Designed By: Robby Griffin Photos By: Desired Photo
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall home bar in Houston with shaker cabinets, green cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback, porcelain splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and beige benchtop.

Posh Home Remodel

Everything Home

Our Carmel design-build studio was tasked with organizing our client’s basement and main floor to improve functionality and create spaces for entertaining. In the basement, the goal was to include a simple dry bar, theater area, mingling or lounge area, playroom, and gym space with the vibe of a swanky lounge with a moody color scheme. In the large theater area, a U-shaped sectional with a sofa table and bar stools with a deep blue, gold, white, and wood theme create a sophisticated appeal. The addition of a perpendicular wall for the new bar created a nook for a long banquette. With a couple of elegant cocktail tables and chairs, it demarcates the lounge area. Sliding metal doors, chunky picture ledges, architectural accent walls, and artsy wall sconces add a pop of fun. On the main floor, a unique feature fireplace creates architectural interest. The traditional painted surround was removed, and dark large format tile was added to the entire chase, as well as rustic iron brackets and wood mantel. The moldings behind the TV console create a dramatic dimensional feature, and a built-in bench along the back window adds extra seating and offers storage space to tuck away the toys. In the office, a beautiful feature wall was installed to balance the built-ins on the other side. The powder room also received a fun facelift, giving it character and glitz. --- Project completed by Wendy Langston's Everything Home interior design firm, which serves Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, and Indianapolis. For more about Everything Home, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/ To learn more about this project, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/portfolio/carmel-indiana-posh-home-remodel

Large Scale Full Home Remodel

Mariano & Co., LLC

Design ideas for a large transitional home bar in Phoenix with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, porcelain splashback, porcelain floors, multi-coloured floor and grey benchtop.

Bouldin Pied-Á-Terre

Ashby Collective

This is an example of a small modern single-wall home bar in Austin with blue cabinets, soapstone benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback and grey benchtop.

Crystal Cove Newport Coast

Interiors By Patrick

This is an example of a small mediterranean single-wall home bar in Orange County with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble benchtops, black splashback, mosaic tile splashback and multi-coloured benchtop.

23rd Street

Wyant Architecture

Kitchen bar cabinetry with pull-out dog gate. Photo: Jeffrey Totaro.
Small contemporary single-wall home bar in Philadelphia with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, timber splashback, porcelain floors and grey floor.

Colorful & Cheery

Sunnyfields Cabinetry

Stainless steel coffee maker on dry bar with black granite countertops and backsplash, and dark wood cabinetry.
Design ideas for a transitional home bar in Baltimore with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, granite splashback and black benchtop.

Distillery District Condo

AC Interiors Design & Build

This bar was created in an unused hallway space. It also provides extra storage for kitchen over flow.
This is an example of a small modern single-wall home bar in Toronto with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, wood benchtops, black splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

FIDDLETOWN KITCHEN

Tomlinson Kitchen and Bath

Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in San Francisco with medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, blue splashback, glass tile splashback, porcelain floors, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Tonka Bay Beach House

Studio M Kitchen & Bath

In terms of functionality, the dry bar includes an under-cabinet wine refrigerator and unique drawers for bottle storage.
Photo of a small single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and multi-coloured benchtop.

Home Bar with Mirror Splashback

Improva

A captivating bar area that combines modernity, warmth, and vintage allure. It is a space where one can entertain guests in style, with the wire mesh front cabinets and floating shelves providing ample storage for glassware, bottles, and other bar essentials. The antique mirrored splashback adds a touch of elegance and glamour, elevating the overall aesthetic and creating a visually striking atmosphere.

ЖК Пять Звезд

Prosto Flat

Design ideas for a contemporary home bar in Saint Petersburg with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, engineered quartz splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Dry Bar

Modello Tile Studio Walnut Creek

Inspiration for a small home bar in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback and multi-coloured benchtop.

RYE NY - Suburban Sophistication

DEANE Inc | Distinctive Design & Cabinetry

The beverage station is a favorite area of this project, with a coffee center on one side and an entertaining bar on the other. Visual textures are layered here featuring a custom stone table with a hexagonal base, eye-catching wallpaper, and woven chairs invoking a California feel. Intelligent kitchen design includes lower cabinetry designed with refrigerator drawers, as well as drawers for glassware storage, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience.

Shores

Kitchens of Diablo

Transitional Dry Bar with cabinets by Dura Supreme. Paintable Wood with Cashmere paint plus Shadow Glaze. Detail, detail, detail!! Bun feet, decorative backplash tile, glass doors with LED Lighting. Backplash is from Marble Systems, Ponte Stone Mosaic in Snow White. Showoff beautiful glassware with glass shelving. Contrasting cabinetry hardware from top knobs create a beautiful pallet of color tones that work so well together. Quartz Countertops by Vadara - Statuary Venato - creates a beautiful marble look without the maintenance.

Bachelor Pad Bars

ADU Contractors - Build. Design. Remodel.

Wet bar in office area. Black doors with black floating shelves, black quartz countertop. Gold, white and calacatta marble backsplash in herringbone pattern.

Pearson

Foster Hill Design

A high-rise living room with a view of Lake Michigan! The blues of the view outside inspired the palette for inside. The new wainscoting wall is clad in a blue/grey paint which provides the backdrop for the modern and clean-lined furnishings.

Crabtree + Fairdawn // Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room Remodel

Clark + Aldine

This home bar is making the best use of the space. Perfect for having your morning coffee or tea! The classic subway tile pairs perfect with the floating shelves and the gray cabinets.

First Floor Overhaul

Touchstone Kitchen and Bath

Photo of a small traditional single-wall home bar in Philadelphia with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, blue splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Ultra Modern Co-Op Remodel - Great Neck, NY

Elite Kitchen & Bath/Express Contracting

Glorious home bar situated right where all the action is - in the expansive living/dining space. Custom high gloss cabinetry adorns the wine bar which is surrounded by black glass cabinetry that is back-lit. An undercounter wine fridge, black quartz counter holds a fine selection of wine and liquor. The glass cabinets stores a multitude of glasses and displays beautiful artwork, Mirrored back splash finishes this wonderful design.

Dry Bar All Backsplash Materials 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.