Upper West Side Duplex Combination - bar

Photo of a small transitional single-wall home bar in New York with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback and grey benchtop.

Oasis In the Woods

LiLu Interiors

This prairie home tucked in the woods strikes a harmonious balance between modern efficiency and welcoming warmth. This home's thoughtful design extends to the beverage bar area, which features open shelving and drawers, offering convenient storage for all drink essentials. --- Project designed by Minneapolis interior design studio LiLu Interiors. They serve the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, including Wayzata, Edina, and Rochester, and they travel to the far-flung destinations where their upscale clientele owns second homes. For more about LiLu Interiors, see here: https://www.liluinteriors.com/ To learn more about this project, see here: https://www.liluinteriors.com/portfolio-items/north-oaks-prairie-home-interior-design/

Lakeside Transitional #2

Cannarsa Structure and Design

Design ideas for a transitional single-wall home bar with no sink, glass-front cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and beige benchtop.

Lively Landing Pad

The Cline Company

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Other with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, limestone benchtops, limestone splashback, medium hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Scarborough Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Renovation

The Good Home - Interiors & Design

Darren Setlow Photography
Inspiration for a large country home bar in Portland Maine with white cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Black Galaxy Granite Bar

Boston Counters

Home bar with polished Black Galaxy granite countertop, forest green lower cabinets and open shelving, and glass-faced redwood upper cabinets.
Design ideas for a modern single-wall home bar in Boston with shaker cabinets, green cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, medium hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Barons Court

London Design Collaborative

The drinks cabinet is for us one of the highlights of this property. The owners are book lovers and didn’t want their spirits on permanent display. So we hid them behind 2 sliding bookshelves. The wine fridges were kept visible since they add lighting and atmosphere. Shaker style spray lacquered door handle. Solid Oak interior, with visible Oak recessed finger bar. The wine coolers are Miele.

Custom Home Bar

Captivating Construction Group

Custom Home Bar in New Jersey.
Inspiration for a large beach style single-wall home bar in New York with brick floors and beige floor.

Cabinets

Natural State Glass & Mirror, LLC.

Home bar cabinets with flemished glass.
Inspiration for a small eclectic single-wall home bar in Other with glass-front cabinets and green cabinets.

Leaded Glass Cabinets in Dry Bar

Orren Pickell Building Group

Design ideas for a small traditional galley home bar in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Brentwood Renovation

Morris Lare

This home coffee station/dry bar features custom cabinets painted with Benjamin Moore Intrigue, honey bronze hardware, quartz counter top and backsplash, wall hung/picture framed T.V. and some potted plants for color. The is plenty of space behind the glass door display cabinets for your drinkware and plenty of storage.

Swansboro New Build

Blue Green Construction, Inc.

Beach style home bar in Other with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, brown floor and white benchtop.

Home Bars

Tobias Design LLC

Photo of a small transitional single-wall home bar in Philadelphia with shaker cabinets, green cabinets, quartzite benchtops, green splashback, timber splashback and white benchtop.

Butler's Pantry

Orren Pickell Building Group

Inspiration for a small traditional galley home bar in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Dry Bar Green 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.