Bar area near the renovated kitchen with mirrored backsplash and modern light fixture. Includes colored cabinets with wine fridge.

Kitchen Renovations

restyle design, llc

We converted this client's dining room to a sitting area with a large bar. Grey cabinetry, white quartz counters, statement backsplash and rustic farmhouse lighting.

Contemporary Kitchen in Shaker Cabinets and Crackled Cermaic Backsplash

Meridian Homes

Contemporary Wet Bar for Custom Home.

Dansing On Providence

Delphinium Design

Small home wet bar in the navy blue grasscloth dining room with white lower cabinetry, glass upper cabinetry, gray quartzite countertop with full-height matching backsplash, French door wine fridge with polished nickel hardware in the Providence Plantation neighborhood of Charlotte, NC.

Maple Grove California Coastal Basement

Pinnacle Design & Remodeling

Tschida Construction alongside Pro Design Custom Cabinetry helped bring an unfinished basement to life. The clients love the design aesthetic of California Coastal and wanted to integrate it into their basement design. We worked closely with them and created some really beautiful elements like the concrete fireplace with custom stained rifted white oak floating shelves, hidden bookcase door that leads to a secret game room, and faux rifted white oak beams. The bar area was another feature area to have some stunning, yet subtle features like a waterfall peninsula detail and artisan tiled backsplash. The light floors and walls brighten the space and also add to the coastal feel.

The Idea House

Karen Berkemeyer Home

Luxury Open Concept Kitchen Design in Mesa

Premier Kitchen & Bath

We are so blessed to have amazing customers! Thank you, Jay & Kelly, for letting us transform your kitchen! Luxury Open Concept Kitchen Design in Mesa. Knocked down multiple walls to create this Chef's Kitchen. Photo Credit: Alicia Villarreal

Mid-Century Modern Kitchen Pops with Personality

Normandy Remodeling

A new bar area was added that features reeded glass insert doors framed in brushed stainless steel.

Contemporary Basement

Wenger Contracting, Inc

Logan Home

Executive Developers, LLC

home bar with scallop textured barn doors

Irvington Mediterranean Whole House Remodel

COOPER Design Build

Custom Spaces

Gentry Home Builders

Nicole Reid Photography

Contemporary Custom Home in Bellaire, Texas

Purser Architectural

Custom Home Designed by Purser Architectural in Houston, TX. Gorgeously Built by Cason Graye Homes

Chanhassen Lake Charmer

Boyer Building Corporation

This creative walkway is made usable right off the kitchen where extra storage, wine cooler and bar space are the highlights. Library ladder helps makes those various bar items more accessible.

An Exquisite Wet Bar and Wine Area in Sauk Creek neighborhood, Madison WI

Degnan Design-Build-Remodel

They had the vision of turning an unused alcove in the lower level of their split-level home into a bar. Still, They didn't know exactly how it would come together. In the end, they received more than they ever imagined, thanks to incorporating an adjacent space as a wine cellar to display a small collection.

Beautiful bars of Belle Meade

Terri Sears, Kitchen and Bath Designer

Cortijo

Tom Meaney Architect, AIA

Grey toned bar with dramatic ceramic tiles by Ann Sacks.

The Hillsdale

Kinning Design Build

Playfully Posh Bar + Lounge

Gardner/Fox Associates, Inc

Home Bar Design Ideas with Quartzite Benchtops and Grey 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.