Design ideas for a transitional single-wall home bar in Chicago with no sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and white benchtop.

Dutch Colonial Charm

Cummings Architecture + Interiors

Combination wet bar and coffee bar. Bottom drawer is sized for liquor bottles. Joyelle West Photography
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, white cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown benchtop and shaker cabinets.

Kitchen Remodels

Kitchen Solvers of Fort Lauderdale

Mid-sized single-wall home bar in Miami with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Montclair Renovation & Facade

RTH Building Company

Photo of a traditional single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Wyckoff Brick Colonial Wet Bar

JK interior living

Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall wet bar in New York with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback and subway tile splashback.

Fernwood Heritage Renovation

Horizon Pacific Contracting

Joshua Lawrence Studios
Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, white benchtop and quartz benchtops.

Transitional Kitchen and Great Room

Adam Gibson Design

Adam Gibson
Inspiration for a transitional single-wall home bar in Indianapolis with no sink, glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and black benchtop.

Sailfish

Modul Marble-Charlotte

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Charlotte with no sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Easton Tudor

TRG Architecture + Interior Design

Bernard Andre
This is an example of a mid-sized traditional single-wall wet bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Monogram

Keith's Appliances

Inspiration for a large traditional single-wall wet bar in Bridgeport with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, limestone benchtops, blue splashback, subway tile splashback and slate floors.

Mud room Pantry

Dibico Construction

This is an example of a traditional single-wall wet bar in New York with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, beige splashback and subway tile splashback.

4607 Lealand - New Construction

Sara Ray Interior Design

Photo by Gieves Anderson
Inspiration for a contemporary single-wall wet bar in Nashville with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, subway tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and black floor.

Oak, and White Kitchen with Matte Black Accents in Iowa Aspen Homes Farmhouse

Village Home Stores

Home bar in Lower Level of a new Bettendorf Iowa home. Black cabinetry, White Oak floating shelves, and Black Stainless appliances featured. Design and materials by Village Home Stores for Aspen Homes.

House on the Hill

Andrea Wojciak Interiors

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Phoenix with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Historic Remodel

EDAD studio

This is an example of a transitional single-wall wet bar in Tampa with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, grey splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Greenbrier

Jay Simon

Photo: Ten Ten Creative
Design ideas for a transitional single-wall wet bar in Dallas with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, black splashback, subway tile splashback, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

Jones Basement Renovation

Decor by Christine Interior Decorating & Design

Walk up wet basement bar
Mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Kyne

Goebelwood Industries, Inc.

Photo of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Philadelphia with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Goodman Kitchen

Copperstone Kitchens and Renovations

Antique mirror with Schulter edge detail
Large transitional single-wall wet bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback and subway tile splashback.

Amy Trowman IOP Beach House No.1

Matthew Bolt Graphic Design

Matthew Bolt Photography
Design ideas for a beach style single-wall home bar in San Francisco with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback, subway tile splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Single-wall Home Bar Design Ideas with Subway Tile 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.