Media Room

Colby Craig Custom Homes

Created by CASON luxury home - Media room with kitchen. Baja blue granite, with lucien metallics tile from Ann Sacks

Luscious Liberty Township Live-edge bar

Transformations Custom Wood Design

Custom bar with Live edge mahogany top. Hickory cabinets and floating shelves with LED lighting and a locked cabinet. Granite countertop. Feature ceiling with Maple beams and light reclaimed barn wood in the center.

Contemporary Character

TruKitchens

Photos: Tippett Photography.

Custom Home Build

Laurence Cafritz Builders

Green Oaks Renovation

Briggs Design Associates, Inc.

Alex Claney Photography Glazed Cherry cabinets anchor one end of a large family room remodel. The clients entertain their large extended family and many friends often. Moving and expanding this wet bar to a new location allows the owners to host parties that can circulate away from the kitchen to a comfortable seating area in the family room area. Thie client did not want to store wine or liquor in the open, so custom drawers were created to neatly and efficiently store the beverages out of site.

Luxury Basement Remodel in Warren, NJ

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Basement Bar Area

Apple Valley, Kitchen

B2 Design Build

Bob Geifer Photography This petite beverage nook is a luxurious feature and is conveniently located near the kitchen eating areas. To boost the function of this wet bar, it is designed with a built in wine rack, over head storage cabinets, and a trendy glass door, stainless steel mini fridge. We used the same high quality elements as the rest of the kitchen, including the mosaic backsplash, granite countertop, and under cabinet lighting.

Solihull Bar

Heaven & Stubbs Ltd

What better way to relax than in ones own personal bar? You’re sure to be served, you can sit where ever you like and the company is always good! In this instance, revered interior designer – Su Satchwell, worked with Heaven & Stubbs to design and provide the homeowners with an entire room dedicated to a bar. A combination of upholstered bar stools and fitted wall – bench seating ensures that friends and family can all sit in comfort whilst admiring the many details that the room has to offer. The bar itself has a wonderful elliptical design embellished with suede fabric flutes and brass plinth detailing whilst the wall behind, with its drinks shelving and picture frame TV, has an antique mirror finish. As always, with Heaven and Stubbs, function is of as equal importance as form. Therefore, the bar benefits from such details as glass toped – pull drink preparation surfaces and a beautiful – yet supremely durable ‘Star Galaxy’ granite work-top edged in a hardwearing, died maple.

Lakes Region Traditional Irish Family Entertainment Area

Sandra Curtis Design, LLC

The bricked over door opens to reveal the hidden home theatre. Kudos to the contractor and his crew for engineering and bringing Sandy's design concept to reality. Photo by Sandy Curtis

Updated Traditional Lovely Home in Alamo Heights

Paper Moon Painting

Love the antiqued mirror backsplash tile in this fabulous home bar/butler's pantry! We painted the cabinets in Farrow and Ball's "Off Black". Designed by Bel Atelier Interior Design.

Avington

Visbeen Architects

Red Oak Ranch

Tommy Daspit Photographer

Home bar photographed for Mosaic AV by Birmingham Alabama based architectural and interiors photographer Tommy Daspit. See more of his work at http://tommydaspit.com All images are ©2019 Tommy Daspit Photographer All Rights Reserved

Entertaining on Lake Wylie

McSpadden Homes

Houston, Texas | Harper's Preserve - Classic Villanova Wet Bar

Brightland Homes

Luxury Basement Remodel in Warren, NJ

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Basement Bar Area

Carlton Basement Bar

Green Basements & Remodeling

Mitered Laminated Edge & Leathered White Cashmere Granite, thin brick accent wall, Undermount square bar sink, painted slab cabinet doors

Craftsman Style, New Construction Project

Laura of Pembroke

Macungie Basement & Bathroom Remodel

Martino Designs, Inc.

SAB Homes for 2019 Spring Parade of Homes in Kansas City

Wilson Lighting

Large Home Bar Design Ideas with Granite Benchtops

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.