The dry bar is conveniently located between the kitchen and family room but utilizes the space underneath new 2nd floor stairs. Ample countertop space also doubles as additional buffet serving area. Just a tiny bit of the original shiplap wall remains as a accent wall behind floating shelves. Custom built-in cabinets offer additional kitchen storage.

Shipton

Visbeen Architects

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Grand Rapids with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, brick floors, red floor, white benchtop and no sink.

Family-Functional Kitchen in Pingree Grove

Advance Design Studio, Ltd.

Built-in home bar located just off the kitchen and dining room. Our clients love utilizing it when they host friends and family for game night!
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, shaker cabinets, brown splashback and shiplap splashback.

Auburn Bay Basement Development

Niche reDesign

Wetbar with beverage cooler, wine bottle storage, flip up cabinet for glass. Shiplap wall with intention to put a small bar table under the mirror.
Photo of a mid-sized industrial single-wall wet bar in Calgary with carpet, grey floor, an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, shiplap splashback and grey benchtop.

Transitional Basement Finish Overland Park, KS

KCBR Design | Remodel

This transitional design style basement finish checks all the boxes and is the perfect hangout spot for the entire family. This space features a playroom, home gym, bathroom, guest bedroom, wet bar, understairs playhouse, and lounge area with a media accent wall.

Parisian Full Basement Reno

JC Unlimited Contracting Inc.

Inspiration for a single-wall wet bar in Toronto with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, laminate benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, vinyl floors, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Transitional Farmhouse | Rosemount, MN

Homes by Tradition

Inspiration for a transitional single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with quartz benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Organic Coastal Kitchen Bar

Susie Rivadeneyra Design

Transitional single-wall home bar with shaker cabinets, wood benchtops, brown benchtop, black cabinets, black splashback and shiplap splashback.

Interior Detail

Richard Bubnowski Design LLC

Design ideas for a small single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback and grey benchtop.

Turkey Land Cove

Colonial Reproductions, Inc.

Design ideas for a beach style single-wall wet bar in Boston with white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Modern Coastal in metro-Charleston

One Coast Design

We love a beautiful updated coastal moment here in Summerville, SC! Shiplap, pale blue notes, glass cabinets and all styled to perfection for our clients! As a Charleston-based interior designer and curator of coastal homes, my team and I can integrate your most cherished belongings with fresh color, custom art, updated furnishings, and elegant accessories. We also specialize in designing head-turning kitchens and baths. We are currently collaborating with ocean-view-obsessed clients from around the world. Let’s create your ultimate home masterpiece!

Forever Farmhouse

GLDESIGN

Large beach style single-wall wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Black Galaxy Granite Bar

Boston Counters

Home bar with polished Black Galaxy granite countertop, forest green lower cabinets and open shelving, and glass-faced redwood upper cabinets.
Design ideas for a modern single-wall home bar in Boston with shaker cabinets, green cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, medium hardwood floors and black benchtop.

'20 New Home - Deephaven, MN

Lecy Bros Homes & Remodeling

This is an example of a mid-sized single-wall wet bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, ceramic floors, beige floor and black benchtop.

Oxford by Bercher Homes

Bercher Homes

Photo of a mid-sized country single-wall home bar in Atlanta with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars - Wet Bars

The Cleary Company

Custom built cabinetry painted light gray. Brick accent to match adjacent fireplace. Shiplap backsplash to match ceiling. Cambria quartz countertops.
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional single-wall home bar in Columbus with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, shiplap splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Modern Hillside

GLDESIGN

Design ideas for an expansive modern single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, shiplap splashback, light hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Twin Cabana Interiors

User

Built in bench and storage cabinets inside a pool house cabana. Wet bar with sink, ice maker, refrigerator drawers, and kegerator. Floating shelves above counter. White shaker cabinets installed with shiplap walls and tile flooring.

Ocean's Edge

Wright-Ryan Homes

Small transitional single-wall wet bar in Portland Maine with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, marble benchtops, blue splashback, shiplap splashback and white benchtop.

Private Waterfront Residence on the South River

Purple Cherry Architects

Photo of a beach style single-wall seated home bar in Baltimore with an integrated sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, shiplap splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Single-wall Home Bar Design Ideas with Shiplap Splashback

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.