A retro inspired at home bar.
Design ideas for a mid-sized galley seated home bar in New York with shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Indoor/Outdoor Pool Bar

Metropolitan Design Concepts

Outdoor living area transformed from builder grade to luxury living area. Roll up door encloses the bar and wall mounted television. Use this area any time of the year. Photo credit -Ray Sheedy

Temple Nantucket

Wright Builders

Inspiration for a large eclectic galley wet bar in Austin with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, soapstone benchtops and dark hardwood floors.

Entertaiment Rooms

Unique Homes Iowa

This is an example of a mediterranean galley wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, mirror splashback, beige floor and beige benchtop.

Showroom Bar

Tony Ellis - Kitchen & Bath Design

Small country galley seated home bar in Boise with raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback and shiplap splashback.

Sammamish Waterfront

Demetriou Architects

Photo of a contemporary galley seated home bar in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets and granite benchtops.

The Billiard Room

Tallwood Design

Inspiration for a mid-sized eclectic galley seated home bar in Portland Maine with wood benchtops and carpet.

Villa Crono

Luv My Kitchens

Efrain Machado
Photo of a large traditional galley wet bar in Miami with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, marble floors, brown floor and beige benchtop.

Horse Lover's Riding Arena

Atwood: Fine Architectural Cabinetry

Both the overhead seating and the window over the sink provide views into the riding arena. Cabinetry and millwork, including corbels and overlays, accentuate the rich wood tones and equestrian theme.

Interior Detailing

Frank Souder Designs Inc

Inspiration for a large traditional galley seated home bar in Other with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, soapstone benchtops, beige splashback, subway tile splashback and carpet.

Treviso Mews Multi-Residential Apartment

Mikasa Designs

Inspiration for a small contemporary galley seated home bar in Perth with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops and medium hardwood floors.

Wade's Place

D & T Remodeling

Photo of a large modern galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, ceramic floors and beige floor.

Bar

Winston Brown Remodeling

Jake Brown
Photo of a small contemporary galley wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and ceramic floors.

Basement Finish

User

Photo of a mid-sized traditional galley seated home bar in Denver with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

House in Budleigh Salterton, Cocktail Bar

Touch Design Group

Touch Design Group Copper and smoked oak wall hung units accompany the bespoke Cocktail Bar. Back-lit shelving offers plenty of room to show off essential cocktail ingredients and martini glasses.

Laminated beams

User

Photo of a mid-sized country galley wet bar in Houston with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback and timber splashback.

Heirloom - Old World Grace

BECKS Quality Cabinets, Inc.

Photographer: Sundown Photography
Inspiration for a large traditional galley wet bar in Other with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, ceramic splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Natha

Cleve Adamson Custom Homes

Erin Matlock
Design ideas for a large transitional galley home bar in Dallas with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, ceramic floors, multi-coloured floor and brown benchtop.

Room To Entertain - In Santa Cruz

Lewis Design-Build-Remodel

Inspiration for a large modern galley home bar in San Francisco with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops and bamboo floors.

Galley Kitchen

C-Reese Architectural Design

Design ideas for a transitional galley home bar in Austin with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, subway tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Red Galley Home Bar Design Ideas

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.