Marco Ricca
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional home bar in Denver with grey cabinets, brown splashback, stainless steel benchtops, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor, grey benchtop and shaker cabinets.

Scotch Pine

Mark Waeghe Builders LLC

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Other with no sink, shaker cabinets, black cabinets, solid surface benchtops, black splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood floors and beige floor.

10th Avenue Home Remodel

TruBuild Construction, LLC

Total remodel of a rambler including finishing the basement. We moved the kitchen to a new location, added a large kitchen window above the sink and created an island with space for seating. Hardwood flooring on the main level, added a master bathroom, and remodeled the main bathroom. with a family room, wet bar, laundry closet, bedrooms, and a bathroom.

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Mission Hills Chef's Kitchen

Inplace Studio

Photos by ZackBenson.com The perfect eclectic kitchen, designed around a professional chef. This kitchen features custom cabinets by Wood-Mode, SieMatic and Woodland cabinets. White marble cabinets cover the island with a custom leg. This highly functional kitchen features a Wolf Range with a steamer and fryer on each side of the range under the large custom cutting boards. Polished brass toe kicks bring this kitchen to the next level.

The Korbin

Asset Builders

Mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Calgary with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets, solid surface benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, medium hardwood floors and grey 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.

Basement Wet Bar - Smyrna, Georgia

Artisan Custom Closets

This custom designed basement home bar in Smyrna features a textured naples finish, with built-in wine racks, clear glass door insert upper cabinets, shaker door lower cabinets, a pullout trash can and brushed chrome hardware.

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.

Wellesley Remodel

Carby's Lumber

This is an example of a large transitional galley seated home bar in Boston with solid surface benchtops, open cabinets, medium wood cabinets, grey splashback and stone tile splashback.

Colinbrook Basement

CMH Builders, Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Indianapolis with shaker cabinets.

Basement Wet Bar

FBC Remodel

©Finished Basement Company
This is an example of a large transitional home bar in Minneapolis with carpet and grey floor.

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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.

Greenfield

Harris Custom Builders, LLC

Adam Cameron
Design ideas for a transitional home bar in Other.

Homearama 2016

Castlebuilt Homes

Inspiration for a large transitional single-wall seated home bar in Louisville with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, marble benchtops, stone tile splashback and dark hardwood floors.

Transitional Home Bar

This is an example of a transitional single-wall wet bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, beige cabinets, mirror splashback, light hardwood floors and beige 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.

Four Seasons 12th Floor Condo

Betsy Bassett Interiors

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Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar in Boston with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, mosaic tile splashback, brown floor, dark hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Spanish Modern Lakehouse

CIRCLE Design Studio

Kip Dawkins
Design ideas for a small transitional single-wall seated home bar in Richmond with dark wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback, dark hardwood floors and recessed-panel cabinets.

Transitional Home Bar Design Ideas

A transitional 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 transitional 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 transitional 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 transitional 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.

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.