Inspiration for a transitional wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, wood benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, carpet, grey floor and brown benchtop.

Hilltop Residence - Home Bar

Design Directives, LLC

Large game room with mesquite bar top, swivel bar stools, quad TV, custom cabinets hand carved with bronze insets, game table, custom carpet, lighted liquor display, venetian plaster walls, custom furniture. Project designed by Susie Hersker’s Scottsdale interior design firm Design Directives. Design Directives is active in Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, Sedona, and beyond. For more about Design Directives, click here: https://susanherskerasid.com/

Lake Minnetonka Equestrian Influence

ADŌR Homes

Design ideas for a country u-shaped wet bar in Minneapolis with a drop-in sink, wood benchtops, white splashback, timber splashback, grey floor, brown benchtop and carpet.

Rustic Basement Retreat-Toledo, OH

Ciboro Construction

Anna Ciboro
Inspiration for a mid-sized country l-shaped seated home bar in Other with a drop-in sink, wood benchtops, carpet, beige floor and brown benchtop.

Bars & Bonus Rooms

Building Concepts

Inspiration for a small single-wall wet bar in Other with wood benchtops and carpet.

New Glarius rustic retreat

Jeff Hibbard Design Services

Bo Palenske
This is an example of a small country galley seated home bar in Other with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, blue splashback, carpet and brown benchtop.

Corona Del Mar Residence

Shelley Starr Interior Design

Cocktail Lounge
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern single-wall seated home bar in Los Angeles with glass-front cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback and carpet.

Bars

Webber Coleman Woodworks

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Atlanta with carpet, grey floor, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, grey benchtop and wood benchtops.

Ladue

C&S Custom Building LLC

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in St Louis with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, mirror splashback, carpet, beige floor and brown benchtop.

Basement Remodel

Albers Design LLC

This is an example of a large transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Minneapolis with carpet, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, matchstick tile splashback, beige floor and an undermount sink.

Basement remodel

Sethbennphoto

sethbennphoto.com ©2013
Design ideas for a transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Minneapolis with carpet, an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and brown benchtop.

Classic New Construction

Castle Design

Alise O'Brien Photography
Inspiration for a traditional galley seated home bar in St Louis with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback, carpet, white floor and brown benchtop.

Contemporary Craftsman Basement Remodel

EGStoltzfus Custom Homes & Remodeling

Abigail Rose Photography
Large arts and crafts single-wall wet bar in Other with carpet, a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback and brown benchtop.

Specialty Rooms

RR Builders, LLC

Rrbuilders
This is an example of a mid-sized tropical seated home bar in New York with dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, mirror splashback, carpet and brown benchtop.

South Ave

Country Club Homes

Photo of a small traditional l-shaped home bar in New York with carpet, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops and brown benchtop.

Every Room Has A Story

Teakwood Builders, Inc.

Bespoke wet bar and beverage center Scott Bergmann Photography
This is an example of a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Boston with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops and carpet.

Fresh Start

Sho and Co

We created a parlor for home entertaining where an unused formal living room used to sit. Now this area can be used to socialize with friends and family after a meal in the adjacent dining space. Relaxing and inviting and functional.

Interior Design, Chester NJ

Keep Calm and Stage LLC

Mid-sized eclectic l-shaped wet bar in New York with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, green splashback and carpet.

Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis

Archos Architecture & Design, P.A.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, wood benchtops, black splashback and carpet.

Home Bars

Crown Woodworking

Design ideas for a small traditional seated home bar in Boston with medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops and carpet.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Wood Benchtops and Carpet

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.