This is an example of a mid-sized arts and crafts galley seated home bar in San Luis Obispo with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback and limestone floors.

Minnetonka Metamorphosis

Hagstrom Builder

Peter VonDeLinde Visuals
Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, stone slab splashback, limestone floors and beige floor.

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d2 interieurs

Expansive contemporary seated home bar in Miami with limestone floors, glass-front cabinets, light wood cabinets, beige floor and green benchtop.

Custom Bars

Almega Builders & Mechanical

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional u-shaped home bar in Denver with raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and limestone floors.

Gibson Island Basement Bar

Beth Schleupner

Photo of a transitional seated home bar in Baltimore with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, limestone splashback, limestone floors and brown benchtop.

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≥Thomas Everett Lamb Design and Development

Photo of a large mediterranean seated home bar in Tampa with limestone floors, glass-front cabinets, light wood cabinets and beige floor.

8363 Sendero de Alba

Michael Rafferty

Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped seated home bar in San Diego with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and limestone floors.

Cloutier Residence

Anthonie Alexander LLC

Men's Bar using quartersawn oak cabinetry with soft curtain treatment across to soften the small quarters.
Inspiration for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Santa Barbara with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, limestone floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

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User

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern single-wall home bar in Bari with light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, limestone floors, grey floor and brown benchtop.

Custom Built & Designed Home

Rejoy Interiors, Inc.

Small Kitchette for Guest Bedroom
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional galley wet bar in Orange County with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, marble splashback, limestone floors, black floor and black benchtop.

Gibson Island Basement Bar

Beth Schleupner

This is an example of a transitional seated home bar in Baltimore with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, limestone splashback, limestone floors and brown benchtop.

Gibson Island Basement Bar

Beth Schleupner

Photo of a transitional seated home bar in Baltimore with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, limestone splashback, limestone floors and brown benchtop.

Gibson Island Basement Bar

Beth Schleupner

Transitional seated home bar in Baltimore with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, limestone splashback, limestone floors and brown benchtop.

8363 Sendero de Alba

Michael Rafferty

This is an example of a large transitional u-shaped seated home bar in San Diego with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and limestone floors.

Gibson Island Basement Bar

Beth Schleupner

Transitional seated home bar in Baltimore with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, limestone splashback, limestone floors and brown benchtop.

Gibson Island Basement Bar

Beth Schleupner

Design ideas for a transitional seated home bar in Baltimore with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, limestone splashback, limestone floors and brown benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Light Wood Cabinets and Limestone 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.