This amazing entertainment loft overlooking the lagoon at Beachwalk features our Eclipse Frameless Cabinetry in the Metropolitan door style. The designers collaborated with the homeowners to create a fully-equipped, high-tech third floor lounge with a full kitchen, wet bar, media center and custom built-ins to display the homeowner’s curated collection of sports memorabilia. The creative team incorporated a combination of three wood species and finishes: Maple; Painted Repose Gray (Sherwin Williams color) Walnut; Seagull stain and Poplar; Heatherstone stain into the cabinetry, shiplap accent wall and trim. The brushed gold hardware is the perfect finishing touch. This entire third story is now devoted to top notch entertaining with waterfront views.

Finished Basement in Oxford, MI

Finished Basements Plus

Photo of a large traditional galley wet bar in Detroit with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, engineered quartz splashback, vinyl floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Wet Bar

BSA Construction

Built-in dark walnut wet bar with brass hardware and dark stone backsplash and dark stone countertop. White walls with dark wood built-ins. Wet bar with hammered undermount sink and polished nickel faucet.

Sharon Contemporary

Keri Murray Architecture

This is an example of a large contemporary single-wall wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, mosaic tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Maison Bar

Blanc & Noir Interiors

Elegant, modern mountain home bar was designed with metal pendants and details, with floating shelves and and a herringbone floor.
Inspiration for a large country seated home bar in Salt Lake City with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, brick splashback and blue floor.

Bloomfield Hills, MI Basement Renovation

MainStreet Design Build

We were lucky to work with a blank slate in this nearly new home. Keeping the bar as the main focus was critical. With elements like the gorgeous tin ceiling, custom finished distressed black wainscot and handmade wood bar top were the perfect complement to the reclaimed brick walls and beautiful beam work. With connections to a local artist who handcrafted and welded the steel doors to the built-in liquor cabinet, our clients were ecstatic with the results. Other amenities in the bar include the rear wall of stainless built-ins, including individual refrigeration, freezer, ice maker, a 2-tap beer unit, dishwasher drawers and matching Stainless Steel sink base cabinet.

Modern Scandinavian Farmhouse

Lauren Levant Interior

This is an example of a large modern single-wall seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, light hardwood floors, brown floor, grey benchtop, grey cabinets, grey splashback and glass tile splashback.

A Wine Connoisseur’s Idea of a Basement Entertainment Room

Jacobson Construction, Inc.

Wine is one of the few things in life that improves with age. But it can also rapidly deteriorate. The three factors that have the most direct impact on a wine's condition are light, humidity and temperature. Because wine can often be expensive and often appreciate in value, security is another issue. This basement-remodeling project began with ensuring the quality and security of the owner’s wine collection. Even more important, the remodeled basement had to become an inviting place for entertaining family and friends. A wet bar/entertainment area became the centerpiece of the design. Cherry wood cabinets and stainless steel appliances complement the counter tops, which are made with a special composite material and designed for bar glassware - softer to the touch than granite. Unused space below the stairway was turned into a secure wine storage room, and another cherry wood cabinet holds 300 bottles of wine in a humidity and temperature controlled refrigeration unit. The basement remodeling project also includes an entertainment center and cozy fireplace. The basement-turned-entertainment room is controlled with a two-zone heating system to moderate both temperature and humidity. To infuse a nautical theme a custom stairway post was created to simulate the mast from a 1905 vintage sailboat. The mast/post was hand-crafted from mahogany and steel banding.

Design Ideas by Napoleon

Napoleon Products

Large traditional single-wall seated home bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, marble benchtops and white benchtop.

Suburban Custom Home

New Style Cabinets

Inspiration for a large contemporary l-shaped home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, stone slab splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Lincoln Park - 1734 N. Mohawk

Middlefork Development LLC

6,800SF new single-family-home in east Lincoln Park. 7 bedrooms, 6.3 bathrooms. Connected, heated 2-1/2-car garage. Available as of September 26, 2016. Reminiscent of the grand limestone townhouses of Astor Street, this 6,800-square-foot home evokes a sense of Chicago history while providing all the conveniences and technologies of the 21st Century. The home features seven bedrooms — four of which have en-suite baths, as well as a recreation floor on the lower level. An expansive great room on the first floor leads to the raised rear yard and outdoor deck complete with outdoor fireplace. At the top, a penthouse observatory leads to a large roof deck with spectacular skyline views. Please contact us to view floor plans. Nathan Kirckman

At-home bar

Creation Cabinetry

This photo reveals the foot rail at the bottom of the bar, and also does a fantastic job of displaying some of the details in the bar.
This is an example of a large traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

RMS House

I.Castillo Designs

Why leave home when you can bring the bar to you? This wine and bar area is perfect to store all your essentials in one spot. This space features frosted glass doors on the upper cabinets, wine racks, a wine cooler, and extra storage space.

Castlebay Home

Ellecor Design & Gifts by Haden Long

Design ideas for a large midcentury single-wall seated home bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite benchtops, ceramic floors and an undermount sink.

Speakeasy

Anthony James Master Builders, LLC

The Ginesi Speakeasy is the ideal at-home entertaining space. A two-story extension right off this home's kitchen creates a warm and inviting space for family gatherings and friendly late nights.

Pandemic Playroom on the Peninsula

Sabrina Alfin Interiors

Detail shot of bar shelving above the workspace.
Inspiration for a large modern galley wet bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, beige splashback, porcelain splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Mahogany butler's pantry

Terri Sears, Kitchen and Bath Designer

Large galley wet bar in Nashville with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, grey splashback, mirror splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Adult Game Room with Bar

Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling, LLC

Who wouldn't want to invite a few friends over and enjoy your own bar and game room? Access to the balcony and home theater. Landmark Custom Builder & Remodeling Kissimmee, FL Reunion Resort

Custom Lounge in All About that Brass!

Santa Barbara Designs of the Interior

Our Petite Lounge was formerly a small atrium, but after opening up the small doorway to create this dramatic entry, it is a stunning part of a trifecta of spaces meant to elegantly and comfortably entertain well. The black marble tile in inlaid with brass undulating details, which we echoed in the custom brass fittings we used to support our glass shelves.

Wet Bar with Metropolis Textured Melamine door style in Falls Church, VA

UltraCraft Cabinetry

Metropolis Textured Melamine door style in Argent Oak Vertical finish. Designed by Danielle Melchione, CKD of Reico Kitchen & Bath. Photographed by BTW Images LLC.

Large Home Bar Design Ideas with an Undermount Sink

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.