We designed a custom bar. Cabinetry in Eveneer Prefinished Fango Groove and Pelle Grigio benchtops. Wine Storage cabinets are in Eveneer Planked Oak.
Large beach style l-shaped wet bar in Sydney with a drop-in sink, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, engineered quartz splashback and travertine floors.

FOR SALE: Tanglewood Transitional Estate

Frankel Design Build

Contemporary home bar in Houston with recessed-panel cabinets, quartzite benchtops, medium hardwood floors, multi-coloured benchtop, medium wood cabinets and mirror splashback.

21 East 66th - 2

Milan Custom Build

Holger Obenaus
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall home bar in New York with no sink, medium wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, medium hardwood floors, solid surface benchtops, brown floor and open cabinets.

Bar Cabinetry Rustic Wood Warm Brown Mosaic

DEW Design Company

A perfect basement bar nook in a rustic alder with a warm brown tile mosaic and warm gray wall
Photo of a small transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, mosaic tile splashback and white benchtop.

Hilltop Residence - Home Bar

Design Directives, LLC

Large game room with mesquite bar top, swivel bar stools, quad TV, custom cabinets hand carved with bronze insets, game table, custom carpet, lighted liquor display, venetian plaster walls, custom furniture. Project designed by Susie Hersker’s Scottsdale interior design firm Design Directives. Design Directives is active in Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, Sedona, and beyond. For more about Design Directives, click here: https://susanherskerasid.com/

Trophy Room

Heather DeMoras Design Consultants

Trophy Room for big game hunter & aviator Photo c2010 Don Cochran Photography
Photo of a mid-sized country seated home bar in New York with medium wood cabinets and dark hardwood floors.

Dayton Lodge

Mark D. Williams Custom Homes, Inc.

Basement bar for entrainment and kid friendly for birthday parties and more! Barn wood accents and cabinets along with blue fridge for a splash of color!

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Devco Homes

Photo of a country galley home bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Queen Anne Kitchen and Powder Room

CRW Building Co.

Small transitional single-wall home bar in Seattle with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

The Aurora : 2019 Clark County Parade of Homes : Entertainment Room Bar

Cascade West Development

Inspired by the majesty of the Northern Lights and this family's everlasting love for Disney, this home plays host to enlighteningly open vistas and playful activity. Like its namesake, the beloved Sleeping Beauty, this home embodies family, fantasy and adventure in their truest form. Visions are seldom what they seem, but this home did begin 'Once Upon a Dream'. Welcome, to The Aurora.

Strawberry Hollow Farm Basement Bar

MK Designs LLC

Rustic basement bar with Kegarator & concrete countertops.
Design ideas for a small country u-shaped wet bar in Philadelphia with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, concrete benchtops, brown splashback, brick splashback, porcelain floors and grey benchtop.

Beverage Center

Herrick Design Group

Inspiration for a midcentury wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, white splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Edina Modern

Quartersawn Design Build

Contemporary home bar in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, light hardwood floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

ENCINO RESIDENCE

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN LLC

photography: francis dreis
Midcentury single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, metal splashback, beige floor and brown benchtop.

Two Creeks

KA DesignWorks

David Marlow Photography
Photo of a large country single-wall wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey splashback, metal splashback, medium hardwood floors, medium wood cabinets, brown floor, grey benchtop and glass benchtops.

Classy Colonial

Moser Architects PLLC

Small transitional single-wall wet bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Novak Project

Aurora Technology

Photo of a large industrial single-wall seated home bar in Omaha with open cabinets, brick splashback, concrete floors, grey floor, medium wood cabinets and granite benchtops.

Foxtail House

Pearson Design Group

Small country single-wall wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback and brown floor.

DC - Full House Renovation

MBW Designs

Man Cave Basement Bar photo by Tod Connell Photography
Photo of a small contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, laminate floors and beige floor.

Wellesley Remodel

Carby's Lumber

This is an example of a large transitional galley seated home bar in Boston with solid surface benchtops, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey splashback and stone tile splashback.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Distressed Cabinets and Medium Wood Cabinets

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.