Interior design by Tineke Triggs of Artistic Designs for Living. Photography by Laura Hull.
Photo of a large traditional galley wet bar in San Francisco with a drop-in sink, blue cabinets, wood benchtops, brown benchtop, glass-front cabinets, blue splashback, timber splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Windermere Whole Home Remodel and Interior Design

KBF Design Gallery

This home bar space is a nice and inviting area to host guests in. From the warmth of the new wood floors to the coolness in the blues used as accents, this home exudes balance in the most stunning way.

Davenport Do-Over in Tenleytown, Washington, DC

Four Brothers Design + Build

Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in DC Metro with no sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Home Bar

Modern Hippie Design Studio

Home Bar
Mid-sized modern home bar in Austin with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Bellaire, Fern Remodel

Adeline Ray Design Studio

Wine Bar Connie Anderson Photography
This is an example of a small transitional galley wet bar in Houston with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, cement tile splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and beige benchtop.

Wet Bars

East End Country Kitchens

Photo by Tony Lopez / East End Film & Digital
Photo of a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, glass benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and turquoise benchtop.

Kitchen -- High Hill Court

Bullseye Wood Specialties, L.L.C

Wet bar features glass cabinetry with glass shelving to showcase the owners' alcohol collection, a paneled Sub Zero wine frig with glass door and paneled drawers, arabesque glass tile back splash and a custom crystal stemware cabinet with glass doors and glass shelving. The wet bar also has up lighting at the crown and under cabinet lighting, switched separately and operated by remote control. Jack Cook Photography

Willow

Jessica Koltun Home

Experience the newest masterpiece by XPC Investment with California Contemporary design by Jessica Koltun Home in Forest Hollow. This gorgeous home on nearly a half acre lot with a pool has been superbly rebuilt with unparalleled style & custom craftsmanship offering a functional layout for entertaining & everyday living. The open floor plan is flooded with natural light and filled with design details including white oak engineered flooring, cement fireplace, custom wall and ceiling millwork, floating shelves, soft close cabinetry, marble countertops and much more. Amenities include a dedicated study, formal dining room, a kitchen with double islands, gas range, built in refrigerator, and butler wet bar. Retire to your Owner's suite featuring private access to your lush backyard, a generous shower & walk-in closet. Soak up the sun, or be the life of the party in your private, oversized backyard with pool perfect for entertaining. This home combines the very best of location and style!

The Perfectly Imperfect Farmhouse

GLDESIGN

Sometimes what you’re looking for is right in your own backyard. This is what our Darien Reno Project homeowners decided as we launched into a full house renovation beginning in 2017. The project lasted about one year and took the home from 2700 to 4000 square feet.

Annapolis Water Front Retreat

Melissa Sakell, CKBD

This project was an especially fun one for me and was the first of many with these amazing clients. The original space did not make sense with the homes style and definitely not with the homeowners personalities. So the goal was to brighten it up, make it into an entertaining kitchen as the main kitchen is in another of the house and make it feel like it was always supposed to be there. The space was slightly expanded giving a little more working space and allowing some room for the gorgeous Walnut bar top by Grothouse Lumber, which if you look closely resembles a shark,t he homeowner is an avid diver so this was fate. We continued with water tones in the wavy glass subway tile backsplash and fusion granite countertops, kept the custom WoodMode cabinet white with a slight distressing for some character and grounded the space a little with some darker elements found in the floating shelving and slate farmhouse sink. We also remodeled a pantry in the same style cabinetry and created a whole different feel by switching up the backsplash to a deeper blue. Being just off the main kitchen and close to outdoor entertaining it also needed to be functional and beautiful, wine storage and an ice maker were added to make entertaining a dream. Along with tons of storage to keep everything in its place. The before and afters are amazing and the new spaces fit perfectly within the home and with the homeowners.

Windsor Beach House

Mielke Bros Interior Concepts

Fantastic project, client, and builder. Could not be happier with this modern beach home. Love the combination of wood, white, and black with beautiful glass accents all throughout.

Persimmon Bar

Kane Home Cabinetry and Design

A Galley home bar redesigned in style!
Design ideas for a small transitional galley wet bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Riverside Victorian Kitchen & Baths Modernized

Liv Companies LLC Design + Build

Coffee and Beverage bar with wine storage and open shelving
Small country single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, porcelain splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Golf Course Glam

Prudhomme Design & Interiors

Mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Other with glass-front cabinets, brown cabinets, granite benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and beige benchtop.

Wet Bar & Pantry

Coastal Signature Homes

Inspiration for a large beach style galley home bar in Charleston with grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, mosaic tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor, white benchtop and a drop-in sink.

Logan Street Basement

FBC Remodel

Back bar with built in microwave cabinet, wine cooler, granite countertops, glass shelves and blue accent tile. ©Finished Basement Company
This is an example of a large transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Denver with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, blue splashback, glass tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and beige benchtop.

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.

Full Home Design in Sloan's Lake, Denver, CO

KE Interiors, Inc.

Photo by: Christopher Laplante Photography
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in Denver with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, blue splashback, glass tile splashback, light hardwood floors and brown floor.

Pilot House

Ryan Duebber Architect, LLC

Pilot House - Dining / Bar
Inspiration for a country single-wall home bar in Cincinnati with beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, blue splashback, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Crow's Nest Cottage

Board & Vellum

Photos by Andrew Giammarco Photography.
Design ideas for a small contemporary bar cart in Seattle with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, cork floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Blue Splashback and Brown Floor

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.