Restaurant Style Wine/Wet Bar Area Diamond Giallo granite countertop
Inspiration for a traditional single-wall wet bar in New Orleans with open cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, marble floors and white floor.

Heritage Basement Remodel

Adryin Glynn Designs

Photo of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Raleigh with no sink, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, carpet, beige floor, grey benchtop and open cabinets.

Stone Canyon

Kym Rodger Design

Design ideas for an expansive contemporary seated home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Shaftesbury Avenue

Dabrovska Design

Nick Smith
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional home bar in London with mirror splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor, open cabinets and beige cabinets.

Muebles Canella Luxor Vohen

Diseño Puchades

Photo of a mid-sized traditional single-wall seated home bar in Valencia with open cabinets and beige cabinets.

Modern Accents

Panache Designs

Photo of a small modern single-wall seated home bar in Miami with a drop-in sink, open cabinets, beige cabinets, quartzite benchtops and beige benchtop.

Home Spa Bar - Modern Small Bar Design for House

HOUSE SORT

Organize your home bar with bar furniture from House Sort
Inspiration for a small modern galley seated home bar in New York with an integrated sink, open cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, marble floors, beige floor and beige benchtop.

Home Interiors

WL Kitchen & Home

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional galley seated home bar in New York with an undermount sink, open cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback and grey benchtop.

Long Beach Mediterranean

Jette Creative

Photo by Amy Bartlam
This is an example of a mediterranean home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets and beige cabinets.

Field + Fort

Area3 Design Studio Inc.

Design ideas for a small modern single-wall home bar in Vancouver with open cabinets and beige cabinets.

Salle de restaurant et petit salon du Manoir du Rodoir

Karine Meteyer Décoratrice d'intérieur

Espace bar : les tabourets et les lampes ont été remplacé. Le bar sera relooké, dans un deuxième temps (travaux prévus en deux temps pour une question de budget), avec un comptoir en zinc et le bois repeint en gris moyen. Photos : Georges Adeler

My Work

Atlanta Basements & Decks

Mid-sized contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Atlanta with a drop-in sink, open cabinets, beige cabinets, solid surface benchtops, mirror splashback and brown benchtop.

Field + Fort

Area3 Design Studio Inc.

This is an example of a small modern single-wall home bar in Vancouver with open cabinets and beige cabinets.

My Work

Atlanta Basements & Decks

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Atlanta with a drop-in sink, open cabinets, beige cabinets, solid surface benchtops, mirror splashback and brown benchtop.

Traditional Bar

WL Bars

Photo of a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in New York with an undermount sink, open cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback and grey benchtop.

Fourty-One

The Glade Design

Mid-sized modern single-wall home bar in Melbourne with open cabinets, beige cabinets, laminate benchtops, beige splashback, limestone splashback, light hardwood floors, yellow floor and beige benchtop.

Stone Canyon

Kym Rodger Design

Inspiration for an expansive contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, beige cabinets and granite benchtops.

Stone Canyon

Kym Rodger Design

This is an example of an expansive contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Modern Accents

Panache Designs

Small modern single-wall seated home bar in Miami with open cabinets, beige cabinets, quartzite benchtops and beige benchtop.

Modern Accents

Panache Designs

Design ideas for a small modern single-wall seated home bar in Miami with porcelain floors, beige floor, open cabinets, beige cabinets, quartzite benchtops and beige benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Open Cabinets and Beige 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.