Handsome tile backsplash on wet bar.
Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, recycled glass benchtops, blue splashback, glass tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and blue benchtop.

Billiard Room With Full Bar

Golden Visions Design

The large billiard room features a full bar and fireplace. This space has become a favorite hang out spot when friends and family visit.
Design ideas for a large modern galley wet bar in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, recycled glass benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

Wet bar

Penny Hendricks

Wet bar. Diamond shaker cabinets in Junniper Berry, Curava Element countertop and white glass backsplash.
Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in Tampa with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, recycled glass benchtops, white splashback, glass tile splashback, travertine floors and beige floor.

Hill Tide, Boca Grande

Jinx McDonald Interior Designs

Photo of a large beach style u-shaped seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, recycled glass benchtops, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and turquoise benchtop.

Stone Crab Concrete

GlassEco Surfaces by Fisher Recycling

Patrick Brickman
Design ideas for a large beach style single-wall seated home bar in Charleston with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, recycled glass benchtops, concrete floors, grey floor and a drop-in sink.

Studio White

An Original, Inc.

This project was designed to give the homeowner the opportunity to dress the transitional white painted cabinetry with a french country feel. Cabinetry by An Original, Inc.

Addition and Remodel in Santa Cruz With Tuscan Accents

Golden Visions Design

The large billiard room features a full bar and fireplace. This space has become a favorite hang out spot when friends and family visit.
Design ideas for a large contemporary galley wet bar in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, recycled glass benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

Osprey Drive home on Topsail Isalnd

D's Interior Design

Seating area next to wet bar.
Photo of a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, recycled glass benchtops, blue splashback, glass tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and blue benchtop.

Addition and Remodel in Santa Cruz With Tuscan Accents

Golden Visions Design

The large billiard room features a full bar and fireplace. This space has become a favorite hang out spot when friends and family visit.
Large contemporary galley wet bar in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, recycled glass benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Shaker Cabinets and Recycled Glass 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.