This is an example of a small transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Greenbush Ave

ae design

Amy Bartlam
This is an example of a small beach style bar cart in Los Angeles with no sink, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

15 Nottingham Rd

Element Construction Partners

JS Gibson
This is an example of a large transitional single-wall wet bar in Charleston with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown benchtop.

Fairway Lane

Hy-Tec Construction Inc

Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, slate splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Broadmoor

Schoener

A Wood-Mode custom bar made out of walnut. Black granite top with and arabesque backsplash.
Photo of a large traditional single-wall wet bar in Seattle with an undermount sink, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, ceramic splashback and dark hardwood floors.

M + T Home

Taylor + Taylor

Mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, dark hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Big Cedar Lake House

Barenz Builders

Country u-shaped seated home bar in Milwaukee with zinc benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback, dark hardwood floors, grey benchtop, an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and brown floor.

Legacy Heavy Timber Frame Custom Home w/ Observatory, Diamond Star, Colorado

RMT Architects

Living Images Photography, LLC
Photo of a country seated home bar in Denver with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige splashback, mosaic tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Majestic Oaks Residence

Cockfield Jackson Architects, APAC

Don Kadair
Small traditional single-wall wet bar in New Orleans with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, beige splashback and dark hardwood floors.

At-home bar

Creation Cabinetry

This photo reveals the foot rail at the bottom of the bar, and also does a fantastic job of displaying some of the details in the bar.
This is an example of a large traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

Mountain Retreat

HMA Architecture Inc.

Photo of a mid-sized country u-shaped seated home bar in Sacramento with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Bars

Executive Interiors LLC

Photo of a mid-sized traditional l-shaped wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Traditional

Cabinet Concepts by Design

Design ideas for a large traditional l-shaped seated home bar in Other with a drop-in sink, beaded inset cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

Links at Lionsgate

Alan Karlin Design

Gabe Hopkins
Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Kansas City with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

Downingtown Basement

Rittenhouse Builders

Josh Barker Photography
Photo of an u-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with dark hardwood floors, glass-front cabinets and medium wood cabinets.

Golden Gate Heights

John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA

Photo of a contemporary galley home bar in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, orange splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Marblehead Neck

Carpenter & MacNeille

Eric Roth Photography
Photo of a large traditional galley wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, black splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Star Lake Compound

Wade Weissmann Architecture

The bar is perfect for gatherings after a day on the water.
Design ideas for a country seated home bar in Milwaukee with medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, brown benchtop and shaker cabinets.

Evanston Traditional Kitchen Remodel

Constructure Remodeling LLC

Small traditional single-wall home bar in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Rye Beach Shingle

VanderHorn Architects

Set against the shiplap paneling of the recreation room walls, an L-shaped rift-sawn mahogany wet bar curves statuesquely into the hall accommodating a resort-like service station between the counter and glass-and-mirror-shelved hutch that any mixologist could get behind. James Merrell Photography

Home Bar Design Ideas with Medium Wood Cabinets and Dark Hardwood 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.