Spacecrafting Photography

Mayfair Residence

LD&A

Color Blocking

Ann Lowengart Interiors

We juxtaposed bold colors and contemporary furnishings with the early twentieth-century interior architecture for this four-level Pacific Heights Edwardian. The home's showpiece is the living room, where the walls received a rich coat of blackened teal blue paint with a high gloss finish, while the high ceiling is painted off-white with violet undertones. Against this dramatic backdrop, we placed a streamlined sofa upholstered in an opulent navy velour and companioned it with a pair of modern lounge chairs covered in raspberry mohair. An artisanal wool and silk rug in indigo, wine, and smoke ties the space together.

Bayfield Ranch

Candent Design

Custom Bar built into staircase. Custom metal railing.

Custom Dining Room Cabinetry

Gayler Design Build

The details of this remodel included custom Precision Cabinets painted in Swiss Coffee with Monterey style doors and slab front drawers and topped with beautiful Bella Statuario quartz countertops. Gorgeous glass doors were included in the design to display the client’s collectibles and decorative items, as well as a stunning 6” Thassos Marble Honeycomb Mosaic backsplash. Within the cabinets, under cabinet lighting and LED strip lighting was thoughtfully installed for task work.

Oakland Place

Peters Design Co

Wine cellar and Home Bar.

Walker Architects

A black and white color pallet in a modern home bar with backlit marble wind cellar. Jared Kuzia Photography

Lower Level Bar

Krieger + Associates Architects, Inc.

The basement features a modern home bar and additional seating. Deep window wells and openings to above bring in lots of natural light. Photography (c) Jeffrey Totaro, 2021

Howard Farms

Amber Malloy

Millionaire Lottery Home - Eagle Mountain, Abbotsford

Raveninside

Blue cabinetry | Braeswood | Grennoch Ln | $1M+

Showhomes Houston

Blue and gold finishes with marble counter tops, featuring a wine cooler and rack.

Private Residence in Old Naples

Lovetto Design, Inc.

Weddington, NC- Main floor renovation-Dining room

Leslie Williams Interior Design

This butler pantry received a makeover with new paint, tile and hardware. Along with new light sconces and all new color scheme.

119 West Shore

3rd Street Custom Homes

Custom mini bar, custom designed adjoint kitchen and dining space, Custom built-ins, glass uppers, marble countertops and backsplash, brass hardware, custom wine rack, marvel wine fridge. Fabric backsplash interior cabinets.

"Wine improved with age... I improve with wine." Love how this butler's pantry came out. Photo credit: @eliwohlphoto

New Jersey Modern Rustic

Heather Ryder Design

Highgrove Basement

Greg Love Homes

This compact wine bar makes a great place to store a small wine collection and facilitate entertaining in this basement space.

Home Bar Design Ideas with Marble Splashback and Granite Splashback

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.