Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Milwaukee with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, travertine floors, beige floor and brown benchtop.

Custom Home bar and game room

Built by Daniel

pool table converts to poker table.
Photo of a large traditional galley seated home bar in Seattle with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, mirror splashback and concrete floors.

Summit Lakes Estates

Chad Hemphill Construction

Justin Pruitt
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional galley wet bar in Oklahoma City with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, glass tile splashback, ceramic floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

Classic White Kitchen

Chervin Kitchen & Bath Inc.

Mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops and light hardwood floors.

Family Retreat

User

Rick Hammer
Expansive traditional galley seated home bar in Minneapolis with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Plymouth, MN

Kreg Staging and Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and beige benchtop.

Amazing basemnt wetbar and wine cellar

BasementRemodeling.com

Entertaining takes a high-end in this basement with a large wet bar and wine cellar. The barstools surround the marble countertop, highlighted by under-cabinet lighting

Owls Nest | Greenville, DE

Period Architecture Ltd.

Angle Eye Photography Dewson Construction
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Olde Orleans, Inc Covington Project

Jefferson Door Company

Home was built by Olde Orleans, Inc in Covington La. Jefferson Door supplied the custom 10 foot tall Mahogany exterior doors, 9 foot tall interior doors, windows (Krestmart), moldings, columns (HB&G) and door hardware (Emtek).

Kitchen/Great Room Renovation

Jill Helgeson Interiors

After photo of Kitchen/Great Room Renovation. The kitchen with the blue cabinets and the paneled room with the fireplace are the before pictures. We knocked out a wall between the kitchen and the paneled great room to make one open space.

Beautiful Studs-Out-Remodel

Big Bear Developers LLC

Family Room, Home Bar - Beautiful Studs-Out-Remodel in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. We gutted this house "to the studs," taking it down to its original floor plan. Drywall, insulation, flooring, tile, cabinetry, doors and windows, trim and base, plumbing, the roof, landscape, and ceiling fixtures were stripped away, leaving nothing but beams and unfinished flooring. Essentially, we demolished the home's interior to rebuild it from scratch.

Home Bar

Built by Daniel

Photo of a large country galley seated home bar in Seattle with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets and wood benchtops.

Brick, Stucco & Stone

Ivey Custom Homes, Inc.

Inspiration for a traditional galley seated home bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, stone tile splashback and brick floors.

Stoney Point

Peter Cadoux Architects, P.C.

Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style galley seated home bar in New York with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops and limestone floors.

Impressive Home Bars

StoneWorks, Inc.

Still in the wine room...a lovely counter space to show off special vintage bottles or mix the perfect cocktail. We have Copenhagen Granite countertops and the Diamante Midtown Brown glass mosaic tile backsplash - a perfect setting for these special bottles.

Novi Basement - Design & Build

Emery Design | Build

phoenix photographic
Large transitional galley seated home bar in Detroit with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and slate floors.

Young Custom Wet Bar

That Design Studio

Photo of a small traditional galley wet bar with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Sutherland

Penny Love

Design ideas for a large traditional galley home bar in Louisville with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Pope Basement

Creating Space, Inc.

Todd DiFiore
Large transitional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, red splashback, brick splashback, porcelain floors and brown floor.

A Well Traveled Thousand Oaks Treasure

Breeze Giannasio Interiors

Meghan Bob Photography
Photo of a small transitional galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, concrete benchtops, light hardwood floors, brown floor, grey benchtop, raised-panel cabinets and grey cabinets.

Galley Home Bar Design Ideas with Raised-panel Cabinets

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.