Custom Maple Decor cabinets with backlit Patagonia granite counters. Cool lighting features and Innovative storage solutions,

Contemporary Home Bar

Friar Tuck Home

Dark Horse Woodworks

Rift Sawn Oak Bar Photos - Jennifer Kesler Photography

Nashville- Kitchens

Kenny & Company

Fixtures, Tile: Kenny and Company, kennycompany.com Designer: Kippie Lealand, Lealand Interiors, http://www.lelandinteriors.com/

New Life, New Home

AV Architects + Builders

AV Architects + Builders Location: Falls Church, VA, USA Our clients were a newly-wed couple looking to start a new life together. With a love for the outdoors and theirs dogs and cats, we wanted to create a design that wouldn’t make them sacrifice any of their hobbies or interests. We designed a floor plan to allow for comfortability relaxation, any day of the year. We added a mudroom complete with a dog bath at the entrance of the home to help take care of their pets and track all the mess from outside. We added multiple access points to outdoor covered porches and decks so they can always enjoy the outdoors, not matter the time of year. The second floor comes complete with the master suite, two bedrooms for the kids with a shared bath, and a guest room for when they have family over. The lower level offers all the entertainment whether it’s a large family room for movie nights or an exercise room. Additionally, the home has 4 garages for cars – 3 are attached to the home and one is detached and serves as a workshop for him. The look and feel of the home is informal, casual and earthy as the clients wanted to feel relaxed at home. The materials used are stone, wood, iron and glass and the home has ample natural light. Clean lines, natural materials and simple details for relaxed casual living. Stacy Zarin Photography

Idlewild Contemporary

DW Distinctive Properties

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Collins DuPont Design Group

Designer: Lana Knapp, Senior Designer, ASID/NCIDQ Photographer: Lori Hamilton - Hamilton Photography

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Maura Braun Interior Design, Inc.

Duncanville Cozy Retreat

Cedar Hill Home and Design

A Green Renovation: Modern City Home

Jibe Design

Save-spacing sliding doors can hide or reveal this bold bar.

Sorghum Mill Esatate

Nicole Rickey Interior Design

Flow Photography

Marblehead New Home

Laura Waxman Interior Designs

Cranshaw Photography

Home Bars

CLUPNY CUSTOM CARPENTRY

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Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc. (CKD, CBD, CR)

kitchendesigns.com - Designed by Mario Mulea at Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc.

Lakeview

Leland Interiors, LLC

This bar features art glass tiles in the backsplash. The pair of leaded glass upper doors flanking the wine rack came from the wifes' grandmothers home. She kept them for years waiting for the perfect place to use them. Now they cover lighted glass shelves for wine glasses. Photography by Wiff Harmer

Basement Finishing/Remodeling, Potomac 3, Maryland

BasementRemodeling.com

Natural stain wood cabinetry and a bright blue backsplash.

Trilogy at Vistancia Rustic Modern

Laurie Westberg, Urban Interior Design

Pat Kofahl, Photographer

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Grandeur Hills Group,Inc.

Ideo Verve

KLYNS STUDIO LLC

Home Bar Design Ideas with Light Wood Cabinets and Glass Tile 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.