Large game room with mesquite bar top, swivel bar stools, quad TV, custom cabinets hand carved with bronze insets, game table, custom carpet, lighted liquor display, venetian plaster walls, custom furniture. Project designed by Susie Hersker’s Scottsdale interior design firm Design Directives. Design Directives is active in Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, Sedona, and beyond. For more about Design Directives, click here: https://susanherskerasid.com/

Z House 2

Manchester Architects, Inc.

Photo of a contemporary galley wet bar in Denver with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Contemporain Bar De Salon

Inspiration for a contemporary seated home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets and medium wood cabinets.

Dreamy Vacation Home - Plymouth, MA

Good Life New England

Robertson Design and Photography
Beach style single-wall wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, white splashback, stone slab splashback, white benchtop and light hardwood floors.

High Style

JAQUE

John Magnoski
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink and glass-front cabinets.

Farmhouse on The Creek

Geschke Group Architecture

Country seated home bar in Austin with dark wood cabinets, brick splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Lower Hay Lake 4

Lands End Development - Designers & Builders

Design ideas for a country single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with an integrated sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, concrete floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Boca Raton Splendor

Bravas Boca Raton

Fully integrated Signature Estate featuring Creston controls and Crestron panelized lighting, and Crestron motorized shades and draperies, whole-house audio and video, HVAC, voice and video communication atboth both the front door and gate. Modern, warm, and clean-line design, with total custom details and finishes. The front includes a serene and impressive atrium foyer with two-story floor to ceiling glass walls and multi-level fire/water fountains on either side of the grand bronze aluminum pivot entry door. Elegant extra-large 47'' imported white porcelain tile runs seamlessly to the rear exterior pool deck, and a dark stained oak wood is found on the stairway treads and second floor. The great room has an incredible Neolith onyx wall and see-through linear gas fireplace and is appointed perfectly for views of the zero edge pool and waterway. The center spine stainless steel staircase has a smoked glass railing and wood handrail.

Brooks Brothers Cabinetry- Signature Golf Point

Brooks Brothers Cabinetry

Design ideas for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, grey splashback, black floor and white benchtop.

East Valley Estate

Dale Gardon Design

High Res Media
Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean single-wall seated home bar in Phoenix with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, dark hardwood floors, brown splashback, timber splashback, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Historical Remodel Hancock Park

Newfield Design

Photo of a transitional galley home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback and brown benchtop.

Wellesley Home 2

Henley Design

Jonathan Adler luxe clear acrylic bar cart with brushed brass accents
Inspiration for a transitional bar cart in Boston with medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Sandy Springs House

Philip Babb Architect

Courtyard view. John Clemmer Photography
Photo of a large midcentury single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback and grey floor.

Windermere Contemporary Remodel

Paul Moon Design

This is an example of a country seated home bar in Seattle with open cabinets, wood benchtops and grey floor.

Stefani

Faulkner Perrin Custom Homes

Small transitional single-wall wet bar in Dallas with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Modern Boca

Louis Anthony & Associates

high gloss accent wall
Photo of a contemporary l-shaped seated home bar in Miami with black cabinets and grey floor.

The Moorelands

Broadway Design

Photo of a traditional seated home bar in Seattle with open cabinets, red cabinets, red splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Bar Area

Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling

This stunning home bar and wine refrigerator features French doors, and a herringbone pattern wood floor, which we can't get enough of!
Design ideas for a mediterranean single-wall seated home bar in Phoenix with brown cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Traditional Kitchen

Paul Moon Design

Small traditional single-wall home bar in Seattle with no sink, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback and light hardwood floors.

Escondido

Bella Villa Design Studio

Texas Hill Country Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized country u-shaped seated home bar in Austin with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige splashback, medium hardwood floors, granite benchtops, stone tile splashback and brown floor.

Glass Doors 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.