This renovation included kitchen, laundry, powder room, with extensive building work.
Design ideas for an expansive transitional l-shaped home bar in Sydney with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, engineered quartz splashback, laminate floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

High-End Basement Renovation

Owen Homes LLC

Inspiration for an expansive transitional l-shaped wet bar in Kansas City with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Dryden Lane

La Marco Homes

Basement bar area with adjacent wine room.
Photo of an expansive transitional home bar in Detroit.

Transitional Home Bar

This is an example of an expansive transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Salt Lake City with dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Beverage Center

Lenton Company, Inc.

Removing the wall between the old kitchen and great room allowed room for two islands, work flow and storage. A beverage center and banquet seating was added to the breakfast nook. The laundry/mud room matches the new kitchen and includes a step in pantry.

South Florida Oceanfront Mansion

Bravas Boca Raton

Traditional beachfront living with luxury home automation bar and wine room.
Inspiration for an expansive transitional single-wall wet bar in Miami with medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, medium hardwood floors, brown floor, an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, mirror splashback and beige benchtop.

Lakefront Pool House

Dual Concept Design

A custom designed bar finished in black lacquer, brass details and accented by a mirrored tile backsplash and crystal pendants.
Inspiration for an expansive transitional galley seated home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, mirror splashback, porcelain floors, white floor and white benchtop.

Willow

Jessica Koltun Home

Experience the newest masterpiece by XPC Investment with California Contemporary design by Jessica Koltun Home in Forest Hollow. This gorgeous home on nearly a half acre lot with a pool has been superbly rebuilt with unparalleled style & custom craftsmanship offering a functional layout for entertaining & everyday living. The open floor plan is flooded with natural light and filled with design details including white oak engineered flooring, cement fireplace, custom wall and ceiling millwork, floating shelves, soft close cabinetry, marble countertops and much more. Amenities include a dedicated study, formal dining room, a kitchen with double islands, gas range, built in refrigerator, and butler wet bar. Retire to your Owner's suite featuring private access to your lush backyard, a generous shower & walk-in closet. Soak up the sun, or be the life of the party in your private, oversized backyard with pool perfect for entertaining. This home combines the very best of location and style!

Moody Smoking Lounge

CALEB by design

This project is in progress with construction beginning July '22. We are expanding and relocating an existing home bar, adding millwork for the walls, and painting the walls and ceiling in a high gloss emerald green. The furnishings budget is $50,000.

Bar + Back Bar Shelving

Skylar Morgan Furniture + Design

Bar + Shelving Materials: Zinc
Design ideas for an expansive transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Atlanta with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, zinc benchtops and blue splashback.

The Neapolitan

Marc-Michaels Interior Design

Design ideas for an expansive transitional home bar in Miami.

Modernized Traditional

J Lynn Design Group

This Naples home was the typical Florida Tuscan Home design, our goal was to modernize the design with cleaner lines but keeping the Traditional Moulding elements throughout the home. This is a great example of how to de-tuscanize your home.

Carolyn and Adam

B Designs Interior's

This is an example of an expansive transitional single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, mirror splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Barnes

Tailored Living

Nick Smith
Inspiration for an expansive transitional home bar in London.

Colfax

Ross Builders, Inc.

Lounge
Inspiration for an expansive transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Chicago with granite benchtops, carpet and black benchtop.

Eclectic Flair

Interiors by Jennifer Dennis

Photo of an expansive transitional single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback and medium hardwood floors.

6140

Bickford And Company

Built by Forner - La Voy Builders, Inc. Photos by Paul Bonnichsen
Inspiration for an expansive transitional galley seated home bar in Kansas City with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, porcelain floors and grey floor.

Lake Minnetonka New Construction

Vivid Interior Design - Danielle Loven

Hendel Homes Landmark Photography
Expansive transitional seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

Westlake Estate

JAUREGUI Architecture Interiors Construction

Expansive transitional galley seated home bar in Austin with brown splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Presidio Heights Remodel

Ann Lowengart Interiors

A smokebell light fixture adds a hint of shine to the space, contrasting well with the white of the exterior cabinetry and the deep brown walnut of the countertops and cabinet interiors.

Expansive Transitional Home Bar Design Ideas

A transitional 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 transitional 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 transitional 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 transitional 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.