Photographed By: Vic Gubinski Interiors By: Heike Hein Home
Inspiration for a mid-sized country single-wall wet bar in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, light hardwood floors, beige benchtop and an integrated sink.

Vienna Glam Custom Home

c|s DESIGN STUDIO LLC

Photo credit Stylish Productions Tile selection by Splendor Styling
Small transitional single-wall home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, metal splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Ocean Ridge - Entire House Remodel and Design

ADU Contractors - Build. Design. Remodel.

Designed this dry bar and chose all materials and installed everything. Even chose the furnishings for this.
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, marble splashback, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Oswego Basement Bard

Design First Builders

Photo of a mid-sized industrial single-wall wet bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, metal splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Modern Seaside Home Bar

Lunada Consulting & Design, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Los Angeles with dark wood cabinets, light hardwood floors and flat-panel cabinets.

Whiskey Room

Upside Interiors

Whiskey Room Lounge
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional home bar in Other with dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Franklin Street Duplex

D'Arcy Leck Photography

Interior architectural photography of urban, modern residential duplex interior pantry just off of kitchen and living room. Photography by D'Arcy Leck Photography

Builder Model | Copper Ridge| New Braunfels, Texas

MSA ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS

This is an example of a transitional l-shaped wet bar in Austin with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors and brown benchtop.

Thai Project

San Diego Remodeling Pros

Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in San Diego with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, glass tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Contemporary Bar & Display

Lustig Custom Cabinets

Contemporary cabinets in dark maple contrasts white stacked stone & frosted glass doors. Two beverage coolers, ample wine storage & lit liquor shelving make this an incredible wet bar. Portraits by Mandi

Sagamore Road

Clawson Cabinets

Robert Glasgow
This is an example of a small traditional single-wall home bar in New York with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and light hardwood floors.

Wet Bar

BSA Construction

Built-in dark walnut wet bar with brass hardware and dark stone backsplash and dark stone countertop. White walls with dark wood built-ins. Wet bar with hammered undermount sink and polished nickel faucet.

Modern Home - Dry Bar

Scott Arthur Millwork & Cabinetry Ltd

Built in dry bar with stained and lacquered cherry cabinets, granite countertops and built in bar fridge.
Inspiration for a modern single-wall home bar in Edmonton with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, light hardwood floors, brown floor, white benchtop, no sink and shaker cabinets.

Bar - After

O'Connor Home Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with no sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors, grey floor and beige benchtop.

Hoboken Waterfront Condo

Jenny Madden Design

Photography by Courtney Apple
Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall home bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops and light hardwood floors.

Fort Langley

Old World Kitchens & Custom Cabinets

Cabinetry: Old World Kitchens (oldworldkitchens.com) Photography: Bob Young (bobyoungphoto.com)
Country seated home bar in Vancouver with dark wood cabinets and light hardwood floors.

Transitional Home Bar

Design ideas for a transitional single-wall home bar in Nashville with no sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback and light hardwood floors.

Carmel Valley

Laura Abrams Design

Natalia Robert
Inspiration for a mediterranean u-shaped seated home bar in San Diego with open cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback and light hardwood floors.

Villa on the Lake

W Design Interiors

Tricia Shay Photography
Photo of a small contemporary home bar in Cleveland with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble benchtops, black splashback and light hardwood floors.

Giddy Up!

Kimball Modern Design + Interiors

Contemporary l-shaped wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, stone tile splashback, light hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Dark Wood Cabinets and Light Hardwood 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.