Steve Tague

Custom Home Bar

WL Kitchen & Home

Butler's Pantry

Diane Plesset, CMKBD, NCIDQ, C.A.P.S.

The updated butler's pantry blends with the kitchen. Custom cherry cabinets feature glass inserts in the upper doors, and there's an open cabinet for liquor. The countertop has the same granite as the kitchen, and travertine tiles were used for the backsplash. There's an integrated ice maker and a built-in espresso machine. LED strip lights were used above and under the wall cabinets. LED puck lights enhance the liquor storage.

Casa GB

Bernardo Pozas Residential Design

Matt Black Basement Dry Bar

Mykaela George - STIL Design

Transitional Glamour

Lavish

Nakan Signature | Modin Rigid LVP Customer Space | Overland Park, Kansas

Flooret

Inspired by sandy shorelines on the California coast, this beachy blonde floor brings just the right amount of variation to each room. With the Modin Collection, we have raised the bar on luxury vinyl plank. The result is a new standard in resilient flooring. Modin offers true embossed in register texture, a low sheen level, a rigid SPC core, an industry-leading wear layer, and so much more.

Petrie Terrace Residence

Room By Room

MR. SHRINIVAS RESIDENCE, Bangalore

ALEX JACOB ARCHITECT

Kitchens

Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP

A stunning Basement Home Bar and Wine Room, complete with a Wet Bar and Curved Island with seating for 5. Beautiful glass teardrop shaped pendants cascade from the back wall.

Wiri Home Bar Design

Celia Visser Design Ltd

Welcoming Coastal Home

Arlene Williams

Greenwood

Pruett & Co.

This sparkly and swanky bar features the classic Chiang Mai patterned wallpaper and antiqued mirror tile backsplash.

Bar Areas

Platt Builders

Custom "Gatsby" Mahogany Bar - front top view with lighting

GRP Handcrafted Cabinetry

A Custom Ribbon Mahogany Bar with backlit onyx panels and onyx countertops. Many features were custom as per clients' desires. It has both a two-level front bar and a full back bar. Radiused upper level. The front bar has a built-in tap system and a sink. bar, entertainment, kitchen and bath remodelers, kitchen, bath, remodeler, remodelers, renovation, kitchen and bath designers, renovation home center, cabinetry, exotic flooring, custom home furnishing, countertops, cabinets, clean lines, storage solutions, modern storage, modern kitchen hardware, custom millwork, custom design, woodworking, custom cabinets, custom furniture, built-ins, handmade, high-end cabinets, kitchen design

Interior Remodel- Mira Vista

Robinson Builders

Bel Air Estates

Biglin Architectural Group

Custom Wisconsin bar with pine cabinets

Petrie Terrace Residence

Room By Room

Home Bar Design Ideas with Yellow Benchtop

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.