Contemporary Media Room Bar/Wine Cellar featuring antique bottles. Paul Dyer Photography
Expansive contemporary single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, solid surface benchtops, brown splashback and concrete floors.

Swanky Lounge Basement Conversion

Martha Murray Design

Steve Tauge Studios
This is an example of a mid-sized industrial galley seated home bar in Other with concrete floors, an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, stone tile splashback and beige floor.

Gulfront Home - Kiva Dunes, Alabama

CDC Woodworking

Greg Riegler
Photo of a mid-sized beach style single-wall wet bar in Miami with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, concrete floors and beige cabinets.

Grain Matched Walnut

Marvel Cabinetry & Renovations

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, porcelain splashback, concrete floors and grey floor.

Napa Valley Luxury Estate

CRC Builders, Inc.

Large industrial u-shaped seated home bar in San Francisco with solid surface benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and concrete floors.

ElevenSound Kitchen

Clarice Zusky

This is an example of a mid-sized industrial l-shaped seated home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, solid surface benchtops, red splashback, brick splashback, concrete floors and grey floor.

Gallery

HTS Systems

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, concrete floors and grey floor.

Beach Front 30A

Coastal Elements Construction

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Miami with an undermount sink, beige cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, mosaic tile splashback, concrete floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Atlantic Beach Contemporary Kitchen

The Cabinet Shoppe

wet bar with tilt up glass doors and applied panel wine cooler door Jessie Preza
Inspiration for a large contemporary l-shaped home bar in Jacksonville with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, green cabinets, solid surface benchtops, white splashback, concrete floors and brown floor.

Builder Model | Miralomas | Boerne, Texas

MSA ARCHITECTURE + INTERIORS

This is an example of a single-wall wet bar in Austin with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, solid surface benchtops, brown splashback, brick splashback, concrete floors, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Briarbrook

Modern Craft Construction, LLC

Mid-sized transitional l-shaped wet bar in Dallas with no sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, blue splashback, matchstick tile splashback, concrete floors and grey floor.

Greenwich Kitchen Cabinet Showroom - Modern Bar

Curry & Kingston Cabinetry

sleek and modern cabinetry from Bauformat, in a dark horizontal oak grain, with black glass and aluminum framed upper cabinet.
Photo of a mid-sized modern single-wall home bar in Bridgeport with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, white splashback, stone slab splashback and concrete floors.

Installation for Dynamic Cabinets (Bismarck, ND)

Fabricators Unlimited

Countertop Material: Solid Surface Brand: Corian, Wilsonart Color: Cocoa Prima, Natural Gray, Moon Geyser Installation for: Dynamic Cabinets (Bismarck, ND)

400 Winchester

Stephanie Schulke

Design ideas for a mid-sized country l-shaped wet bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, metal splashback and concrete floors.

Wohnraum I Schlafempore

Bjørn Buchholz

Design ideas for a small modern single-wall seated home bar in Cologne with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, grey splashback, shiplap splashback, concrete floors, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Snag Island Custom Home

American Design International

Brian LaFreniere Photography
Mid-sized contemporary seated home bar in Seattle with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, beige splashback, ceramic splashback and concrete floors.

ElevenSound Kitchen

Clarice Zusky

Mid-sized industrial l-shaped seated home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, solid surface benchtops, red splashback, brick splashback, concrete floors and grey floor.

Napa Valley Luxury Estate

CRC Builders, Inc.

Design ideas for a large industrial seated home bar in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and concrete floors.

Luxurious Neutrals

Cynthia Brown Interior Design LLC

This is an example of a large contemporary l-shaped wet bar in Chicago with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, solid surface benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, concrete floors, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Gallery

HTS Systems

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary single-wall wet bar in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, concrete floors and grey floor.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Solid Surface Benchtops and Concrete Floors

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.