Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling

We love this mansion's home bar featuring vaulted ceilings, custom windows, and stone countertops.
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in Phoenix with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, black splashback, stone slab splashback and ceramic floors.

Brasada Ranch Views

Amy Troute Inspired Interior Design

The decadent “juice room” is our client’s favorite entertaining space off the kitchen, with an awning window for service to the grilling area beyond and ample refrigeration, storage and serving space for mixing delicious concoctions. Photography by Chris Murray Productions

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.

Basement Remodel

Shier Signature Home LLC.

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional u-shaped wet bar in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, subway tile splashback and ceramic floors.

Wet Bars

Randy's Flooring

Design ideas for a mid-sized industrial u-shaped seated home bar in Cedar Rapids with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartzite benchtops, red splashback, brick splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and beige benchtop.

Bar Space

VHI Audio-Video-Theater

Inspiration for a large traditional u-shaped wet bar in Philadelphia with open cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, ceramic floors and an undermount sink.

Basement Renovation

Flawless Interiors Inc.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional u-shaped wet bar in Edmonton with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite benchtops, grey splashback and ceramic floors.

A country home in the Big City

MC Design

This home wet bar with all its charm, looks like it was taken out of the pages of an old Western novel. The center cabinet is actually vintage and purchased from a market especial for this project. The whole wet bar was designed around the center cabinet; the aged burgundy of the interior cabinet was drawn into the brick back-splash, the cabinet's charcoal exterior was the anchor colour for the rest of the cabinets and molding. Max did a perfect job matching the colour, glaze and profile, so well in fact that you couldn't spot the new from the old.

Custom European Entertaining Retreat

Authenticity, LLC

Architect: Michelle Penn, AIA This luxurious European Romantic design utilizes a high contrast color palette. We used reclaimed barn siding for the accent wall. My client knows how to put on a great party and it all starts here in the amazing Cowboy theme bar area! Watch two games on two TVs and enjoy the company! Sherwin Williams Paint - Backdrop SW7025 Photo Credit: Jackson Studios

Old World Deer Lodge Estate

James McNeal Architecture and Design

Inspiration for a large country u-shaped seated home bar in Minneapolis with dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops and ceramic floors.

Bold Impact | Portland Whole House Remodel

Mountainwood Homes

Bedrosians Enchane in Moderno 8x8 tile is used as the beverage station backsplash in this Portland kitchen.
This is an example of an expansive midcentury u-shaped home bar in Portland with a drop-in sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, black splashback, ceramic splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and white benchtop.

2016 Parade of Homes Winner: Grouse Mountain Home in Whitefish

Fall Creek Timber Frames

Photo of a mid-sized country u-shaped seated home bar in Seattle with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite benchtops, ceramic 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.

Niwot Colorado Wet Bar

User

Wet bar adjacent to the new home theater. This space was previously a basement master bathroom, which was completely removed to make way for the bar. The new tile floor has a beautiful wood look. The countertops are Quartz solid surface. Sony 4K TV is a 65" diagonal with a Sonos Playbar and Subwoofer. The doors beyond the bar allow access to the theater gear rack below and the Lutron RadioRa2 dimmers above. The entrance to the theater is behind the doors and to the left of the movie posters. At the end of the cabinets (hidden behind the bar wall) is a Kitchen Aid mini fridge and a wine cooler.

Lake Home

Vintage Custom Homes

Inspiration for a mid-sized u-shaped wet bar in Omaha with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, brick splashback, ceramic floors, grey floor and brown benchtop.

Home Bar

Robinson Renovation & Custom Homes, Inc.

Photo Credits: Aaron Bailey Photography This homeowner took an unused formal living room space and created an entertaining area for their guests. Social gathering never got more comfortable.

Basement Bar

Angie Schwab Interiors LLC

Our client's came to us wanting to add a bar to entertain their friends. The walls and flooring were in place in this finished basement. Based on some inspiration images the client brought to us, we designed a space for a feature wall of cabinetry, beautiful granite countertops, appliances, and last but certainly not least; easy access to cold draft beer. An angled wall was added for optimal viewing of the flat screen. Metallic grasscloth wallpaper, a hexagon marble backsplash, and custom window treatments complete the design.

All Things Texan Mancave

Cindi B. Jones

An entertainment space for discerning client who loves Texas, vintage, reclaimed materials, stone, distressed wood, beer tapper, wine, and sports memorabilia. Photo by Jeremy Fenelon

Lincoln Home

Wood Specialties, Inc.

Photo of a transitional u-shaped seated home bar in Omaha with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, mosaic tile splashback and ceramic floors.

Mediterranean Pool House

De Mattei Construction

Inspiration for a mediterranean u-shaped seated home bar in San Francisco with a drop-in sink, recessed-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback, ceramic floors, brown floor and grey benchtop.

U-shaped Home Bar Design Ideas with Ceramic Floors

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.