Design ideas for a mid-sized country u-shaped seated home bar in Indianapolis with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, porcelain floors and white floor.

From Childhood Home to Forever Home: A complete Renovation in Southern MA

Kitchen & Bath Gallery

Photography by: Kyle J Caldwell
Inspiration for a small transitional single-wall home bar in Providence with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, brown splashback, glass tile splashback and porcelain floors.

Bar & Wine Room

Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLC

This is an example of a large arts and crafts galley wet bar in DC Metro with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, red splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Comfortable Rustic Modern Family Home in Woodacre

Craig O'Connell Architecture

The completely remodeled kitchen is now the focal point of the home. The modern concrete countertops, subway tiles and unique custom cabinets add clean lines and are complemented by the warm and rustic reclaimed wood open shelving. Custom made with beech and birch wood, the flush inset cabinets feature unique routed pulls and a beaded face frame. In the prep sink area, the cabinets have glass fronts with embedded wire mesh.

A-List Awards 2016 "kitchen"

JMKA | architects

Neil Landino Landino Photography
Photo of a country wet bar in New York with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, glass tile splashback and porcelain floors.

Transitional Home Bar

This is an example of a transitional single-wall wet bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, beige cabinets, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Spanish Modern Lakehouse

CIRCLE Design Studio

Kip Dawkins
Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall seated home bar in Richmond with dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and recessed-panel cabinets.

Thai Project

San Diego Remodeling Pros

Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in San Diego with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, glass tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Under the Stairs

Timber Wolff Designs Inc.

This is an example of a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Irish Pub

Cabinet Concepts by Design

Inspiration for a mid-sized arts and crafts u-shaped wet bar in Other with limestone benchtops, glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, mirror splashback and porcelain floors.

Colorado Entertainment Basement

HŌM Solutions, Inc.

Phil Wegener Photography
Mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and travertine floors.

Villa Arboretum

The Leland Group

Greg Grupenhof
Photo of a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Cincinnati with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Unique Home Bar Designed by Interior Designer Linda Caruso

White House Living & White House Luxe

Design ideas for a traditional seated home bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets and mirror splashback.

House on the hill

Pomerantz Woodworking

Topkat photography
This is an example of a country wet bar in Burlington with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, medium hardwood floors and blue cabinets.

Man Cave

Daniel Manning

Photo by Everett Regal http://eregalstudio.com/
Photo of a large country l-shaped wet bar in New York with granite benchtops, porcelain floors, brown floor, dark wood cabinets and recessed-panel cabinets.

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sam van fleet
Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall home bar in Seattle with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets and soapstone benchtops.

Shingle Style

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Lucas Allen
Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall home bar in Jacksonville with no sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, white splashback, mosaic tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Custom Wet Bar Massapequa, NY

Aladdin Remodelers

Mid-sized traditional l-shaped wet bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, medium hardwood floors and brown splashback.

Amy Trowman IOP Beach House No.1

Matthew Bolt Graphic Design

Matthew Bolt Photography
Design ideas for a beach style single-wall home bar in San Francisco with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Traditional Home Bar

Mid-sized traditional wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, laminate benchtops, brown splashback and ceramic floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Recessed-panel Cabinets and Glass-front 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.