Commercial Flower Boutique Shop - Set up Display Counters We organized their entire displays within the store, as well as put in place organizational system in their backroom to manage their inventory.

Fresh Baby Blue Kitchen & Bar Cubby

Model Remodel

Gold glass rinser to match the gold faucet
Midcentury home bar in Seattle.

Sullivan Canyon Residence

Paul Davis Architects

This home bar was created as a plaster volume, helping define both the living room and billiards areas. The cool white of the exterior plaster finish gives way to warm, rich leather-tiled walls at the interior. Custom-fabricated brass-strip trim edges the leather, creating a strategic "reveal" between adjacent materials. In tribute to the house's "Western Ranch" heritage, desert mesquite wood was used in end-grain mode to create the curved countertop. A vintage print of young Barack Obama smoking something is prominently featured! Photo Credit: Undine Prohl

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Golden Way, Los Altos

Greenberg Construction

Design ideas for a midcentury home bar in San Francisco.

Stepped 2 Bay Collector's Shelving Unit

Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.

Loving the visual rhythm of this stepped Collector’s bar shelving in San Francisco! The gunmetal, bronze and glass grid strikes a new cord layered with the cool aquatic green Pattern.

Lori & Jim's Mid Century Modern Whole House Renovation

Americraft, Inc

Photo of a mid-sized midcentury single-wall wet bar in Chicago with no sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, vinyl floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Modern Residence IV

User

Photo of a midcentury galley seated home bar in San Diego with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, marble benchtops, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

Cherry Project

Studio H Designs, Inc.

Large midcentury u-shaped home bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Hughes Project

Steven M Roche Design Build

Mid-sized midcentury single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, green splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and green benchtop.

Eichler - Inspired Home

Carmit Oron Interior Design

This is an example of a large midcentury single-wall home bar in San Francisco with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, porcelain floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

Finally Tucson

Prideaux Design

Design ideas for a midcentury home bar in Phoenix.

How Cool is the Pool (House)?

d2 interieurs

Isn't this space just so groovy? We love how the custom bar/kitchenette in the guest house turned out. Denise had custom cabinetry designed and painted turquoise. The counter top is back painted glass. The focal pint is the incredible wall paper that makes the space, bright, colorful and so much fun.

1942 Roscoe Hemenway House

Vicki Simon Interior Design

Vintage German hutch found with same rounded forms as front facade entry of house. Rounded forms on all furniture. Butcher block island counter for direct food prep.

Cigar Room - An Escape in Indianapolis

Franklin Window and Door

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Design ideas for a large midcentury home bar in Indianapolis.

Manhattan Ave Residence

Laney LA, Inc.

Interior Designer: Rini Kundu Contractor: RJ Smith Collaborating Architect: Doug Leach Landscape: Jones Landscape LA Photos: Ryan Garvin
Design ideas for a midcentury galley wet bar in Los Angeles with shaker cabinets, white cabinets and multi-coloured floor.

Mid-Century Modern Man Cave

Fran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESIS

Photography by Cristopher Nolasco
Inspiration for a mid-sized midcentury u-shaped seated home bar with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Midtown Midmod

Hammersmith Structures

Midcentury single-wall wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, engineered quartz splashback, carpet, grey floor and turquoise benchtop.

Ravenna Art Deco Dwelling

Workshop Estates

This is an example of a large midcentury u-shaped wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and black benchtop.

Mid-Century Modern Cabin

MYRA Studio

Photo of a mid-sized midcentury galley home bar with an undermount sink, granite benchtops, green splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

Midcentury Home Bar Design Ideas

A midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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.

Vacant Staging: 600 Monte Vista

TroveCollective LLC

Janet Z Realty / Briana Arlene Photography
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