This electric bar features leather cabinetry, belt buckle hardware, white epoxy filled wood countertops, a built in copper drink bucket, ski resort metal cables, and a snake skin and metal backboard.

Butler Pantry

Rayna Vogel Interior Design, LLC

Butlers upgrade that brightens up this once dark space. Adding tile and lighting was just what was needed!
Small midcentury galley home bar in Seattle with recessed-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback and white benchtop.

Underground Lounge

Ducy Design

This basement buildout features a custom wine bar with taupe cabinetry, brass accents, sprayed black ceiling and brick backsplash. The finish combination creates a moody speak easy underground feel for all to enjoy.

UTAH SKI HOUSE

JMT Fine Living

Rustic game room has a clean modern influence. Ralph lauren chairs covered in embossed alligator leather, Red Rock wool blankets covers the back rests and arms. Modern acrylics of Native American chiefs throughout the room. Not shown: Wet bar and huge sectional Doug Burke photography, Park City

Laurel Lakes Residence

Lionel F Bailey AIA Architect LLC

Inspiration for a large transitional wet bar in New Orleans with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, beige cabinets, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and beige benchtop.

LINCROFT TRANSITIONAL BAR

Sheila Rich Interiors, LLC

We added a bar between the kitchen and family room, which is perfect for entertaining and additional storage. The herringbone marble backsplash coordinates with the kitchen, as does the quartz countertop. The center glass doors display glassware and add an open feeling. Photography: Lauren Hagerstrom

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

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

New Home - Mendham, NJ

Fleming Construction Services, LLC

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in New York with medium hardwood floors, an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and brown floor.

Old Saybrook - "Beach House"

Tiezzi Construction, LLC

This shingle style cottage was a complete renovation, enhancing its already charming attributes with new, modern amenities. Renovations included enclosing an existing sunroom, new windows and new roof dormers to gain access to a walk-out roof deck.

Knightsbridge | A Scandinavian Inspired Design

Davonport Kitchen & Home

Inspiration for a mid-sized scandinavian l-shaped home bar in London with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Peach's Point - Marblehead, MA

Windhill Builders

Benjamin Moore Ballet White Pantry Cabinets Benjamin Moore Yorkshire Tan
Beach style wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, dark hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Street of Dreams 2013 Cottage Style

Inspired Interiors

Amoura Productions Sallie Elliott, Allied ASID Alkar Billiards, Omaha
This is an example of a transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Omaha with carpet, recessed-panel cabinets and beige cabinets.

Chilton Townhome

Alliance Home Remodeling

Inspiration for a small transitional l-shaped wet bar in Dallas with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, beige cabinets, soapstone benchtops, beige splashback, mosaic tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Wet Bar

KraftMaster Renovations

Updated bar that matches the kitchen appliances and cabinetry with glass door display cabinets. Photos by Chris Veith.
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in New York with beaded inset cabinets, beige cabinets, wood benchtops, painted wood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Cool Water Way - The Reserve

Keeoco Development Inc

Kevin Meechan
Inspiration for a mid-sized arts and crafts u-shaped seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass tile splashback, ceramic floors and beige cabinets.

Private Residence in St. Petersburg, Florida

Constructive Design Services

The custom bar is backlit and has bronze mirrors with glass shelves at back bar. The beauty of this home is it's ability to open up completely and let the outdoors in.

Fifth Avenue Pied-a-Terre

BLYTHE DESIGN STUDIO

Custom built-in bar cabinet. Photography by Edward Caruso.
Mid-sized contemporary single-wall home bar in New York with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Modern Luxury

David Small Designs

Large contemporary seated home bar in Toronto with flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, marble benchtops, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

MONOLITH Inception Kitchen by Richard Anuszkiewicz

Tecno Srl

Photography provided by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, grey splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Home Bar Design Ideas with 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.