. The center spine stainless steel staircase has a smoked glass railing and wood handrail.

Purple Accent Design

Freestyle Interiors

Mid-sized contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Miami with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets and dark wood cabinets.

Basement & Joinery Work

GP Basement Building & Refurbishment

Mid-sized contemporary single-wall seated home bar in London with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback, carpet, beige floor and glass benchtops.

Port Abbey Place

V.I.Photography & Design

Vincent Ivicevic
Inspiration for a contemporary l-shaped seated home bar in Orange County with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, dark hardwood floors, glass-front cabinets and multi-coloured benchtop.

Modern Magnetism

P&H Interiors

This is an example of a contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Miami with an undermount sink, brown floor and open cabinets.

Griffey Remodeling - Basement Over $100,000

NARI of Central Ohio

Photo of a contemporary l-shaped seated home bar in Columbus with shaker cabinets, white cabinets and beige floor.

Dark and Dramatic Ukrainian Village Townhouse

Elizabeth Krueger Design

Mike Schwartz
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary seated home bar in Chicago with wood benchtops, mirror splashback, open cabinets, light wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and beige benchtop.

1210 Macdonald Ranch

Luxe-Design

Large contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Las Vegas with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, ceramic floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

West Coast Modern Home

Horizon Pacific Contracting

A bar just off the living area is a popular hangout spot for guests.
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Vancouver with flat-panel cabinets, grey splashback, brown floor, dark wood cabinets and medium hardwood floors.

Game Rooms

Pharaoh Manufacturing

Large contemporary galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with stainless steel benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic floors and beige floor.

Contemporary Bar

Legacy Kitchens

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Calgary with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, brown splashback, no sink and travertine floors.

Contemporary Seated Home Bar Design Ideas

A contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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.