Large custom lower level wet bar with vintage red refrigerator.
Design ideas for an expansive transitional galley wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Contemporary Entertainment Room with Barnwood Bar area.

Llama Architects

Stylish Drinks Bar area in this contemporary family home with sky-frame opening system creating fabulous indoor-outdoor luxury living. Stunning Interior Architecture & Interior design by Janey Butler Interiors. With bespoke concrete & barnwood details, stylish barnwood pocket doors & barnwod Gaggenau wine fridges. Crestron & Lutron home automation throughout and beautifully styled by Janey Butler Interiors with stunning Italian & Dutch design furniture.

Kingsland Home

Kurmak Builders

Ian Grant Photography
Inspiration for a large arts and crafts single-wall wet bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Bold Impact | Portland Whole House Remodel

Mountainwood Homes

Bedrosians Enchane in Moderno 8x8 tile is used as the beverage station backsplash in this Portland kitchen.
This is an example of an expansive midcentury u-shaped home bar in Portland with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, black splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

Kitchens and Baths

S.F. Pauli Builders, Inc.

S.F. Pauli Builders, Inc.
Photo of a mid-sized single-wall wet bar in Chicago with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Janet Alholm + Koehler Building Co for KC Parade of Homes

Wilson Lighting

Nichole Kennelly Photography
Design ideas for a large galley seated home bar in Kansas City with glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Laney's Home

Reusch Interior Design

Complete gut and redesign of the entire first floor, including a floor plan modification of the Kitchen, Foyer, and Dining rooms. Bespoke kitchen cabinetry design, built-in carpentry design, and furniture, window treatments, wallpaper, and lighting updates throughout. Bathroom design including custom carpentry, and updated plumbing, lighting, wallpaper, and accessories.

Projects

NATURAL STONE

Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors and grey floor.

Custom Black Forest Home

KLo Home Design

Modern Home Bar with Metal cabinet in lay, custom ceiling mounted shelving, floor to ceiling tile, recessed accent lighting and custom millwork. Floor dug out to include custom walk-over wine storage

Leonhard Residence

Geoff Chick & Associates

Design ideas for a large beach style galley wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, multi-coloured floor and white benchtop.

Bars

Incredible Homes & Renovations

This bar by Incredible Renovations features a wine fridge alongside a bar fridge.
Mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Houston with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Northern Minnesota Lake Home

Kathleen Frances Interiors

Photo of a large country single-wall seated home bar in Minneapolis with medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Windsor Hills Home

BPC Interior Design

Photo of a contemporary galley wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors and grey floor.

Laney's Home

Reusch Interior Design

Custom Wet Bars

Zawadski Homes Inc.

Large custom lower level wet bar with vintage red refrigerator.
Inspiration for an expansive transitional galley wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

2017 Stars Dream Home

Mason Martin Homes

Bar area
This is an example of a mid-sized industrial galley wet bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Modern Farmhouse

HQ Architects

Inspired by the iconic American farmhouse, this transitional home blends a modern sense of space and living with traditional form and materials. Details are streamlined and modernized, while the overall form echoes American nastolgia. Past the expansive and welcoming front patio, one enters through the element of glass tying together the two main brick masses. The airiness of the entry glass wall is carried throughout the home with vaulted ceilings, generous views to the outside and an open tread stair with a metal rail system. The modern openness is balanced by the traditional warmth of interior details, including fireplaces, wood ceiling beams and transitional light fixtures, and the restrained proportion of windows. The home takes advantage of the Colorado sun by maximizing the southern light into the family spaces and Master Bedroom, orienting the Kitchen, Great Room and informal dining around the outdoor living space through views and multi-slide doors, the formal Dining Room spills out to the front patio through a wall of French doors, and the 2nd floor is dominated by a glass wall to the front and a balcony to the rear. As a home for the modern family, it seeks to balance expansive gathering spaces throughout all three levels, both indoors and out, while also providing quiet respites such as the 5-piece Master Suite flooded with southern light, the 2nd floor Reading Nook overlooking the street, nestled between the Master and secondary bedrooms, and the Home Office projecting out into the private rear yard. This home promises to flex with the family looking to entertain or stay in for a quiet evening.

Lucas Valley Eichler

Destination Eichler, LLC

John Shum, Destination Eichler
Design ideas for a mid-sized midcentury galley home bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors and grey floor.

2016 Parade of Homes

Creek Hill Custom Homes

Lower Level Bar Area - Creek Hill Custom Homes MN | Spring Parade of Homes 2016 #325
Photo of a mid-sized u-shaped wet bar in Minneapolis with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Basement Remodeling Projects

Better Remodeling of Georgia

Mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback and ceramic floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Ceramic Splashback and Ceramic 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.