Angle Eye Photography
Design ideas for a traditional l-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with wood benchtops, medium hardwood floors, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback and brown benchtop.

Stylish Comfort: Bar

Wesley-Wayne Interiors, LLC

Detailed iron doors create a grand entrance into this wet bar. Mirrored backsplash adds dimension to the space and helps the backlit yellow acrylic make the bar the focal point. Design: Wesley-Wayne Interiors Photo: Dan Piassick

Coastal Luxe

Lindye Galloway Interiors

Coastal Luxe interior design by Lindye Galloway Design. Built in wine bar.
Photo of a small beach style single-wall home bar in Orange County with white cabinets, laminate benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Mount Pleasant, Washington DC Residence

Design Milieu

Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Inspiration for a small midcentury single-wall bar cart in Other with medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Recreation room bar

User

Basement Bar by Nexs Cabinets Inc. Ice maker and microwave drawer
Mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets and medium hardwood floors.

The Ultimate Man Cave

Metke Remodeling & Luxury Homes

Quartz and textured granite countertops provide a sophisticated feel while allowing for ease of maintenance after those late night poker parties. A retractable exterior door system can be fully-pocketed to provide great integration of the indoor & outdoor spaces.

Warbler

Ferrugio Design + Associates

Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall home bar in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble floors and no sink.

Holmby Hills

P2 Design

Adam Latham, Belair Photography
This is an example of a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with medium hardwood floors, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets and mirror splashback.

Blue Jack Home Design

Whiteley & Whiteley

The wet bar is located in the den.
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Houston with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Palmetto Bluff Contemporary

Center Point Cabinets

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall home bar in Other with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, grey splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Bonita Springs Contemporary Kitchen, Living Room and Dry Bar Remodel

Progressive Design Build

New white Dura Supreme Highland Panel Plus cabinets were topped with beautiful Calacatta Laza Quartz – with its dramatic movement, milky white background, and soft brown veining. The clients chose a traditional clear mirror backsplash in lieu of tile that matched the dry bar and selected stunning Duverre cabinet hardware in satin nickel, which provided a silvery muted finish and coordinated well with the white cabinets.

White Bear - Lakeside Luxury New Home

Michels Homes

Builder: Michels Homes Interior Design: Talla Skogmo Interior Design Cabinetry Design: Megan at Michels Homes Photography: Scott Amundson Photography
Inspiration for a small beach style single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Lakeside New Build

Andrea Schumacher Interiors

This home bar has glass shelving and a mirrored backsplash. The blue cabinetry adds a pop of color to the area and blends with the blue painted refrigerator.

Howard Farms

Amber Malloy

Large country galley home bar in Columbus with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, medium hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Turkey Land Cove

Colonial Reproductions, Inc.

Design ideas for a beach style single-wall wet bar in Boston with white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Home Refresh

SHADEE LADY WINDOW COVERINGS & INTERIOR DESIGN

Transitional single-wall home bar in New York with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, marble floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Meadows of Fox Run: 3522 Meadow Bluff Way

Bentley Construction LLC

Transitional single-wall home bar in Louisville with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Contemporary Waterfront — Lake Arrowhead, California

Scorziell Development, Inc.

Custom-designed contemporary home bar glass cabinets, white crown molding with indirect lighting, staircase lighting and custom tile in Lake Arrowhead, California.

Private Residence in Old Naples

Lovetto Design, Inc.

This is an example of a small beach style single-wall home bar with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, marble splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Heart of Hoboken Family Residence

Breeze Giannasio Interiors

Photo of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Medium Hardwood Floors and Marble 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.