Joshua Caldwell
This is an example of a large country u-shaped seated home bar in Salt Lake City with medium wood cabinets, recessed-panel cabinets, grey splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Bayfield Ranch

Candent Design

Custom Bar built into staircase. Custom metal railing.
Design ideas for a small country galley seated home bar in Other with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, granite splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Randall: Sioux Falls

HELMÜT

Cherry Wet Bar
Mid-sized country galley seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, brick floors, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Modern Belle

Colby Construction

Country seated home bar in Milwaukee with black cabinets, wood benchtops, concrete floors and grey floor.

Dublin OH Basement

J.Holderby - Renovations

Inspiration for a mid-sized country seated home bar in Columbus with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, timber splashback, porcelain floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Bar

Anne Grice Interiors

The bar is composed of stainless base cabinets and custom scaled iron shelving for liquor and glassware. The iron piece above the bar boasts form and function, providing glass storage and lighting. The riveted stainless steel bar front and stainless steel foot rail accent the space with a nod to aviation (the owner is a pilot) in this Aspen mountain home.

Haymarket Basement Pub

Grace Thomas Designs

This is an example of a mid-sized country l-shaped seated home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, brown floor and medium hardwood floors.

Rocky Mountain Homes- Mountain Timberframe

Rocky Mountain Homes/Rocky Mountain Log Homes

This home bar features built in shelving, custom rustic lighting and a granite counter, with exposed timber beams on the ceiling.
Design ideas for a small country galley seated home bar in Other with dark wood cabinets, dark hardwood floors, raised-panel cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and brown floor.

Montana Family Compound

Shannon Callaghan Interior Design

This is an example of a mid-sized country galley seated home bar in Other with dark hardwood floors, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and brown floor.

Grissen Residence

NDG Architecture

The bar has an adjacent wine cellar with two walls of class for an expanded look.
Design ideas for a country seated home bar in Denver.

Trophy Room

Heather DeMoras Design Consultants

Trophy Room for big game hunter & aviator Photo c2010 Don Cochran Photography
Photo of a mid-sized country seated home bar in New York with medium wood cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

Deighan Home

Sarah Carr Design

Inspiration for a country galley seated home bar in Denver with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, brown splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Plymouth Tudor Home

Oakwood Custom Homes

This is an example of a large country single-wall seated home bar in Detroit with an undermount sink, white cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and beige benchtop.

Contemporary Mountain Home 4

Shapes & Forms Architects, Inc.

Design ideas for a country seated home bar in Phoenix with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Rustic Basement Retreat-Toledo, OH

Ciboro Construction

Anna Ciboro
Inspiration for a mid-sized country l-shaped seated home bar in Other with a drop-in sink, wood benchtops, carpet, beige floor and brown benchtop.

Christenbury Creek

Arteva Homes

This is an example of a country u-shaped seated home bar in Detroit with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets and brown splashback.

Finished Basement Kitchen

RenovationPLUS

Design ideas for a mid-sized country u-shaped seated home bar in Indianapolis with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, porcelain floors and white floor.

Black Distressed Basement Bar

Chervin Kitchen & Bath Inc.

Beautiful custom home basement bar features black distressed cabinets with reclaimed barnboard countertops. Upper cabinets feature glass inset.
Design ideas for a mid-sized country galley seated home bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Speakeasy

Red Dot Studio

Len Schneyder
Photo of a mid-sized country seated home bar in San Francisco with dark hardwood floors, recessed-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, wood benchtops and red splashback.

Haymarket Basement Pub

Grace Thomas Designs

Custom Irish Basement Pub
Design ideas for a mid-sized country l-shaped seated home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, brown floor, medium hardwood floors and brown benchtop.

Country Seated Home Bar Design Ideas

A country 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 country 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 country 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 country 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.