Here is a basement bar in new construction. Homeowner wanted a real sense of place, more like the feel of a bar and not just a family room basement. Natural light windows and a real attention to fabulous construction and design details got them a great space for entertaining.

Poliquin

Interior Exterior Designs Inc.

Luis Becerrca
Mid-sized country u-shaped wet bar in Orange County with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Traditional Bar Remodel

Karr Bick Kitchen and Bath

Photo of a large traditional l-shaped seated home bar in St Louis with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and porcelain floors.

Contemporary Home Interior

Rhoads Estate Homes, LLC

Photo of a large contemporary galley seated home bar in Cincinnati with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Bars - Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars

The Cleary Company

Basement bar refresh features includes hand hammered copper countertop, live edge back bar countertop and wood detail on knee wall, cork backsplash behind custom shelving and beverage fridge.

Interior Design renovation

FIOR Studios

This is an example of a large midcentury u-shaped home bar in Dublin with a drop-in sink, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, black splashback, porcelain floors, multi-coloured floor and black benchtop.

Wakewood Dream

TL Custom Homes Inc

Beautiful Bar in the home theater with custom copper bar top inside and outside the bi fold window to the patio, Leathered granite surround.
Inspiration for a country u-shaped seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, porcelain floors and grey floor.

Aspen East

Zone 4 Architects, LLC

This is an example of an expansive traditional single-wall seated home bar in Denver with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone slab splashback and medium hardwood floors.

North Oaks - French Country Cottage Remodel

Michels Homes

Interior Design: Bruce Kading | Photography: Landmark Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized country galley seated home bar in Minneapolis with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and copper benchtops.

Celebration Central

Hagstrom Builder

Combine a couple who loves to entertain, a large blended family who loves to visit and a penchant for cooking and cocktails and you have a floor plan switch up which prioritizes those needs appropriately. We took the off-kitchen laundry room and created an entertainment mecca featuring vast storage, wet bars and easy access to the kitchen for party flow. For visiting family we divided a Jack and Jill bathroom to house two bathroom suites for two guest rooms.

Quick Residence

AB Design Elements, LLC

Jack London Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional l-shaped wet bar in Phoenix with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Rustic Cabinet Basement Wet Bar & Wine Storage

CabinetWerks by Orren Pickell

Photo by Linda Oyama Bryan. Cabinetry by Wood-Mode/Brookhaven.
Large traditional galley seated home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, beige splashback and concrete floors.

Traditional Bar Remodel

Karr Bick Kitchen and Bath

Design ideas for a large traditional l-shaped seated home bar in St Louis with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and porcelain floors.

Lake Wylie Rustic Home in York, SC

Durham Designs & Consulting, LLC

A home bar with beer on tap overlooks the lake and has a sliding window to open onto the screened in porch for easy serving. The bar is open to the kitchen, dining room and family room because it is a home built for entertaining. Designed by Melodie Durham of Durham Designs & Consulting, LLC. Photo by Livengood Photographs [www.livengoodphotographs.com/design].

Tuscany Clubhouse

JAS Interior Designs

Dean Birinyi
Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean galley seated home bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops and mosaic tile splashback.

Art Bar

MGLM Architects

Combines fine & varied woodwork, bronze work, gilding, light fixtures and murals to complete an aesthetic that pays tribute to the fin-de-siècle. The design aim for this room is the pursuit of the gesamtkunstwerk, or “total and ideal work of art,” wherein a space and all of its components – including art and fixtures - are conceived wholly.

Sands Point, NY

Abaca Interiors

Built-in wet bar in open modern-rustic great room. Photographer: Raquel Langworthy (Untamed Studios LLC)
Photo of a large modern single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, green splashback, porcelain splashback and light hardwood floors.

Interior Design renovation

FIOR Studios

This is the home bar and the shelved arches behind it. The bar is made of walnut and brass inlays with a black carrara marble top. The bar has countertops and brass cladding on the internal doors.

Bars - Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars

The Cleary Company

Basement bar refresh features include hand hammered copper countertop, live edge back bar countertop and wood detail on knee wall, cork backsplash behind custom shelving.

Carriage House

Kehoe Wilson Design LLC

This Bar has just enough "kitchen" to make and keep the essentials, perfect to accompany your favorite drinks for morning or evening.
Photo of a small eclectic galley wet bar in Houston with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, copper benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Medium Wood Cabinets and Copper Benchtops

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.