backlit onyx w stemware and spirits...made of black wlanut
Photo of a small transitional single-wall home bar in New York with flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood benchtops, yellow splashback, stone slab splashback, porcelain floors, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Custom Fitted Bar

RD Designs

A custom fitted Home Bar with a rustic feel. Oak butcher-block worktop with chipped paint doors, Oak veneer carcasses & shelves with steel supports. Painted in RAL 7021.

Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Renovation

The Good Home - Interiors & Design

Photo of a home bar in Portland Maine with glass-front cabinets and distressed cabinets.

Transitional - Home Bar

Aslan Design & Build

We transformed an out of date dining room to a classy bar room with grasscloth wallcovering, a new distressed freestanding bar from Pottery Barn, two Leathercraft bar stools, and new light fixtures from Currey and Company and Uttermost.

Bars - Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars

The Cleary Company

Design-Build custom storage for client's extensive bourbon collection. Features include custom cabinetry, blue quartz countertop, floating wood shelves and a thin brick backsplash. Project Developer & Designer - Jen Sommers, CR, Allied ASID

No Place Like (Highland Park) Home

Jamie Schachtel Design Group

What a joy to bring this exciting renovation to a loyal client: a family of 6 that has called this Highland Park house, “home” for over 25 years. This relationship began in 2017 when we designed their living room, girls’ bedrooms, powder room, and in-home office. We were thrilled when they entrusted us again with their kitchen, family room, dining room, and laundry area design. Their first floor became our JSDG playground… Our priority was to bring fresh, flowing energy to the family’s first floor. We started by removing partial walls to create a more open floor plan and transformed a once huge fireplace into a modern bar set up. We reconfigured a stunning, ventless fireplace and oriented it floor to ceiling tile in the family room. Our second priority was to create an outdoor space for safe socializing during the pandemic, as we executed this project during the thick of it. We designed the entire outdoor area with the utmost intention and consulted on the gorgeous outdoor paint selections. Stay tuned for photos of this outdoors space on the site soon! Overall, this project was a true labor of love. We are grateful to again bring beauty, flow and function to this beloved client’s warm home.

Exposed Brick + Timber Loft Bar

Jennifer Gustafson Interior Design

• Mini Bar - provided by client • Decorative accessory styling • Bar Stools - Trica Bocca covered in Moore + Giles Leather
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall home bar in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, solid surface benchtops, light hardwood floors, white benchtop and brown floor.

Decoración Bodega

Studio Nucli (Anteriormente C-Interiorismo)

Decoración de bodega en el sótano de una masia o antiguo "celler". Se colocaron barriles antiguos y se aprovecharon las botellas y las herramientas de trabajo existentes para completar la decoración. Agregamos una mesa y una lampara colgante de vidrio como espacio protagonista. Las ramas secas se fusionan con el espacio como perfectos complementos. Decoració de l'antic celler d'una masia. Es van col·locar barrils restaurats i es van aprofitar les ampolles i les eines de treball existents per a completar la decoració. Vam afegir una taula i una lampara penjant de vidre com a espai protagonista. Les branques seques es fusionen amb l'espai com a perfectes complements.

Hawkwood Residence

Elle Cherie | Inspired Interiors

Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary galley home bar in Calgary with glass-front cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood benchtops, vinyl floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Bars - Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars

The Cleary Company

Transitional - Home Bar

Aslan Design & Build

Custom Fitted Bar

RD Designs

A custom fitted Home Bar with a rustic feel. Oak butcher-block worktop with chipped paint doors, Oak veneer carcasses & shelves with steel supports. Painted in RAL 7021.

Dry Bar Home Bar Design Ideas with Distressed Cabinets

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.