Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Grand Rapids with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, brick floors, red floor, white benchtop and no sink.

Herts New Build Mansion

Real Focus

An unusually traditional pub style bar and recreation room, very much in contrast with the rest of the house. Murray Russell-Langton - Real Focus
Inspiration for a large traditional wet bar in Hertfordshire with beaded inset cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brick floors and multi-coloured floor.

Oak Estates

Frankel Design Build

Connie Anderson
Design ideas for an expansive traditional galley wet bar in Houston with recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, soapstone benchtops, a drop-in sink, brick floors, multi-coloured floor and black benchtop.

Custom Home Interior Design, Entertaining Area, Home Bar

CBI Design Professionals, Inc.

In 2014, we were approached by a couple to achieve a dream space within their existing home. They wanted to expand their existing bar, wine, and cigar storage into a new one-of-a-kind room. Proud of their Italian heritage, they also wanted to bring an “old-world” feel into this project to be reminded of the unique character they experienced in Italian cellars. The dramatic tone of the space revolves around the signature piece of the project; a custom milled stone spiral stair that provides access from the first floor to the entry of the room. This stair tower features stone walls, custom iron handrails and spindles, and dry-laid milled stone treads and riser blocks. Once down the staircase, the entry to the cellar is through a French door assembly. The interior of the room is clad with stone veneer on the walls and a brick barrel vault ceiling. The natural stone and brick color bring in the cellar feel the client was looking for, while the rustic alder beams, flooring, and cabinetry help provide warmth. The entry door sequence is repeated along both walls in the room to provide rhythm in each ceiling barrel vault. These French doors also act as wine and cigar storage. To allow for ample cigar storage, a fully custom walk-in humidor was designed opposite the entry doors. The room is controlled by a fully concealed, state-of-the-art HVAC smoke eater system that allows for cigar enjoyment without any odor.

Pop top / New build City Park

Precision Home Builders & Precision Renovations

Brick accented home bar with counter seating
Inspiration for a large traditional single-wall seated home bar in Denver with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, red splashback, brick splashback, brick floors and red floor.

Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River

Purple Cherry Architects

A two-story, light-filled bar situated in the North Wing of the main home features a secret staircase leading to the basement wine room.
This is an example of a large traditional single-wall seated home bar in Baltimore with an undermount sink, mirror splashback and brick floors.

Modern Colonial

Derrick Architecture

The view of the private bar from the entertain ment room. A high bar ledge allows guests to pull up and see the bar beyond. A window in the bar wall provides views into the wine cellar.....

Sonterra Whole House Remodel

Virtuoso Builders

Ric J Photography
Design ideas for an expansive transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Austin with quartz benchtops, white splashback, brick floors and beige floor.

3301 Northeast 16th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Lennen and Rotella

Inspiration for an expansive seated home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, brick floors, pink floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Modern and Livable Kitchen Remodel

Patti Johnson Interiors

herringbone tile, antique glass tile, black rift oak cabinets and contemporary lighting provide this homeowner with the added storage of a unique butler pantry that did not exist. Six feet was "borrowed" from the kitchen and we created a butler pantry and an arched opening to coordinate with the existing arches within the home.

Modern Colonial

Derrick Architecture

The view of the private bar from the entertain ment room. A high bar ledge allows guests to pull up and see the bar beyond. A window in the bar wall provides views into the wine cellar.....

3301 Northeast 16th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Lennen and Rotella

Design ideas for an expansive seated home bar in Miami with brick floors and pink floor.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Brick 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.