Butler's Pantry Looking into the Dining Room

Interior design by Tineke Triggs of Artistic Designs for Living. Photography by Laura Hull.

Rake liquor cabinet

Beginning to End Kitchen & Bath

Liquor cabinet is lighted with mesh doors and glass shelf for dispay.

Addition Featuring Full Bar and NanoWall

Amiano & Son Construction, LLC

Greenbrier

Coats Homes

Mt. Lookout

Western Custom Cabinetry

Los Gatos Residence

Applegate Tran Interiors

Beryl St. Bungalow: Mill Valley, CA

Seldin Design Studios

Terry Schmidbauer Photography http://terryschmidbauer.com

Middleton; Strang Home

Terry House Design Build

Whitewater Lane

Duet Design Group

Home Bar, Whitewater Lane, Photography by David Patterson

Belclaire - French

Blume Architecture

Seaside

Desiree Burns Interiors

407 Hunter

Pike Properties

New Kitchen, Mudroom and Powder Room in Haverford

Rudloff Custom Builders

Our Carmel design-build studio was tasked with organizing our client’s basement and main floor to improve functionality and create spaces for entertaining. In the basement, the goal was to include a simple dry bar, theater area, mingling or lounge area, playroom, and gym space with the vibe of a swanky lounge with a moody color scheme. In the large theater area, a U-shaped sectional with a sofa table and bar stools with a deep blue, gold, white, and wood theme create a sophisticated appeal. The addition of a perpendicular wall for the new bar created a nook for a long banquette. With a couple of elegant cocktail tables and chairs, it demarcates the lounge area. Sliding metal doors, chunky picture ledges, architectural accent walls, and artsy wall sconces add a pop of fun. On the main floor, a unique feature fireplace creates architectural interest. The traditional painted surround was removed, and dark large format tile was added to the entire chase, as well as rustic iron brackets and wood mantel. The moldings behind the TV console create a dramatic dimensional feature, and a built-in bench along the back window adds extra seating and offers storage space to tuck away the toys. In the office, a beautiful feature wall was installed to balance the built-ins on the other side. The powder room also received a fun facelift, giving it character and glitz. --- Project completed by Wendy Langston's Everything Home interior design firm, which serves Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, and Indianapolis. For more about Everything Home, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/ To learn more about this project, see here: https://everythinghomedesigns.com/portfolio/carmel-indiana-posh-home-remodel

34th Basement Dry Bar

Alliance Designs LLC

This area in the basement was transformed into an additional bar space for the client.

Custom Bar

G&S Contracting, LLC

Custom home bar with poplar lumber and several coats of a wood polishing wax, with additional wainscoting, and under cabinet lighting.

Stonewall Project

Parker & Parker Design, LLC

We are all about livable spaces! We transformed this rarely used formal living room into a casual but sophisticated game room. The design features a custom built-in wet bar decked out to the nines with a kegerator, ice machine and beverage fridge. We love the casual but stylish vertical shiplap and floating oak shelves - designed for a shelf styling moment! The new living room connects to the to formal(ish) dining room where the blues, textures and touch of rustic metal finishes continue.

Modern Home Bar

ZeroEnergy Design

Colorful Butler's Pantry and Kitchen

Max Hugo Interior Design

Blue, Grey 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.