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Small contemporary wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, raised-panel cabinets, wood benchtops and porcelain floors.

Retro Cherry Bar Architecture

Artisan Stairs & Millwork

Inspiration for an expansive arts and crafts galley wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops and slate floors.

Lexington Town and Country

Small Batch Kitchens

Photo of a small country single-wall home bar in Louisville with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback and light hardwood floors.

Rustic Custom Residence

Quaker Craft Cabinetry

Design ideas for an expansive country l-shaped seated home bar in New York with raised-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood benchtops, medium hardwood floors and brown benchtop.

Custom Seated Bar

Custom Old Wood Designs, LLC

This custom home bar features a pub style bar top with wooden raised panel boards and a rustic brick base. The matching top with recessed lighting, gives this bar a visual display area for the customers diverse collection of beer cans. The cabinets and shelving behind the bar area, also adds to your storage space. *Optional: In this photo, you can see that we have installed a small refrigerator/freezer at the bottom of the wall cabinet and shelving. **Bar stools not included

A Vision in Red

Atwood: Fine Architectural Cabinetry

This very red Dutch Made kitchen cabinetry defies the notion that "enough is enough". Every angle in this kitchen and butler's pantry exudes the sumptuous red that defines it. The attention to detail from design to finish makes this a kitchen to remember. Wood countertops and backsplashes reflect the wood floors and doors in the butler's pantry.

Fintail Ranch

Faure Halvorsen Architects

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional galley seated home bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, mirror splashback and brown benchtop.

J Korsbon Designs

Wine Cellar Photo courtesy of Steve Caputo
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional single-wall seated home bar in Minneapolis with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback and brown benchtop.

Basement Buildout

Designers & Builders Development, Inc.

Large traditional l-shaped wet bar in Chicago with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops and porcelain floors.

Wine Hutch with Wet Bar

Morris Black Designs

Custom wine cabinet/wet bar with full wine cooler at right, sink in center and glass display cabinets for stemware. Black beadboard back and accent molding. #MorrisBlackDesigns

Bar

ProCraft Fine Cabinet & Woodwork

Design ideas for a small transitional galley seated home bar in St Louis with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Homesmith Construction - New Home Design

D+D Studio LLC

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Other with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback, stone tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Half Circle "S" Ranch

Gies Architects

Alan Cuenca-Photos
Design ideas for a small country u-shaped wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, medium hardwood floors and timber splashback.

Traditional Kitchen with Quartz Countertop, Window Seat and Coffee Bar

Cabinet-S-Top

In this kitchen, Medallion Gold Full Overlay Maple cabinets in the door style Madison Raised Panel with Harvest Bronze with Ebony Glaze and Highlights finish. The Wine bar furniture piece is Medallion Brookhill Raised Panel with White Chocolate Classic Paint finish with Mocha Highlights. The countertop is Cambria Bradshaw Quartz in 3cm with ledge edge and 4” backsplash on coffee bar. The backsplash is Honed Durango 4 x 4, 3 x 6 Harlequin Glass Mosaic 1 x 1 accent tile, Slate Radiance color: Cactus. Pewter 2 x 2 Pinnalce Dots; 1 x 1 Pinnacle Buttons and brushed nickel soho pencil border. Seagull Stone Street in Brushed Nickel pendant lights. Blanco single bowl Anthracite sink and Moen Brantford pull out spray faucet in spot resistant stainless. Flooring is Traiversa Applewood Frosted Coffee vinyl.

Keawakapu Bar TV & Lighting

Control Freaks Hawaii

This is an example of an expansive tropical u-shaped seated home bar in Hawaii with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, red splashback, matchstick tile splashback, porcelain floors and beige floor.

Home Bar

Built by Daniel

Large country galley bar cart in Seattle with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, ceramic floors, mirror splashback and brown floor.

CabinetMakers - Bars & Islands

CabinetMakers - Fine Cabinetry

This is an example of a large transitional galley seated home bar in Cleveland with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, beige splashback, stone slab splashback and ceramic floors.

Wine Storage

Closet Factory

Transform that unused kitchen nook into a home bar complete with wine cubbies, fluted columns, glass cabinet inserts, and LED accent lighting.
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Jacksonville with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, wood benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic floors and brown floor.

Pangea Kitchen

Adam Green Architect

Eclectic Thai-inspired bar addition for the award-winning Pangea Kitchen restaurant in Evansville, Indiana. This popular watering hole features a reclaimed Old-English style bar with custom floating panels wrapped in authentic textiles from southeast Asian.

San Rafael Home

LittleHouse Design

Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall home bar in Other with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Raised-panel Cabinets and Wood Benchtops

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.