Builder: Jarrod Smart Construction Photography: Cipher Imaging
Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional galley home bar in Minneapolis with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops and slate floors.

Entertainment area

Summit Designs LLC

The homeowners wanted to turn this rustic kitchen, which lacked functional cabinet storage space, into a brighter more fun kitchen with a dual tap Perlick keg refrigerator. For the keg, we removed existing cabinets and later retrofitted the doors on the Perlick keg refrigerator. We also added two Hubbardton Forge pendants over the bar and used light travertine and mulit colored Hirsch glass for the backsplash, which added texture and color to complement the various bottle colors they stored. We installed taller, light maple cabinets with glass panels to give the feeling of a larger space. To brighten it up, we added layers of LED lighting inside and under the cabinets as well as under the countertop with bar seating. For a little fun we even added a multi-color, multi-function LED toe kick, to lighten up the darker cabinets. Each small detail made a big impact.

Rural Sioux City

Modern Kitchen Design

Mark Karrer DutchMade, Inc. Cabinetry was provided by Modern Kitchen Design. The homeowner supplied all other materials.
Photo of a mid-sized eclectic single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, metal splashback, slate floors and multi-coloured floor.

Seaside Slab with Apex and J Profile features

Treyone

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary wet bar in Cornwall with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, slate floors and grey floor.

2016 Colorado Springs Parade of Homes

Galiant Homes, LLC

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern l-shaped wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, concrete benchtops, mosaic tile splashback, slate floors and grey floor.

Show Ghost Chalet

ToadnWillow

Laura Mettler
Photo of a mid-sized country u-shaped wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, slate splashback, slate floors and grey floor.

Hauppauge Bar Area

Artistic Cabinetry

HM Photography
Mid-sized transitional u-shaped seated home bar in New York with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops and slate floors.

Severn River Overlook

Walnut Hill Landscape Company

Michael Prokopchak, ASLA
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Baltimore with flat-panel cabinets and slate floors.

Basement Bar Area

Dovetail Kitchen Designs

Mid-sized transitional seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, slate floors and brown floor.

East End Beach House

BERG DESIGN ARCHITECTURE

Photo of a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in New York with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, soapstone benchtops, red splashback, mosaic tile splashback, slate floors and grey floor.

"The Melissa Danielle"

Don Collins Builder, Inc.

Don Collins Builder, Inc.
This is an example of a mid-sized country u-shaped seated home bar in Raleigh with slate floors, an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, granite benchtops and ceramic splashback.

Watermark Condo

Tyler Engle Architects PS

Photography by Ben Benschneider
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary galley seated home bar in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, slate floors and grey floor.

Our Work

Panama Properties

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional single-wall seated home bar in Atlanta with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, mirror splashback, slate floors and grey floor.

New England Style Home

Oakley Home Builders

Mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, matchstick tile splashback and slate floors.

Rustic Farmhouse Bar

New Hope Cabinets & Kitchens by Charles Weiler

The once exterior stone walls define this space giving it that true, farmhouse feel. The antiqued glass cabinets illuminate their distressed finish. Complete with a dual-zone wine refrigerator, an ice-trough for chilling bottles and a custom stainless steel counter, this bar is ideal for entertaining guests.

Altadore "The Owen"

Cenova Homes

This is an example of a mid-sized modern galley seated home bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, concrete benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, slate floors and black floor.

Dayton Model

Zach Building co inc

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Milwaukee with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, slate floors and grey floor.

Painted Hills Kitchen Rennovation

Kimberlee Kristine

Photo of a mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Seattle with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, stone tile splashback and slate floors.

Basement Bar Area

Dovetail Kitchen Designs

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional seated home bar in Minneapolis with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, an undermount sink, slate splashback, slate floors and brown floor.

Rustic Cherry Bar - Barnegat Light, NJ

Universal Cabinetry Design Center

Custom wet bar at the Jersey Shore Design by David Gresh, Universal Cabinetry Design/Universal Supply Ship Bottom, NJ 08008 General Contracting & installation by Ciardelli Finish Carpentry Beach Haven, NJ 08008 Countertop by LBI Tile & Marble, LLC Beach Haven, NJ 08008 Cabinetry by Signature Custom Cabinetry, Inc. Ephrata, PA 17522 Photography by Adrienne Ingram, Element Photography Medford, NJ 08053

Mid-sized Home Bar Design Ideas with Slate 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.