Photography: Rob Downey - Designer: Patti Davis Brown

Jaws!

Michelle's Interiors

What’s better than a fish tank? A shark tank! The owners can change the color of the lighting to suit their moods.

Basement Bar

Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction

This full-home renovation included a sunroom addition in the first phase. In the second phase of renovations, our work focused on the primary bath, basement renovations, powder room and guest bath. The basement is divided into a game room/entertainment space, a home gym, a storage space, and a guest bedroom and bath.

Clean TV mount in game room

COMTECH AUDIO THEATER SECURITY

Wall mounted TV, easy to view from the bar or pool table.

Aspen Estates Showhome - Homes By Us

Rochelle Cote Interior Design

This incredible Homes By Us showhome is a classic beauty. The large oak kitchen boasts a waterfall island, and a beautiful hoodfan with custom quartz backsplash and ledge. The living room has a sense of grandeur with high ceilings and an oak panelled fireplace. A black and glass screen detail give the office a sense of separation while still being part of the open concept. The stair handrail seems simple, but was a custom design with turned tapered spindles to give an organic softness to the home. The bedrooms are all unique. The girls room is especially fun with the “lets go girls!” sign, and has an eclectic fun styling throughout. The cozy and dramatic theatre room in the basement is a great place for any family to watch a movie. A central space for entertaining at the basement bar makes this basement an entertaining dream. There is a room for everyone in this home, and we love the overall aesthetic! We definitely have home envy with this project!

project photos

Big Tyke Construction

LakeLife Lottery Showhome

Harmony Homes

Executive Ranch Designed for Entertaining

Duke Homes, Inc.

The basement's bar offers the perfect place for preparing snacks for a family movie night.

PERFECT Entertainment Kitchen/Dining Room with the BEST Deck

Skydell Contracting Inc.

Bar Back Focal Point

Michelle's Interiors

The bar back is a focal point, with its wavy, smoky-gray tiles and a silver mirrored finish that reflects and diffuses light.

Welcome in CGIL

Studio Alfa & Grigiomateria srls

Spazio bar e conferenze in CGIL

Rudolph Dadey

Gracious Home Interiors

Beautifully designed kitchen bar with antiqued glass front on upper cabinetry. Designed and styled by Gracious Home Interiors in Charlotte, NC.

L Residence

Mason Martin Homes

Basement bar area with pool table

PKS Kitchen Remodel

Blue Green Construction, Inc.

North Hills Complete Home Remodel

Asbury Remodeling & Construction, LLC

West 21 St , Vancouver

Tangrace Construction Group

The Carmel Condo

J. Gauker Interiors LLC

Contemporary Wet Bar

Basement Bar

Modern Bathroom and Basement Renovations in West Chester, PA

Rudloff Custom Builders

We renovated the master bathroom, the kids' en suite bathroom, and the basement in this modern home in West Chester, PA. The bathrooms as very sleek and modern, with flat panel, high gloss cabinetry, white quartz counters, and gray porcelain tile floors. The basement features a main living area with a play area and a wet bar, an exercise room, a home theatre and a bathroom. These areas, too, are sleek and modern with gray laminate flooring, unique lighting, and a gray and white color palette that ties the area together. Rudloff Custom Builders has won Best of Houzz for Customer Service in 2014, 2015 2016 and 2017. We also were voted Best of Design in 2016, 2017 and 2018, which only 2% of professionals receive. Rudloff Custom Builders has been featured on Houzz in their Kitchen of the Week, What to Know About Using Reclaimed Wood in the Kitchen as well as included in their Bathroom WorkBook article. We are a full service, certified remodeling company that covers all of the Philadelphia suburban area. This business, like most others, developed from a friendship of young entrepreneurs who wanted to make a difference in their clients’ lives, one household at a time. This relationship between partners is much more than a friendship. Edward and Stephen Rudloff are brothers who have renovated and built custom homes together paying close attention to detail. They are carpenters by trade and understand concept and execution. Rudloff Custom Builders will provide services for you with the highest level of professionalism, quality, detail, punctuality and craftsmanship, every step of the way along our journey together. Specializing in residential construction allows us to connect with our clients early in the design phase to ensure that every detail is captured as you imagined. One stop shopping is essentially what you will receive with Rudloff Custom Builders from design of your project to the construction of your dreams, executed by on-site project managers and skilled craftsmen. Our concept: envision our client’s ideas and make them a reality. Our mission: CREATING LIFETIME RELATIONSHIPS BUILT ON TRUST AND INTEGRITY. Photo Credit: JMB Photoworks

Contemporary Home Bar Design Ideas with Laminate Floors

A contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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.