Small Home Bar Design Ideas

Small traditional single-wall wet bar in Denver with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, laminate benchtops and ceramic floors.

Shelf Styling

DuLany Design

Inspiration for a small modern single-wall home bar in Houston with no sink, porcelain floors and brown floor.

Lakewood

Visbeen Architects

Design ideas for a small single-wall wet bar in Grand Rapids with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, light hardwood floors, grey floor and grey benchtop.

Middle Street Home, Newburyport, MA

Keery Design

Inspiration for a small transitional single-wall wet bar in Boston with brown floor, a drop-in sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, subway tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Chalk Hill Wine Bar in Chocolate Cherry

IWA Wine Accessories

The hand-finished hardwood veneer base has built-in wooden racking for 24 bottles of wine. The full-extension drawer's hinged, laminated lift-up shelf provides a convenient surface for pouring and mixing, and has a storage area for wine accessories and bar tools.

Home Bar

Kissimmee Granite & Marble Inc

Inspiration for a small traditional single-wall wet bar in Orlando with no sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

Basement

Fleming Construction Services, LLC

Design ideas for a small traditional single-wall home bar in New York with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, laminate benchtops, terra-cotta floors and beige floor.

Transitional Style Basement Bar

Floor to Ceiling Carpet One Floor & Home

Robb Siverson Photography
Inspiration for a small home bar in Other.

Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar

Kitchen Designs Studio

Simple single wall home bar. Oak stained black with granite counter top. Grey glass with gold flake, glass back splash.
Inspiration for a small contemporary single-wall wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, stone tile splashback, ceramic floors and grey splashback.

Mid Century Teak - Bar

AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.

info@ryanpatrickkelly.com Built in wet bar with teak cabinets and yellow mid century tile
Small midcentury galley wet bar in Edmonton with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, yellow splashback, porcelain splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

Small Butler's Pantry Between Dining Room and Kitchen

Denise Quade Design

White shaker cabinets were used in this butler's pantry between the kitchen and the dining room. White beadboard was used on the walls to add architectural interest. The wall cabinets have glass doors with traditional mullions. Closed storage on the bottom. Marble looking quartz is a durable surface for this area of the house.

Highlands Remodel

Ascent Contracting Inc

Design ideas for a small country single-wall wet bar in Denver with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, carpet and beige floor.

Sunny in Sunnyside

Kate Bendewald Interior Design (KBID)

Photo of a small contemporary single-wall bar cart in Denver with open cabinets, dark hardwood floors and brown floor.

Smyrna Overhaul

Studio Design Elements

Take it Digital
This is an example of a small country single-wall wet bar in Atlanta with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and porcelain floors.

Copper Bar

River Woodcraft

Photo of a small industrial u-shaped seated home bar in Philadelphia with open cabinets, black cabinets, copper benchtops, timber splashback, medium hardwood floors and orange benchtop.

Living Room Wine Bar

Livingston Home Interiors

Inspiration for a small transitional home bar in Atlanta with medium hardwood floors and brown floor.

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.

2022 NARI CotY Award-Winning Residential Elements under $30,000

National Association of the Remodeling Industry

Alair Homes Decatur, Decatur, Georgia, Residential Interior Element Under $30,000
Photo of a small traditional home bar in Atlanta.

Lower Level Renovation

Square Inch Design

photography: Viktor Ramos
Design ideas for a small contemporary galley wet bar in Cincinnati with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, mosaic tile splashback, vinyl floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

Broadway Market Apartment

Pineapple Interiors

Inspiration for a small eclectic single-wall home bar in Kent with black cabinets, wood benchtops and black benchtop.

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.