A captivating bar area that combines modernity, warmth, and vintage allure. It is a space where one can entertain guests in style, with the wire mesh front cabinets and floating shelves providing ample storage for glassware, bottles, and other bar essentials. The antique mirrored splashback adds a touch of elegance and glamour, elevating the overall aesthetic and creating a visually striking atmosphere.

Wilmette Basement Remodel

North Shore Kitchen & Bath

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, vinyl floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

Farmhouse Rustic

Troico

Photo of a country single-wall home bar in Vancouver with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, laminate benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Bars - Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars

The Cleary Company

Design-Build custom storage for client's extensive bourbon collection. Features include custom cabinetry, blue quartz countertop, floating wood shelves and a thin brick backsplash. Project Developer & Designer - Jen Sommers, CR, Allied ASID

Tuscany Way

Aloha Kitchen, Bath & Design

Elegant traditional style home with some old world and Italian touches and materials and warm inviting tones.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional single-wall home bar in San Francisco with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, porcelain floors, beige floor and yellow benchtop.

Elegant Living

Angella Bligh Interiors

Detail shot of wine storage cabinet with backlit panels.
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall home bar in London with beaded inset cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback and brown benchtop.

Oswald Remodel

B&B Builders

Beverage Center
Inspiration for a large traditional single-wall home bar in Other with no sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

New Old World

Colossus Mfg.

Built in marble dry bar with cherry wood counter top.
Inspiration for a small mediterranean home bar in Sacramento with open cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, marble splashback and brown benchtop.

Butler's Pantry

Kitchen Rehab

Here is our subtop and typically how we do an install. This top was tricky to get in there as there is a wall to the left and right. The top has to be slightly undersized without being so undersized that the backsplash doesn't cover the difference.

Bourbon Bar

The Cleary Company

Design-Build custom cabinetry and shelving for storage and display of extensive bourbon collection. Cambria engineered quartz counterop - Parys w/ridgeline edge DuraSupreme maple cabinetry - Smoke stain w/ adjustable shelves, hoop door style and "rain" glass door panes Feature wall behind shelves - MSI Brick 2x10 Capella in charcoal Flooring - LVP Coretec Elliptical oak 7x48 Wall color Sherwin Williams Naval SW6244 & Skyline Steel SW1015

Bourbon Bar

The Cleary Company

Tonka Bay Beach House

Studio M Kitchen & Bath

A dry bar in Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy with bold brass hardware makes a grand statement and gives a nod to the home's location on Lake Minnetonka.
Inspiration for a small single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and multi-coloured benchtop.

Tonka Bay Beach House

Studio M Kitchen & Bath

Integrated lighting and a backsplash of reflective tile keep things bright.
Design ideas for a small single-wall home bar in Minneapolis with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and multi-coloured benchtop.

GAME FACE

Kelly Scanlon Interior Design

An otherwise unremarkable lower level is now a layered, multifunctional room including a place to play, watch, sleep, and drink. Our client didn’t want light, bright, airy grey and white - PASS! She wanted established, lived-in, stories to tell, more to make, and endless interest. So we put in true French Oak planks stained in a tobacco tone, dressed the walls in gold rivets and black hemp paper, and filled them with vintage art and lighting. We added a bar, sleeper sofa of dreams, and wrapped a drink ledge around the room so players can easily free up their hands to line up their next shot or elbow bump a teammate for encouragement! Soapstone, aged brass, blackened steel, antiqued mirrors, distressed woods and vintage inspired textiles are all at home in this story - GAME ON! Check out the laundry details as well. The beloved house cats claimed the entire corner of cabinetry for the ultimate maze (and clever litter box concealment). Overall, a WIN-WIN!

Lovely Haze Green Home Bar

Fusion Cabinets, Inc.

The glass display cabinets shimmer with the LED lights offering lovely mood lighting during happy hour!
Inspiration for a small transitional galley home bar in Tampa with shaker cabinets, green cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass tile splashback and grey benchtop.

Bars

Webber Coleman Woodworks

Farmhouse style kitchen with bar, featuring floating wood shelves, glass door cabinets, white cabinets with contrasting black doors, undercounter beverage refrigerator and icemaker with panel, decorative feet on drawer stack.

Labrousse

Charla Ray Interior Design

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Portland with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Modern Colour Condo

Douglas Design Studio

Modern colour home bar with doors to allow this space to be hidden
Mid-sized contemporary single-wall home bar in Toronto with flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, granite splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Labrousse

Charla Ray Interior Design

Mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Portland with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Labrousse

Charla Ray Interior Design

Photo of a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Portland with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Dry Bar Home Bar Design Ideas with Multi-Coloured 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.