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.

House -- 33rd Street N

Bullseye Wood Specialties, L.L.C

Butlers Pantry features inset, shaker style, glass, two-tiered cabinetry with wine X storage, undermount bar sink and under counter refrigerator.
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Luxury W. Newton Property Staged & Sold Immediately

BK Classic Collections Home Stagers

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional galley wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Contemporary kitchen

Ti Designe

This is an example of a large contemporary home bar in London with grey cabinets, marble benchtops and light hardwood floors.

Whiskey Room

Upside Interiors

Whiskey Room Lounge
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional home bar in Other with dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, light hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Modern Industrial Kitchen with Laminate Cabinets

Omega Cabinetry

Photo of a mid-sized industrial single-wall wet bar in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brick splashback and light hardwood floors.

Riverside Farmhouse, Yarmouth Maine

Brush and Hammer Builders

Design ideas for a small country single-wall home bar in Portland Maine with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Blanco

Modern General Contractor

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Terrace Avenue

Burmeister Woodwork

Reagen Taylor Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Contemporary Home Bar

Contemporary galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, grey splashback, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

GLENDALE-COMPLETE HOME REMODEL

SES Builders Inc.

This is an example of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Modern Scandinavian Farmhouse

Lauren Levant Interior

This is an example of a large modern single-wall seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, light hardwood floors, brown floor, grey benchtop, grey cabinets, grey splashback and glass tile splashback.

Custom White Oak Hardwood Floors

Gaetano Hardwood Floors, Inc.

The hardwood floors are a custom 3/4" x 10" Select White Oak plank with a hand wirebrush and custom stain & finish created by Gaetano Hardwood Floors, Inc. Home Builder: Patterson Custom Homes Ryan Garvin Photography

Eliza and Mike

AHG Interiors

Nick Glimenakis
Mid-sized midcentury u-shaped seated home bar in New York with an undermount sink, open cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Casa de la Paz

The Hills Group

Photographer: Kat Alves
Inspiration for an expansive transitional galley home bar in Sacramento with a drop-in sink, dark wood cabinets, glass benchtops, white splashback and light hardwood floors.

Kapple Project

Bearded Builders

Inspiration for a mid-sized country single-wall wet bar in Omaha with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, marble benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback and light hardwood floors.

Cavender Basement

Hart & Lock Design

Mimi Erickson
Design ideas for a country seated home bar in Atlanta with brick splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and shaker cabinets.

Dalson

Rallis Construction LLC

Mid-sized country galley home bar in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown splashback, brick splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Mount Barlow

LKID

Gibeon Photography / Vintage Industrial Whatever Bar Table / Vintage Industrial Upholstered Wright Bar Chairs
Country home bar in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback and light hardwood floors.

Houston Heights renovation

BLcontracting

Inspiration for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Houston with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops and light hardwood floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Light Hardwood Floors and Slate 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.