This is an example of a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, grey splashback, medium hardwood floors and grey benchtop.

Upper West Side Residence

Ann Baumgartner Design

Marco Ricca
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional home bar in Denver with grey cabinets, brown splashback, stainless steel benchtops, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor, grey benchtop and shaker cabinets.

Unity Entertainment, Prep Station, & Serving Cart by Keter. Grey

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This plastic outdoor kitchen storage table combines two storage solutions in one, providing a stainless steel top for serving drinks or condiments and a cupboard for storing extra supplies. It works perfectly for a family barbecue or any friendly gatherings on the deck, giving you extra serving and storage space for plates, water bottles and more. With its smooth-gliding casters, you can load up the storage unit in the kitchen and roll it to the outdoor grill where you need it. This rolling kitchen cart comes in handy for both small and large outdoor patios and kitchen spaces.

Bars

PB Kitchen Design

Contemporary Bar with black painted oak cabinets, 1/4" thick stainless steel countertop with integral stainless sink, Sub Zero Beverage Center, Kohler Purist faucet in black finish, painted wood ship lap paneling on walls

Sullivans Island New-Old House - Bar

Beau Clowney Architects

A beautiful home bar with windows for a backsplash. Photo Credit: Eric Piasecki
Photo of a beach style u-shaped wet bar in Charleston with glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, stainless steel benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Home Bar with Glass Shelves

Cabinet Innovations

Beverage Bar featuring Wood-Mode 84 cabinets. Door style featured is Whitney Recessed in Walnut with a Matte Winter Sky finish. All cabinets are finished off with a tab pulls and SubZero Wolf appliances. Stainless Steel countertops, Benjamin Moore paint and glass shelves surround the beautiful Wood-Mode cabinets.

Custom Home Main Line

Warren Claytor Architects

Photo of a large u-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mirror splashback and limestone floors.

Oceanside Wood Mode

SANOMA Kitchen & Bath

Large contemporary home bar in Miami with recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, stainless steel benchtops and porcelain floors.

Transitional Lake House

Patrick Widing Custom Homes

Photo of a mid-sized arts and crafts single-wall wet bar in Detroit with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, beige splashback, matchstick tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

White cabinets

Artistic Renovations of Ohio LLC

Photo of a traditional single-wall wet bar in Cleveland with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, stainless steel benchtops and white floor.

Victorian Remodel

Spang Builders, Inc.

Inspiration for a small traditional galley wet bar in Portland Maine with an integrated sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Spanish Mission Hex and Star Floor

Clay Squared to Infinity

This Star and Hex pattern livens up any room, making a basic wet bar into everyone's new favorite space. The soft matte finish and the 100+ year lifespan of these tiles provide a timeless addition to any home. Photographer: Kory Kevin, Interior Designer: Martha Dayton Design, Architect: Rehkamp Larson Architects, Tiler: Reuter Quality Tile

Naperville Custom Home

Redstart Construction, Inc.

Marina Storm: Picture Perfect House
Inspiration for a large country single-wall seated home bar in Chicago with grey cabinets, stainless steel benchtops and slate floors.

Metal Bar

Ed Saloga Design Build

Bar design and basement build out Ed Saloga Design Build Custom patina metal bar top and bar panels Landmark Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized industrial single-wall seated home bar in Chicago with dark wood cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, porcelain floors, brown floor and shaker cabinets.

High Fashion Penthouse

Kalu Interiors

This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Vancouver with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Settlers Estate

Costa Homebuilders

This is an example of a country galley seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, distressed cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Fun Midcentury Bar

Design One Cabinetry

A combination of stainless and colored counter tops keep this design interesting. The cabinets give plenty of space to keep all your cocktail hour necessities nearby.

Transitional Home Bar

Transitional wet bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, black cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, white splashback, timber splashback, dark hardwood floors and flat-panel cabinets.

Westport Country

Christine Donner Kitchen Design Inc.

Party central is this mysterious black bar with delicate brass shelves, anchored from countertop to ceiling. The countertop is an acid washed stainless, a treatment that produces light copper highlights. An integral sink can be filled with ice to keep wine cool all evening.

Finding Their Style | Tweak with a Twist

Tweak Your Space

Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall bar cart in Tampa with distressed cabinets, stainless steel benchtops, white splashback, porcelain floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

All Cabinet Finishes Home Bar Design Ideas with Stainless Steel 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.