Moreland - Palmetto Bluff Low Country Transitional Home

Wet bar with floating metal shelves, tile accent wall, slab counter, blonde oak cabinetry, art lighting, and integrated beverage center.

Dutch Colonial Charm

Cummings Architecture + Interiors

Combination wet bar and coffee bar. Bottom drawer is sized for liquor bottles. Joyelle West Photography

Boulder Remodel Home: Approachable Elegance

Factor Design Build

The home features a bar area with a dishwasher and wine fridge. This is a wet bar with plenty of storage for glasses. The cabinets are a dark blue with gold fixtures.

Passive House, Carroll Gardens

Ingui Architecture

Modern Tudor

Eaton + Stipp Custom Homes

Custom white oak stained cabinets with polished chrome hardware, a mini fridge, sink, faucet, floating shelves and porcelain for the backsplash and counters.

Salrit Contemporary Shaker Kitchen & Bathroom Remodel

Thyme & Place Design LLC

This unused space provided the perfect spot for a recessed bar. Floating shelves display glass ware, liquor is stored in the base cabinet and wine bottles abound in the wine refrigerator.

Forest Rustic/Modern Farmhouse

Oakley Home Builders

San Clemente

Blackband Design

AFTER: BAR | We completely redesigned the bar structure by opening it up. It was previously closed on one side so we wanted to be able to walk through to the living room. We created a floor to ceiling split vase accent wall behind the bar to give the room some texture and break up the white walls. We carried over the tile from the entry to the bar and used hand stamped carrara marble to line the front of the bar and used a smoky blue glass for the bar counters. | Renovations + Design by Blackband Design | Photography by Tessa Neustadt

Chicago Chic Basement

New Perspective Design, Inc.

Marcel Page marcelpagephotography.com

Vicente Burin Architects

Photographed By: Vic Gubinski Interiors By: Heike Hein Home

Elbow Park Residence

Rochelle Cote Interior Design

Modern Basement Bar

Modern & Chic Leander Home

Afka Designs Ltd.

Turned the awkward indented space into a beautiful bar area. This is a bar area to make make mixed drinks or pour a glass of wine to kick back and relax after a long day.

Navy blue wet bar with wallpaper (Farrow & Ball), gold shelving, quartz (Cambria) countertops, brass faucet, ice maker, beverage/wine refrigerator, and knurled brass handles.

Glenmore Kitchen and Dining Room Remodel

Walsh's Remodeling

Designed by Laurie Mandichak at Interiors by Laurie Mandichak, this custom wet bar is perfect for any kitchen. It has plenty of space for all your drink needs with a drink fridge, custom pull-out drawers with a cutting board, and another large, custom-made drawer that can hold bigger drink bottles. The bar has custom floating shelves with integrated LED lighting and an under-mount sink.

WELLINGTON BUNGALOW

HW Interiors

The 1895 Colonial Revival

Twelve Chairs Interiors

Leonhard Residence

Geoff Chick & Associates

Vienna Glam Custom Home

c|s DESIGN STUDIO LLC

Photo credit Stylish Productions Tile selection by Splendor Styling

A Water's Edge Retreat

Amazing Spaces

Home Bar Design Ideas with Light Hardwood Floors and Cork 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.