A custom wine nook with built-in cabinets and Talavera tile backsplash in a Spanish-style Westlake Village home renovation. Polished Quartz countertops and white paint give classic features such as raised panel drawers a fresh update. Glass-front cabinets with interior lighting turn stored barware into a beautiful display. Wrought steel bar pulls and knobs elevate the design of this contemporary Spanish look. Photographer: Tom Clary

Deephaven Nantucket Remodel

Boyer Building Corporation

Lower level entertainment space: Great walnut bar with authentic elbow rest. Nautical copper lights.
Photo of a large traditional galley seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and brown benchtop.

Palos Verdes Estates Spanish Residence

Joseph Spierer Architects, Inc.

Indoor-outdoor home bar area overlooking the ocean.
Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean seated home bar in Los Angeles with an integrated sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, porcelain splashback, terra-cotta floors, red floor and white benchtop.

Murrells Inlet Home

CHD Interiors

This is an example of a beach style single-wall wet bar in Charlotte with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, blue splashback, subway tile splashback, terra-cotta floors, orange floor and black benchtop.

PS Platinum | Omni La Costa Resort

Intimate Living Interiors

Brevin Blach Photography
Photo of a beach style home bar in San Diego with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and terra-cotta floors.

Lake Court Residence

DreamHome Staging & ReDesign

Small transitional single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, glass tile splashback, terra-cotta floors and beige floor.

Remodels/After

Larie Barnett Interior Decorator

After
Photo of a country single-wall wet bar in Dallas with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, timber splashback, terra-cotta floors, white benchtop and brown splashback.

Calf Creek

James Michael Howard

Photo of a mid-sized modern single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback and terra-cotta floors.

Salon Après

Olivia Martin / Architecte d'Intérieur

Rénovation d'une maison, conseil en aménagement. Regardez bien le avant après c'est méconnaissable.
Inspiration for a mid-sized midcentury u-shaped seated home bar in Paris with beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, terra-cotta floors, an integrated sink, laminate benchtops and red floor.

Ammenti

Danmar Cabinet Company

Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall bar cart in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops and terra-cotta floors.

Rose Lane New

Mel McDaniel Design

Design ideas for a large traditional single-wall seated home bar in Philadelphia with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops and terra-cotta floors.

SPANISH MEETS COASTAL

ERICA GOMEZ- INNER LIGHT INTERIOR DESIGN

This is an example of a small single-wall wet bar in San Luis Obispo with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, terra-cotta floors and orange floor.

Ashling Lane wet bar

Alison River Interiors

The very dated wet bar got a total facelift featuring remnant granite counters, custom white oak shelves and grasscloth wallpaper.
Photo of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Phoenix with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, granite splashback, terra-cotta floors and multi-coloured benchtop.

Tocando el cielo

Renova Meridiano

Reforma integral de vivienda en Barcelona
Mid-sized mediterranean u-shaped seated home bar in Barcelona with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, terra-cotta floors, black floor and white benchtop.

Ammenti

Danmar Cabinet Company

Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall bar cart in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops and terra-cotta floors.

Rose Lane New

Mel McDaniel Design

Photo of a large traditional single-wall seated home bar in Philadelphia with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, wood benchtops and terra-cotta floors.

Home Bar Design Ideas with White Cabinets and Terra-cotta 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.