Custom Pantry & Wine Storage with Colorful Etched Glass Accents
Small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Santa Barbara with open cabinets, grey cabinets, solid surface benchtops and ceramic floors.

Forêt

SINGER BIEDER Architecture

Inspiration for a large contemporary wet bar in Paris with an integrated sink, beaded inset cabinets, light wood cabinets, laminate benchtops, mirror splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and brown benchtop.

Квартира на Сретенке

Le Atelier

Полина Полудкина
Design ideas for a contemporary home bar in Moscow with flat-panel cabinets and grey cabinets.

Penthouse Ritz Carlton Residences

The Wall Studio LLC

A built-in bar with concealed side cabinets and vintage Italian mirror to reflect natural light.
Inspiration for an expansive contemporary single-wall home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, travertine floors and white benchtop.

San Marino Remodel

Jen Reagan Interior Design

Contemporary Cocktail Lounge
This is an example of a small contemporary seated home bar in Sacramento with no sink, open cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Contemporary Home Renovation

Ryan Rosene Photography

Entry with hidden built-in bar.
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary home bar in Orange County with ceramic floors and grey floor.

Evanston Residence

Elle Cherie | Inspired Interiors

Mid-sized contemporary galley seated home bar in Calgary with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone slab splashback, vinyl floors, grey floor and brown benchtop.

Madison Passive House

Mowery Marsh Architects LLC

Photo of a contemporary home bar in New York.

Happy Hour

Lisa & Leroy

No bar is complete without a prep sink, ice maker, and beverage center. Everything you need to shake up a martini at five o'clock.
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Miami with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, stone tile splashback, porcelain floors, grey floor and blue benchtop.

Contemporary Entertainment Room with Barnwood Bar area.

Llama Architects

Stylish Drinks Bar area in this contemporary family home with sky-frame opening system creating fabulous indoor-outdoor luxury living. Stunning Interior Architecture & Interior design by Janey Butler Interiors. With bespoke concrete & barnwood details, stylish barnwood pocket doors & barnwod Gaggenau wine fridges. Crestron & Lutron home automation throughout and beautifully styled by Janey Butler Interiors with stunning Italian & Dutch design furniture.

El Dorado Hills part 2

Molly Erin Designs Inc

Design ideas for a small contemporary home bar in Sacramento.

Hilltop Dream

User

Again, indoor/outdoor living. The concept was to design a family-friendly casual place for playing pool, ping-pong (there is a ping-pong table top that attaches to the pool table), and enjoying time with friends. The intent was to make it comfortable and fun and to make it not feel like a basement even though it’s in the lowest level of the house. The 18’ accordion door opens the space up to the outside, where pool-goers can grab a seat at the bar. An under-counter refrigerator stocks ice-cold beer and soda. Comfort and durability were a top priority. Toward that end: the quartzite countertop, cork flooring and wipeable Plastic barstools. The raised ceiling over the pool table features a light cove with perimeter LED lighting, which offers interest and dimensionality to the space, along a comforting glow.

Desert Chalet

Iconic by Kaitlyn Wolfe

Design ideas for a contemporary home bar in Phoenix.

Coldwater

JNO Construction and Design

Contemporary single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Stylish compact bar

Makings of Fine Kitchens & Bathrooms

Compact bar perfect leading to outdoor entertaining area
Inspiration for a small contemporary wet bar in Brisbane with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, porcelain floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

Vendome

Poggenpohl Dallas

Jill Broussard Photography
Inspiration for a contemporary home bar in Dallas.

Janssen

DOMAIN CONSTRUCTION LLC

Inspiration for a contemporary home bar in Chicago.

Lake Las Vegas

Ray Langhammer Design

Inspiration for a contemporary home bar in Las Vegas.

Wet Bar

Beth Howley Creative LLC

Design ideas for a contemporary wet bar in Grand Rapids with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, concrete benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Butternut Taupe

Norelco Cabinets Ltd

Design ideas for 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.

Contemporary White 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.