Great things come in small spaces. This wet bar has been outfitted for the wine enthusiast. Aluminum framed upper glass cabinets, open shelves, and below cabinet refrigeration.

Foxtail House

Pearson Design Group

Small country single-wall wet bar in Other with a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback and brown floor.

DC - Full House Renovation

MBW Designs

Man Cave Basement Bar photo by Tod Connell Photography
Photo of a small contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, laminate floors and beige floor.

Custom Wet Bar

D&G Construction

This D&G custom basement bar includes a barn wood accent wall, display selves with a herringbone pattern backsplash, white shaker cabinets and a custom-built wine holder.

Contemporary Kitchen

Woodstone Cabinetry

Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with no sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Mississauga Full Home Interior

Gatti Brothers Ltd.

This is an example of a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Toronto with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, mosaic tile splashback, porcelain floors, grey floor, beige benchtop and multi-coloured splashback.

From Childhood Home to Forever Home: A complete Renovation in Southern MA

Kitchen & Bath Gallery

Photography by: Kyle J Caldwell
Inspiration for a small transitional single-wall home bar in Providence with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, brown splashback, glass tile splashback and porcelain floors.

Wine racks for the stylish modern home

STACT Wine Displays Inc.

Free worldwide shipping @ www.getSTACT.com STACT isn't just a wine rack. It's an interior décor piece that stores wine in a beautiful way. Transform your wine collection into wall art, with elegant modular wine racks that expand and adapt to fit your unique space. Mix and match the space-saving STACT wine storage panels to create your own unique design, available in a variety of premium wood veneer and lacquer finishes. Crafted from aircraft-grade anodized aluminum and a cinch install on any drywall surface, it's ideal for home and restaurant wine displays. Designed in San Francisco by 2012 ICFF award-winning designer Eric Pfeiffer, STACT is modular, flexible, sleek, and sexy. It's the perfect way to enhance your space, celebrating your wine collection. STACT is much more than a wine rack; it's the accent that your space and your collection have been missing.

Guilford Road

Cantley & Company, Inc.

This is an example of a small traditional wet bar in Birmingham with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, light wood cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, stone slab splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Spanish Modern Lakehouse

CIRCLE Design Studio

Kip Dawkins
Design ideas for a small modern single-wall wet bar in Richmond with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Time for Wine

Sarah Spiroff, CKD, CBD

Ali Atri at Ali Atri Photography Designer: Sarah Spiroff CKD, CBD Contractor: Remodel West
This is an example of a small transitional l-shaped seated home bar in San Francisco with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Basement living

Tay-ky Developments

Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Calgary with no sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, stone tile splashback and medium hardwood floors.

Thai Project

San Diego Remodeling Pros

Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in San Diego with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, glass tile splashback and light hardwood floors.

Under the Stairs

Timber Wolff Designs Inc.

This is an example of a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Queen Anne Remdodel

Mohler + Ghillino Architects

A series of alder cabinets (this one with a bar) define the living, dining and kitchen areas in the otherwise open upper floor space. Jesse L. Young Phototography

Basement Bar

Finished Basements Plus

Cabinets: Color: Maple Dark Ale Style: Tori Countertop: Granite and Wood Upper Bar Color: Tan Brown Brick Backsplash Flooring: Material: Renissance Click Color: Rustic Oak

Contemporary Meets Rustic Wet Bar

Jethany Lee, CKD

Design ideas for a small contemporary home bar in Grand Rapids.

Compact Kitchenette/Bar

NGD Interiors, Inc.

A small area is turned into a kitchenette/bar area. White cabinets with clean lines, paired with dark countertops and floor create a clean contemporary feel.

Dining Rooms & Bars

Fitzgerald Home Furnishings

Design ideas for a small contemporary single-wall bar cart in Baltimore with ceramic floors.

High Gloss Applewood with Wenge

Alexander Otis collection Llc.

Alexander Otis Collection Llc.
This is an example of a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Dallas with grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback and marble floors.

Small 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.