Inspiration for a country wet bar in Dallas with green splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Trina Knudsen
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Salt Lake City with light wood cabinets, glass benchtops and green splashback.

Grove Isle

Acra Designs

Custom Bar
This is an example of a mid-sized eclectic single-wall home bar in Miami with porcelain floors, open cabinets and green splashback.

Private Residence, Naples, Florida

Harwick Homes

Doug Thompson Photography
This is an example of a traditional u-shaped wet bar in Miami with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets and green 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.

Saratoga Rolling Hills Estate

Louie Leu Architect, Inc.

Frank Perez Photographer
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary seated home bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, green splashback, quartz benchtops, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors and white benchtop.

Elegant Modern Americana | Brentwood

Lewin Wertheimer

Mid-sized traditional u-shaped wet bar in Los Angeles with beaded inset cabinets, blue cabinets, green splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Lower Level Wet Bar

Jarrod Smart Construction

Cipher Imaging
Inspiration for a traditional u-shaped home bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets and green splashback.

Modern Hamptons Style

Intrim Group Pty Ltd

The team at One Property Design designed and created this immaculate modern Hamptons inspired home. The use of cool greys and modern features ensures this home is nothing short of spectacular. Every detail has been attended to and the view of the Brisbane skyline is featured throughout. Intrim SK72 Skirting 185x18mm, Intrim SK72 Architraves 66x18mm, Intrim CR25 Chair rail and Intrim IN13 Inlay mould were used throughout.

Basement Wet Bar and Home Theater

FBC Remodel

Wet bar front with marble countertops and dark wood ceiling detail. The pendant lighting paired with the glass shelving give this wetbar an elegant feel. ©Finished Basement Company

Interior Design, Chester NJ

Keep Calm and Stage LLC

Mid-sized eclectic l-shaped wet bar in New York with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, green splashback and carpet.

Wauwatosa Award Winning Basement

Story Hill Renovations LLC

Photos By Erol Reyal
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional single-wall seated home bar in Milwaukee with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, green splashback, linoleum floors, multi-coloured floor and glass tile splashback.

Naples compound

Pleasant Living, LLC

The bar just off the Great Room and adjacent to the wine cellar is housed in a tidy ante-room with a barrel vaulted ceiling.
Small transitional u-shaped wet bar in Miami with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, green splashback, glass tile splashback, an undermount sink and travertine floors.

Shaughnessy Luxe

Van Arbour Design

Paul Grdina Photography
Large asian galley wet bar in Vancouver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, green splashback, glass sheet splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Bridgewater Home - Entertainment Area

Everitt Design

The lower level features a curved bar with sink, fridge, dishwasher temperature controlled wine room and pantry space.
Photo of a large modern galley wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, green splashback, carpet, white floor and white benchtop.

Watsons Landing

Flooring Superstores Edmonton

Mid-sized transitional home bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, green splashback and stone slab splashback.

Mezes

Danmar Cabinet Company

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, green splashback, mosaic tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Various Projects

EKB Kitchen & Bath Remodelers

Photo of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in New York with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, green splashback, stone slab splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Private Residence

Claudia Martin, ASID

Photo by: Michael Donahue
Photo of a large transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, green splashback, glass tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

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b. van hecke

Wet Bar Maple Live Edge Shelving Crystal Clear Photography
This is an example of a small contemporary wet bar in Vancouver with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, green splashback and ceramic floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with 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.