Custom Home Bar with Butcher Block Countertop

This custom home bar is sprayed black conversion varnish with rubbed-through edge details to give it that antiqued and worn look. Additional features include soft-close raised panel doors, a 1 3/8" maple butcher block countertop, a decorative rock tile backsplash, under cabinet lighting and a mini wine refrigerator.

Wellborn Cabinetry Collection

Finkbone Remodeling and Construction Inc.

Mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Evergreen Road Residence Kitchen 9

mackmiller design+build

Liquor cabinet in bar features custom sized compartments that fit client’s liquor bottles for storage in the rollout shelf. Wine refrigerator and icemaker located in bar area. The husband had one request: to make room for his whimsical picture in the redesign. By building a picture frame over the bar sink we incorporated the owner’s picture as part of the cabinetry complete with a hidden picture light behind the crown molding to illuminate it. The raised panel, French blue cabinets are finished with a dark brown glazing. These are full overlay doors and drawers, constructed with high precision to maintain a 1/8” gap between every side of a door and drawer. PHOTO CREDIT: John Ray

Hickory Project

The Artisan Company

Inspiration for a transitional seated home bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and black floor.

Destin, FL Transitional Kitchen & Bath Install

Hard Rock Stone and Tile

This is an example of a mid-sized mediterranean l-shaped seated home bar in Miami with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, porcelain floors, beige floor and blue benchtop.

Novi Basement - Design & Build

Emery Design | Build

phoenix photographic
Large transitional galley seated home bar in Detroit with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and slate floors.

Ballwin Basement with Bar and Fireplace

Pro Basement Inc.

Classic bar design featuring characteristics of Tradition Bars Larry Otte
This is an example of a large arts and crafts single-wall seated home bar in St Louis with ceramic floors, an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, multi-coloured floor and medium wood cabinets.

Wine Country Rustic

Kepler Design

Jan Kepler Designer, Plato Woodwork Custom Cabinetry, Contractor: Frank Cullen, Photography:: Elliott Johnson
This is an example of a large country l-shaped home bar in San Luis Obispo with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Refined Rustic in Carlisle

Roland Builder, Inc.

Alan Wycheck Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized country single-wall wet bar in Other with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Ashland

Michelle Glennon Interior Design, Inc

Photo of a large traditional galley seated home bar in Other with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, ceramic floors and beige floor.

Colorado Serenity

Tiffany Homes

Inspiration for a mid-sized country galley seated home bar in Denver with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, copper benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, concrete floors and brown floor.

Deephaven Nantucket Remodel

Boyer Building Corporation

Lower level entertainment space: Great walnut bar with authentic elbow rest. Nautical copper lights.
Photo of a large traditional galley seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and brown benchtop.

Basement Entertainment

Northern Woodworking, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional single-wall seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Classic Traditional Charm

Cabinet Concepts by Design

This is an example of a large traditional single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Kitchen Remodel #4 - Rockville MD

Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery

Photo of a mid-sized traditional single-wall seated home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Chelsea Cabinets

Panache Inspiration Center

Home bar nestled in the basement, ready to use for guests and family movie nights! With pizza maker, glass rack, pop corn machine and a TV to watch the game! Tile Installed through Rob at Hanson Masonry in Starbuck, MN!

Spruce Moose

Liv4 Architecture

Scott Amundson
Design ideas for a country single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Destin, FL Transitional Kitchen & Bath Install

Hard Rock Stone and Tile

Light Neutrals in a Farmhouse Kitchen - Saxonburg, PA

Stone Kitchens

Photo of a large country l-shaped home bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Adult Game Room with Bar and retractable wall theater

Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling, LLC

Open concept almost full kitchen (no stove), seating, game room and home theater behind thee bar. Reunion Resort Kissimmee FL Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling Home currently for sale contact Maria Wood (352) 217-7394 for details

Home Bar Design Ideas with Raised-panel Cabinets and Stone Tile 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.