Wet bar with black shaker cabinets, marble countertop beverage fridge, wine cooler, wine storage, black faucet and round sink with brushed gold hardware.

Custom Home Project

Tradition Custom Homes

A transitional custom-built home designed and built by Tradition Custom Homes in Houston, Texas.
Inspiration for a small transitional l-shaped wet bar in Houston with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, green splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Ridgewood "Jewel Box" Butler's Pantry

Ulrich Inc

This is an example of a traditional l-shaped home bar in New York with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, green splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

WELLINGTON BUNGALOW

HW Interiors

This is an example of a transitional single-wall home bar in Miami with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, green splashback, mosaic tile splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Moody Smoking Lounge

CALEB by design

This project is in progress with construction beginning July '22. We are expanding and relocating an existing home bar, adding millwork for the walls, and painting the walls and ceiling in a high gloss emerald green. The furnishings budget is $50,000.

Nordic Upgrade

Cemare Design LLC

Updated wet bar with a new sink and faucet, new shaker cabinets and floating wood shelves to match kitchen cabinets. Staggered terrazzo tile backsplash completes the look.

Cozy bar with leaded glass column cabinetry

Orren Pickell Building Group

This French country, new construction home features a circular first-floor layout that connects from great room to kitchen and breakfast room, then on to the dining room via a small area that turned out to be ideal for a fully functional bar. Directly off the kitchen and leading to the dining room, this space is perfectly located for making and serving cocktails whenever the family entertains. In order to make the space feel as open and welcoming as possible while connecting it visually with the kitchen, glass cabinet doors and custom-designed, leaded-glass column cabinetry and millwork archway help the spaces flow together and bring in. The space is small and tight, so it was critical to make it feel larger and more open. Leaded-glass cabinetry throughout provided the airy feel we were looking for, while showing off sparkling glassware and serving pieces. In addition, finding space for a sink and under-counter refrigerator was challenging, but every wished-for element made it into the final plan. Photo by Mike Kaskel

Past Meets Present at 2017 Pasadena Showcase House

Carolyn Reyes

Photo: Carolyn Reyes © 2017 Houzz Kitchen Design team: D Christjan Fine Cabinetry Design & Manufacturing
Traditional l-shaped wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, green splashback and beige floor.

Suncadia Mountain Retreat

Ben Trogdon Architects

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Seattle with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, green splashback, matchstick tile splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

The Aspen

Nathan Homes LLC

Modern wet bar in Omaha with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, quartz benchtops and green splashback.

City Park Denver Square

Laura Medicus Interiors

This is a 1906 Denver Square next to our city’s beautiful City Park! This was a sizable remodel that expanded the size of the home on two stories.
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, green splashback, porcelain splashback and white benchtop.

Notting Hill Townhouse

Barlow & Barlow Design

Green metro tiled cocktail bar area.
Large eclectic single-wall wet bar in London with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, glass benchtops, green splashback and subway tile splashback.

Manor Road Residence

Aspect Design Build

spacecrafting
Large transitional single-wall seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, open cabinets, quartz benchtops, green splashback, glass tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Wet Bar

FE Design Architecture

Photo of a midcentury single-wall wet bar in Dallas with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, green splashback, glass tile splashback, concrete floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

Wet Bar

Fairview Custom Homes

Aperture Vision Photography
Mid-sized midcentury single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, wood benchtops, black cabinets, green splashback, slate floors, slate splashback, brown benchtop and recessed-panel cabinets.

Hughes Project

Steven M Roche Design Build

This is an example of a mid-sized midcentury single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, green splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and green benchtop.

3291 Quail St

Workshop Estates

Modern wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, green splashback, ceramic splashback, carpet, grey floor and white benchtop.

Sanibel Island

Regan Wood Photography

Inspiration for a transitional single-wall wet bar in Miami with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, green splashback, dark hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Modernity on University (sneak peek)

Masa Studio Architects

This is an example of a small modern galley wet bar in Houston with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, green splashback, stone slab splashback, porcelain floors and brown cabinets.

Designs Featuring Woodharbor Custom Cabinetry

Woodharbor Custom Cabinetry

Project by Vine Street Design / www.vinestdesign.com Photography by Mike Kaskel / michaelalankaskel.com
Photo of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, wood benchtops, green splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with an Undermount Sink and Green 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.