Photo of a large traditional galley seated home bar in New York with open cabinets, light wood cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

Entertaiment Rooms

Unique Homes Iowa

This is an example of a mediterranean galley wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, mirror splashback, beige floor and beige benchtop.

Man Cave Home Bar

Touhill Custom Counters

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, stone slab splashback, porcelain floors and beige floor.

Lakeview

Leland Interiors, LLC

This bar features art glass tiles in the backsplash. The pair of leaded glass upper doors flanking the wine rack came from the wifes' grandmothers home. She kept them for years waiting for the perfect place to use them. Now they cover lighted glass shelves for wine glasses. Photography by Wiff Harmer

Basement/Home Bar

Local Wood VA

Photo of a mid-sized country galley seated home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

1406 Grasshopper Ln

The Sivel Group

This is an example of a traditional galley wet bar in Philadelphia with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, mirror splashback and light hardwood floors.

Lakefront Manor

A. Perry Homes

Wood panel basement bar with a back bar mirror and glass shelves
Inspiration for a large traditional galley seated home bar in Chicago with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback, granite benchtops, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

The Lazy Hare boutique

BRAVE BOUTIQUE LTD

The bar is partly made from various architectural salvage including an old door pew ends ecclesiastical panelling. The bar top is one solid piece of English elm. The bar unit is an antique dresser. The finish is a bronze paint that I have patinated.

Poolhouse

Haustech

A closeup of the billiard room. This poolhouse was the culmination of how every project should be. A design build company working closely with their in-house technology division to ensure that every detail is accounted for.

Vintage mirror

User

This is an example of a mid-sized country galley wet bar in Houston with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback and timber splashback.

Kitchens / Bars

Rhoads Estate Homes, LLC

Mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Creighton Farms

Gruver Cooley

Large traditional galley seated home bar in DC Metro with a drop-in sink, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and recessed-panel cabinets.

Concord Remodel

Jackbuilt Inc.

Mid-sized traditional galley wet bar in Boston with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

Cunius

Service Doctor Remodeling & Design

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops and mirror splashback.

Movie Theater

User

Photo of a mid-sized traditional galley wet bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, stone slab splashback and medium hardwood floors.

TGBI - Bar

User

Todd Glowka Builder, Inc.
Inspiration for an expansive traditional galley seated home bar in Austin with medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops and concrete floors.

Custom Home Bar

WL Bars

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in New York with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, laminate floors and yellow floor.

Butler Pantry created by reusing existing kitchen cabinets

Stonehenge Construction LLC

Eden Light Photography
Inspiration for a large traditional galley wet bar in Louisville with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Madison at the Mill

True Blue Millshop

Country galley home bar in Richmond with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brick splashback and grey benchtop.

Basement Remodeling Projects

IMPROVE or MOVE

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley bar cart in New York with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and granite benchtops.

Galley Home Bar Design Ideas

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.