One of our client’s biggest issues with this lake house was the lack of storage space, so we designed and built a combined walk-in pantry and laundry room off their dining room. We enclosed the new area with giant black steel doors, which you’ll see repeated throughout the house. Our clients are big entertainers—and can you blame them with a house like this? Inside the pantry, we added a wall of minimalist cabinets and a mini bar with a dual temperature-controlled fridge for storing beer and wine. The pantry was a great way to provide additional kitchen storage since the kitchen space didn’t allow for many cabinets, and we even found a creative way to hide their pets’ food and water. On the floor tile, you’ll see that we incorporated navy accents from the kitchen and throughout the rest of the home.

Colorful & Cheery

Sunnyfields Cabinetry

Transitional kitchen space showing dark hardwood coffee bar with wine cooler, on brown terra-cotta tile flooring.
This is an example of a transitional seated home bar in Baltimore with dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, terra-cotta floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Basement

Clever Closets

Large home bar in Philadelphia with 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.

West End Maximalism | Design and Build

Nistenhaus Design LLC

Eclectic single-wall wet bar in St Louis with a drop-in sink, glass-front cabinets, blue cabinets, green splashback, ceramic splashback, terra-cotta floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Toscane

MOSAïSTE pour l'architecture

Création de Motif en mosaique d inspiration Paysage. Répétition de collines et d'arbres . Mosaïque d émaux de Briare et grès dans des tons chauds..orange brulée, ocre rouge, tuile.

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.

LA GOLETA | Decor + Styling

Designology Studio LLC

A home bar fit for a true mixologist! Complete with a large wine fridge and ample storage.
Photo of a transitional home bar in Santa Barbara with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets and terra-cotta floors.

Hamilton New West

Troico

Mid-sized arts and crafts single-wall home bar in Other with light wood cabinets, glass-front cabinets, black benchtop, granite benchtops, terra-cotta floors and red floor.

Demeure de Campagne

User

This is an example of a large contemporary single-wall seated home bar in Paris with no sink, wood benchtops, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and beige benchtop.

3rd Street Den Refresh

Ginger Ayn Interiors

This no-demo renovation brought a tired, 1980's room into the 21st century while embracing the clients' treasured heirlooms. Transitional meets ranch in this early 1900's home that has been completely updated room-by-room with this den being the final room in the project. Keeping the saltillo tile floor, knotty pine ceiling, stone accents, and denim slipcovered sectional was important to the clients. A fresh coat of SW agreeable gray with an urbane bronze accent wall behind the bar freshened everything up. Metallic wallpaper and floating shelves in the bar area are framed by rustic, knotty alder beams. New glass pendants, a large cage light, and coordinating ceiling fans complete the transitional feel of the room.

Stone Wall and Theater Room

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View of the arched wall and theater room.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and multi-coloured 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.

Theater Room

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View of the theater room including electric leather recliners, arched wall, sconces, and projector.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

View of Bar, Poker, and Billiards Areas

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View of the bar, poker table, and pool table.
Mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Arched Stone Wall

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View from the bar through the arched wall to the theater screen.
Photo of a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

View from Pool Table

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View from the pool table room.
Mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Poker Table, Bar, and Pool Table

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View of the bar, poker table, and pool table.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, terra-cotta floors, beige floor and multi-coloured benchtop.

Home Bar Design Ideas with 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.