Small traditional single-wall wet bar in Portland Maine with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, laminate benchtops, light hardwood floors, beige splashback and ceramic splashback.

Family Home Renovation & Interior Design | Mercer Island, WA

Nip Tuck Remodeling

Large galley home bar in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, blue splashback, ceramic splashback, porcelain floors, grey floor and black benchtop.

Classic + Fresh - Kitchen Remodel

Reusch Interior Design

The original Family Room was half the size with heavy dark woodwork everywhere. A major refresh was in order to lighten, brighten, and expand. The custom cabinetry drawings for this addition were a beast to finish, but the attention to detail paid off in spades. One of the first decor items we selected was the wallpaper in the Butler’s Pantry. The green in the trees offset the white in a fresh whimsical way while still feeling classic. Cincinnati area home addition and remodel focusing on the addition of a Butler’s Pantry and the expansion of an existing Family Room. The Interior Design scope included custom cabinetry and custom built-in design and drawings, custom fireplace design and drawings, fireplace marble selection, Butler’s Pantry countertop selection and cut drawings, backsplash tile design, plumbing selections, and hardware and shelving detailed selections. The decor scope included custom window treatments, furniture, rugs, lighting, wallpaper, and accessories.

Luke Ridge Kitchen

Adeline Ray Design Studio

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional single-wall home bar in Houston with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, porcelain splashback, porcelain floors, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Universal Design Challenge in a Period Victorian Style Kitchen & Home

Clawson Cabinets

It has been dubbed the "Scullery Area" and is part Butler's Pantry/Part Wet Par/Part Coffee station. It provides a second sink and dishwasher for clean up after larger family events and the pocket doors and lift doors provide storage at counter level and a way to hide the various countertop appliances that are necessary but not always the most glamorous. The coffee and tea station holds everything you need with easy access to the family room and refrigerator. It promotes a welcoming help yourself as well as self-sufficiency among family, friends and guests.

Peaceful Petaluma

Zeitgeist Sonoma

Design ideas for a small modern single-wall home bar in San Francisco with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, porcelain splashback, light hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Wine Bar

Petoskey Kitchen and Bath - Designs By Dawn

This modern Sophisticate home bar is tucked in nicely behind the sliding doors and features a Thermador wine column, and a fantastic modern backsplash tile design with a European Melamine slab wood grain door style.

Stately Rejuvenation

Mountainwood Homes

Home bar with wine cubbies, bottle storage and metal wire cabinet doors.
Photo of a small transitional single-wall home bar in Portland with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, porcelain splashback, dark hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Wedgwood Custom Build

Michael T Shinn Construction LLC

Custom 10' brass wet bar with ebonized oak cabinets.
Contemporary wet bar in Seattle with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, black cabinets, black splashback, porcelain splashback, porcelain floors and grey floor.

Walnut Wet Bar

Scott Arthur Millwork & Cabinetry Ltd

Walnut wet bar with granite countertops, walnut floating shelves, tile back splash, gold brushed lighting, matte black sink and hardware.
Inspiration for a contemporary galley wet bar in Edmonton with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Chestnut

Boomgaarden Architects

1000 Words Marketing
Photo of a mid-sized transitional galley wet bar in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

2018 Hinckley Custom Home

Otero Signature Homes

Photo of a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Columbus with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey 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.

Liberty Heights Modern

Williams Construction

Wet bar with floating walnut shelves with embedded led lighting.
Design ideas for a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, dark hardwood floors and black floor.

Coffee Bar

Beth Howley Creative LLC

Photo of a small beach style wet bar in Grand Rapids with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Black Cabinets and White Spaces in Alamo Heights

Paper Moon Painting

The cabinets in this home bar were painted in a high-gloss lacquer tinted to Sherwin Williams "Tricorn Black". Love the backsplash tile!
Photo of a transitional home bar with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, ceramic splashback, dark hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Burwood Transitional

42 North - Architecture + Design

This is an example of a transitional single-wall wet bar in Grand Rapids with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood floors, grey floor and black benchtop.

Clerestory

Clearcut Construction, Inc.

We remodeled the interior of this home including the kitchen with new walk into pantry with custom features, the master suite including bathroom, living room and dining room. We were able to add functional kitchen space by finishing our clients existing screen porch and create a media room upstairs by flooring off the vaulted ceiling.

Contemporary Kitchen

Woodstone Cabinetry

Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Pine Ridge Naples House

McHarris Planning & Design

Inspiration for a mid-sized mediterranean u-shaped wet bar in Miami with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown splashback, granite benchtops and ceramic splashback.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Ceramic Splashback and Porcelain Splashback

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.