Design ideas for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Sacramento with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Custom Lodge Home in Caldera Springs

Patty Jones Design, LLC

Ross Chandler Photography Working closely with the builder, Bob Schumacher, and the home owners, Patty Jones Design selected and designed interior finishes for this custom lodge-style home in the resort community of Caldera Springs. This 5000+ sq ft home features premium finishes throughout including all solid slab counter tops, custom light fixtures, timber accents, natural stone treatments, and much more.

Triple Tree

Yellowstone Custom Country Homes

Photo of a country single-wall wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

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.

JohnsonM Kitchen South Tampa

Schoeman Construction

Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Tampa with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

PB Kitchen Design Showroom - Geneva, IL

PB Kitchen Design

Bar in Walnut by QCCI, New Holland, PA
Inspiration for a transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Mediterranean Home Bar

Design ideas for a mediterranean seated home bar in Orange County with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback, beige floor and white benchtop.

Family Room & Bar Addition - Haddonfield

Cipriani Remodeling Solutions

Family Room & WIne Bar Addition - Haddonfield This new family gathering space features custom cabinetry, two wine fridges, two skylights, two sets of patio doors, and hidden storage.

Lakeside Bluff Point

Hendel Homes

This is an example of a country galley wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Blue Sage Street of Dreams

Platinum Builders LLC

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall seated home bar in Omaha with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback, porcelain floors and brown floor.

Bars

Green Basements & Remodeling

Rustic reclaimed custom bar, brick accent wall, custom bar shelving, LVT flooring, natural wood bar countertop, modern mini pendant lights
Inspiration for a mid-sized arts and crafts u-shaped seated home bar in Atlanta with medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback and dark hardwood floors.

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.

Steampunk Wetbar in Alexandria, VA

Trim Spaces

Mid-sized industrial single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, ceramic splashback and light hardwood floors.

South Norwalk Beach Renovation

Michael Smith Architects

Design ideas for a large beach style single-wall wet bar in New York with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, zinc benchtops, brown splashback and timber splashback.

34- Draper, Utah Residence

Masterpiece Millwork & Door

Joshua Caldwell
Design ideas for an expansive country u-shaped wet bar in Salt Lake City with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback, grey floor and brown benchtop.

Red Butte

Aspen Design Room

Media, game room and bar
This is an example of a large contemporary galley seated home bar in Denver with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, brown splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Traditional Kitchen

H O M E + atelier Michael Ranson

A shallow wine cabinet that conceals the central heating unit for the home. The butcher block moves and acts as a small kitchen island. The cabinet is built so that it pulls away from the wall to allow servicing of FAU.

Beautiful Bethesda Kitchen and Outdoor living

JEFFCO Development

Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall home bar in DC Metro with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback and matchstick tile splashback.

Historic New York City Townhouse Wet Bar – Major Renovation

Brian O'Keefe Architect, P.C.

The mahogany wood paneling in the Wet Bar has been French polished by hand to create a visibly stunning finish that is also wonderful to touch. Historic New York City Townhouse | Renovation by Brian O'Keefe Architect, PC, with Interior Design by Richard Keith Langham

Cape Coral

K2 Kitchens

Photo of a contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback and white floor.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Medium Wood Cabinets and Brown 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.