Design ideas for a large modern wet bar in Other with granite benchtops, black splashback, stone slab splashback and light hardwood floors.

McLean Custom Home

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Photo Credit Stylish Productions
This is an example of a transitional home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, black splashback, metal splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Simple In Design

Design First Interiors

Kevin Belanger
Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Ottawa with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, black splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

Before & After Kitchen: Traditional to European

Designs by BSB

Mid-sized scandinavian wet bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, stone tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Loft Living

Cheryl Chenault Interiors, Inc.

Bar Area with built in Perlick Wine Refrigerator and pull out lower liquor cabinet storage.
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, granite splashback, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Millionaire Lottery Home - Eagle Mountain, Abbotsford

Raveninside

Mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, black splashback, marble splashback, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Church Road, Barnes

Catherine White Interiors

Darren Palmer - Traffic Jam Studio
Large modern single-wall wet bar in London with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, zinc benchtops, black splashback and light hardwood floors.

Black is the New Gray: Back in Black East Cobb Home Makeover

Atlanta Curb Appeal

Black Bar. Gold stools. Gorgeous tile and counters. Gold hardware
Expansive modern single-wall seated home bar in Atlanta with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, soapstone benchtops, black splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

Matthieu

Atelier Aim

This is an example of an industrial single-wall wet bar in Paris with no sink, glass-front cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, black splashback, timber splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Millionaire Lottery Home - Eagle Mountain, Abbotsford

Raveninside

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, black splashback, marble splashback, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Basement bar/man cave

Healey Custom Cabinetry LLC

Inspiration for a large traditional galley seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, stone slab splashback and light hardwood floors.

Cape Cod, Ma. Residence

color theory Boston

This is an example of a mid-sized modern wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, black splashback, cement tile splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Steeplechase Traditional Bar

Stimmel Consulting Group

Photo of a large traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, black splashback and light hardwood floors.

Loft Living

Cheryl Chenault Interiors, Inc.

Bar Area with built in Perlick Wine Refrigerator and pull out lower liquor cabinet storage. Detail photo of Emtek knob and pull.
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, granite splashback, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

We Game to Please

Tracy Lynn Studio

Ryan Garvin
Photo of a mediterranean home bar in San Diego with black cabinets, black splashback and light hardwood floors.

New Home Construction; Pine Point, Maine

StoneWood Builders of Maine

Inspiration for an expansive beach style single-wall wet bar in Portland Maine with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, granite splashback, light hardwood floors, multi-coloured floor and black benchtop.

Cherokee 2 - Loomis

Stage Right Design, Inc.

Photo of a small transitional galley seated home bar in Sacramento with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, slate splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Home on the Lake

The Designers

This bar area protrudes over the stairwell to the lower level, expanding floor space and efficiency.
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall home bar in Omaha with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, porcelain splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Steeplechase Traditional Bar

Stimmel Consulting Group

This is an example of a large traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, black splashback and light hardwood floors.

Harvestmoon

Brooke Turkstra Designs

Design ideas for a large contemporary single-wall wet bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, black splashback, subway tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Black Splashback and Light Hardwood Floors

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.