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Maclean Basement

Daylight Basement Company

Bar with Stone Front
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, a drop-in sink and mirror splashback.

Holmby Hills 1931 Spanish

Joel Reis Architecture and Real Estate Photography

Inspiration for a large mediterranean galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with a drop-in sink, open cabinets, granite benchtops, mirror splashback, dark wood cabinets and medium hardwood floors.

Deerpoint Lower Level

Design Shop Inc.

Photo by Garnet Construction
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary galley seated home bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, a drop-in sink, solid surface benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Edge of Woods

Abode Real Living

Photo of a mid-sized country galley seated home bar in Columbus with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, porcelain floors and brown floor.

Wet Bar Fluted Sink Detail

Orren Pickell Building Group

**Project Overview** This new construction home is built next to a picturesque lake, and the bar adjacent to the kitchen and living areas is designed to frame the breathtaking view. This custom, curved bar creatively echoes many of the lines and finishes used in other areas of the first floor, but interprets them in a new way. **What Makes This Project Unique?** The bar connects visually to other areas of the home custom columns with leaded glass. The same design is used in the mullion detail in the furniture piece across the room. The bar is a flowing curve that lets guests face one another. Curved wainscot panels follow the same line as the stone bartop, as does the custom-designed, strategically implemented upper platform and crown that conceal recessed lighting. **Design Challenges** Designing a curved bar with rectangular cabinets is always a challenge, but the greater challenge was to incorporate a large wishlist into a compact space, including an under-counter refrigerator, sink, glassware and liquor storage, and more. The glass columns take on much of the storage, but had to be engineered to support the upper crown and provide space for lighting and wiring that would not be seen on the interior of the cabinet. Our team worked tirelessly with the trim carpenters to ensure that this was successful aesthetically and functionally. Another challenge we created for ourselves was designing the columns to be three sided glass, and the 4th side to be mirrored. Though it accomplishes our aesthetic goal and allows light to be reflected back into the space this had to be carefully engineered to be structurally sound. Photo by MIke Kaskel

Downtown Modern- Bar

LDa Architecture & Interiors

TEAM Architect: LDa Architecture & Interiors Interior Designer: LDa Architecture & Interiors Builder: C.H. Newton Builders, Inc. Photographer: Karen Philippe

Aldergate

Visbeen Architects

This is an example of a large traditional galley wet bar in Grand Rapids with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, cement tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Custom Bar / theater rooms

Kannas Custom Cabinets, Inc.

Mid-sized country galley wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

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.

Mid-century Modern Rambler in Richmond Beach

Polymath Properties LLC

Photo of a midcentury galley wet bar in Seattle with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Two Tone Transitional Kitchen

Teoria Interiors

Transitional Italian white kitchen with matching brown island, bar and glass shelving for lovely clients in Douglaston, NY. Design, supply and installation by Teoria Interiors Photography by Chris Veith

Modern Mix

Mary Rossi Designs

Photo of a large transitional galley seated home bar in Phoenix with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, concrete benchtops, ceramic splashback, vinyl floors, brown floor, multi-coloured splashback and grey benchtop.

Contemporary Hacienda

Wolfe Rizor Interiors

Photo of a contemporary galley seated home bar in Orlando with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

Whitfield Avenue

Charles-Ryan Barber Photography

Charles-Ryan Barber
Design ideas for a contemporary galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and medium hardwood floors.

Montclair Luxury Basement

JSE Interiors

Contemporary galley seated home bar in New York with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, grey splashback, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Armstrong - Engineered Stone

Carolina In Home Flooring & Design Center

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Raleigh with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors and brown floor.

Colorful St. Paul Cottage

Copper Creek

Builder: Copper Creek, LLC Architect: David Charlez Designs Interior Design: Bria Hammel Interiors Photo Credit: Spacecrafting
Small transitional galley wet bar in Minneapolis with a drop-in sink, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Stone and Cedar Shake come together for this Southern Living Style home

Trinity Estate Homes, Ltd.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional galley wet bar in Houston with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets and concrete benchtops.

Basement Bar

Angie Schwab Interiors LLC

This porcelain tile is reminiscent of reclaimed New York brick. It offers a modern rustic feel in this basement bar and is the perfect background for the liquor display.

Galley Home Bar Design Ideas with a Drop-in Sink

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.