Spacecrafting
Design ideas for a large traditional home bar in Minneapolis with glass-front cabinets, distressed cabinets, matchstick tile splashback, carpet and beige floor.

Sherwood Park Addition and Main Floor Renovation

Caruana Interiors & Contracting

Whitesell Photography
Small transitional single-wall home bar in Edmonton with no sink, glass-front cabinets, brown cabinets, white splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtop and onyx benchtops.

Whole Floor Remodel

Boone Creek Cabinetry & Design

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Chicago with glass-front cabinets, green cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Denver Basement Bar and Stone Fireplace

Castle Building Company

This is a bar and entertaining area. The backsplash is tile. There is a small refrigerator and wine storage.
Contemporary galley home bar in Denver with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass tile splashback and carpet.

Secluded Retreat

Holden Design Group

secluded family retreat
This is an example of a large country single-wall wet bar in St Louis with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Lake Nona Home

Akers Custom Homes

This is an example of a large traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Orlando with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Tuscan Inspired Kitchen

Dovetail Kitchen Designs

Custom wine bar with wine cooler.
Photo of a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with no sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, travertine floors and brown floor.

Fairview Home

Notting Hill Interiors Inc.

Mid-sized transitional galley seated home bar in Dallas with glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and concrete floors.

French Country Custom Home

Henderson Group, Inc.

Inspiration for a large traditional single-wall seated home bar in Milwaukee with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Kalmia Avenue

Property Staging Services

Home Staging & Interior Styling: Property Staging Services
Large modern l-shaped seated home bar in Denver with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, white splashback and white benchtop.

Millwood Road Project

Two Birds Design

Bar area with an electric style showcasing a blue colour palette.
Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style single-wall home bar in Toronto with no sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, blue splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Modern custom home

Newground Developments

Inspiration for a large modern u-shaped seated home bar in Edmonton with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, mosaic tile splashback and ceramic floors.

432 Holmwood, Newport Beach

Bowman Group Media

Bowman Group Architectural Photography
Mid-sized transitional single-wall seated home bar in Orange County with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets and medium hardwood floors.

Home Bar

4D Design + Consulting

Inspiration for a small transitional single-wall home bar in Other with no sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

The Testerman Residence

Sensible Home Design

Sensible Home Design
This is an example of a traditional home bar in Cincinnati with glass-front cabinets and white cabinets.

Glass Cabinet Kitchen

Hammond Lumber Company

This is an example of a large transitional single-wall home bar in Portland Maine with light hardwood floors, no sink, glass-front cabinets and white cabinets.

Bar

Design Studio for Cabinetry

Chocolate chestnut cherry dark cabinetry for the bar in a large open entertainment space with a pool table. Glass doors, large crown molding, wood bar top with granite accents in working areas.

Bars

Lacorte Enterprises, Inc

Wet bar on left side of fireplace; right side has custom display cabinet
This is an example of a traditional home bar in Miami with glass-front cabinets and medium wood cabinets.

Shaughnessy

MKL Custom Homes

Contemporary home bar in Vancouver with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

Custom 3656

G.J. Gardner Homes Tulare County

Seated home bar in Other with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets and beige floor.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Glass-front 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.