Inspiration for a home bar in Austin with no sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, quartz benchtops, mirror splashback, medium hardwood floors and white benchtop.

A Water's Edge Retreat

Amazing Spaces

Mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, porcelain splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Foxcroft Contemporary

Kingswood Custom Homes

Inspiration for a transitional home bar in Charlotte with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, mosaic tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Remodel - Seattle Craftsman Kitchen & Bar

Tenhulzen Painting & Construction Partners, Inc.

Design ideas for a traditional galley seated home bar in Seattle with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, brick splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, white benchtop and brown splashback.

Luxe Living

Julia Russell Designs

Home bar located in family game room. Stainless steel accents accompany a mirror that doubles as a TV.
Design ideas for a large transitional seated home bar in Omaha with an undermount sink, porcelain floors, glass-front cabinets, mirror splashback, grey floor and white benchtop.

5 Point Verona

Delpino Custom Homes

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in Charleston with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Middleton; Strang Home

Terry House Design Build

Design ideas for a small beach style single-wall home bar in Other with white cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Modern Farmhouse- Herriman

Simons Design Studio

Interior Designer: Simons Design Studio Builder: Magleby Construction Photography: Allison Niccum
Inspiration for a country single-wall wet bar in Salt Lake City with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, beige splashback, carpet, beige floor and white benchtop.

Newton NH - Custom paint by Sherwin Williams

Plaistow Cabinet

Shiloh Cabinetry, Custom paint by Sherwin Williams - Peppercorn. Yes, that's the fridge! Our favorite part of the kitchen... a coffee and wine bar! The devil is in the details!

Sophisticated Glamour

RLH Studio

Spacecrafting Photography
This is an example of a traditional single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with no sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, white benchtop and marble splashback.

2018 Hillcrest Parade House

Innovative Custom Homes

Transitional single-wall wet bar in Boise with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, metal splashback, carpet, grey floor and white benchtop.

10th Avenue Home Remodel

TruBuild Construction, LLC

Total remodel of a rambler including finishing the basement. We moved the kitchen to a new location, added a large kitchen window above the sink and created an island with space for seating. Hardwood flooring on the main level, added a master bathroom, and remodeled the main bathroom. with a family room, wet bar, laundry closet, bedrooms, and a bathroom.

OASIS AT HOME

Dona Rosene Interiors

Photo of a large transitional single-wall wet bar in Dallas with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, black splashback, marble splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Mountain Maritime Bar

Design Harmony

Custom Cabinets: Acadia Cabinets Backsplash: Cle Tile Beverage Refrigerator: Albert Lee Sconces: Shades of Light
Design ideas for a small eclectic single-wall wet bar in Seattle with recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, terra-cotta splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Danville Transitional Remodel

Kimberley Harrison Interiors

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with no sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Bonus Room 6015 Lansing by Pike Properties - Charlotte Custom Home Builder

Pike Properties

With its versatile layout and well-appointed features, this bonus room provides the ultimate entertainment experience. The room is cleverly divided into two distinct areas. First, you'll find a dedicated hangout space, perfect for lounging, watching movies, or playing games with friends and family. Adjacent to the hangout space, there's a separate area featuring a built-in bar with a sink, a beverage refrigerator, and ample storage space for glasses, bottles, and other essentials.

Alpine Court

Hasler Homes Ltd

Photo of a large contemporary seated home bar in Vancouver with quartzite benchtops, white splashback, porcelain floors and white benchtop.

Striking Industrial Kitchen for Newly Built Home, Buckinghamshire

Kitchen Connection of Ascot (KCA)

A striking industrial kitchen for a newly built home in Buckinghamshire. This exquisite property, developed by EAB Homes, is a magnificent new home that sets a benchmark for individuality and refinement. The home is a beautiful example of open-plan living and the kitchen is the relaxed heart of the home and forms the hub for the dining area, coffee station, wine area, prep kitchen and garden room. The kitchen layout centres around a U-shaped kitchen island which creates additional storage space and a large work surface for food preparation or entertaining friends. To add a contemporary industrial feel, the kitchen cabinets are finished in a combination of Grey Oak and Graphite Concrete. Steel accents such as the knurled handles, thicker island worktop with seamless welded sink, plinth and feature glazed units add individuality to the design and tie the kitchen together with the overall interior scheme.

A bit of Bling and Booze

Lenton Company, Inc.

Johnathan Adler light fixture hangs above this eclectic space. Brian Covington Photography
Mid-sized transitional u-shaped wet bar in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, quartz benchtops, mirror splashback, beige floor and white benchtop.

Lone Ash Lookout

Cushman Design Group

Transitional home bar in Burlington with white benchtop.

Grey Home Bar Design Ideas with White Benchtop

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.