A beverage fridge and wine storage are the focus of this butler's pantry between the dining room and kitchen.

TruPlace This serving center, between the Kitchen & Dining Room helps keep things organized while entertaining, but also keeps the Kitchen clear.

Mountain Lake Retreat

Butler Gay Interior Design ASID

Style was structured around client's existing metal wine storage furniture piece. Gail Owens photography.

Rake liquor cabinet

Beginning to End Kitchen & Bath

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

Ocean Course

Island Architects

Home Wet Bar with Brick Arch, Dark Wood Panelled Storage, and Rustic Wood Door

Alcove Dry Bar

Choptank Closets, LLC

Dry bar with granite counter top; unrefrigerated wine bottle storage; deep drawer for tall liquor bottle storage; beaded back splash; lighted cabinets for glass and display; hanging glass stemware storage.

Queen Anne Traditional Kitchen and Dining

Savvy Cabinetry Design Interiors

The bar is located just off the dining room and features custom Woodmode cabinetry with paneled Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer drawers and a stainless under-mount sink.

Brookfield Addition

Mukwonago Remodeling

Park at the Basement Bar

Chester County Kitchen & Bath

Spacious basement bar with Fieldstone Bar Cabinetry. Cherry wood species with stain color, Toffee, with a Chocolate Glaze. 27” base cabinets on back wall each have bottom roll trays in them for ease of use and storage. Square raised panel with roping border. Volga Blue granite topped the gorgeous cabinetry.

Rocky Mountain Homes- Mountain Timberframe

Rocky Mountain Homes/Rocky Mountain Log Homes

This home bar features built in shelving, custom rustic lighting and a granite counter, with exposed timber beams on the ceiling.

Custom Black Forest Home

KLo Home Design

Modern Home Bar with Metal cabinet in lay, custom ceiling mounted shelving, floor to ceiling tile, recessed accent lighting and custom millwork. Floor dug out to include custom walk-over wine storage

Manomet New Home

Blue Harbor Kitchens and Baths

Miradero on Lake Hartwell

Chapman Design Group, Inc.

Bar

Various Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom, Entertainment, Office & Laundry Projects

Artistic Cabinetry LLC

This home features a beautiful rustic white kitchen & a stunning dark stained kitchen behind, his & hers. Complete with top of the line appliances, serious storage, and a pantry fit with custom barn doors, these kitchens are what dreams are made of!

Mystic, CT

PFNY Designs

Beautifully Finished Basement - Leonardtown, MD

Southern Maryland Kitchen, Bath, Floors, & Design

Tennessee Cabin

Innovative Custom Homes, Inc.

2315 Carrington

Nest Builders Development & Design Co.

Mick Anders Photography

Home Bar Design Ideas with Granite Benchtops and Soapstone Benchtops

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.