Carlsbad Traditional Spanish Style Full Design and Renovation

Built in bars are a great addition to any space. The additional storage, prep space, and appliances compliment and add to the usability of the kitchen. A built in fridge, ice maker and freezer and copper prep sink all fit nicely in this snug space. The glass door cabinets are great for storage and display.

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Fratantoni Design / Residential Architects

Check out the herringbone floor pattern in this custom home bar! We love the wine fridge, wood flooring, French doors and the wall sconces.
Inspiration for an expansive traditional single-wall seated home bar in Phoenix with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, brown cabinets, zinc benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Keenes Pointe Trackman Golf Room

Waters Custom Builders LLC

Man Cave/She Shed
Photo of a large traditional l-shaped seated home bar in Orlando with a drop-in sink, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtop, quartz benchtops, engineered quartz splashback and raised-panel cabinets.

Clarendon

Lisa Lev Design

Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, dark hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

2016 Sun Prairie Residence

Hart DeNoble Builders

This is an example of a transitional l-shaped home bar in Other with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, glass tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Luxury Underground

Lauren Levant Interior

Design ideas for a large contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Other with no sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, multi-coloured benchtop and marble benchtops.

Feeling Blue? : Mini Bar

Tamara Day Design

Transitional single-wall home bar in Kansas City with no sink, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Open-plan Concept | Contemporary Living, Dining & Bathroom

Improva

This modern contemporary style dry bar area features Avant Stone Bianco Orobico - honed, benchtop and splash back with a sliding door to hide the bar when not in use.

Four Wheeler

Amy Storm & Company

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.

East Cobb Clean and sophisticated Kitchen

Rosa Moreno Kitchens

Clean and Sophisticated kitchen with white perimeter and black/blue island and vent hood, mitered edge porcelain countertops in a honed finish - picket backsplash with white grout, black faucet, black sink and black decorative hardware.

Crafted Comfort

Amrami Design + Build

Photo Credit: Aimée Mazzenga
Small traditional single-wall wet bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, blue cabinets, marble benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, multi-coloured benchtop, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

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.

Coopersale

Juliet Murphy Photography

Photo of a small transitional single-wall home bar in London with glass-front cabinets, brown cabinets, granite benchtops, glass sheet splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Mona Home Remodel

Designs By Liv

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional single-wall home bar in Detroit with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, matchstick tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Port Abbey Place

V.I.Photography & Design

Vincent Ivicevic
Inspiration for a contemporary l-shaped seated home bar in Orange County with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, dark hardwood floors, glass-front cabinets and multi-coloured benchtop.

Dream Coast Builders Home Bar

Dream Coast Builders

Design ideas for a mid-sized tropical single-wall wet bar in Tampa with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, green cabinets, granite benchtops, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Tartan Ridge Lot 88

Romanelli & Hughes Custom Home Builders

J.E. Evans
This is an example of a traditional galley seated home bar in Columbus with dark hardwood floors, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Milton Equestrian Home

LB Designs

Mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Two-Tone Transitional

Karen Berkemeyer Home

Mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Guernsey Custom

M. Lahr Homes

This is an example of a large transitional single-wall wet bar in Orlando with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble benchtops, beige splashback, mosaic tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Dark Hardwood Floors and Multi-Coloured Benchtop

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.