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Warm and cozy home bar in knotty alder with pewter accents and custom metal screens for cabinet doors. Rustic modern materials and finishes.

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Rochelle Cote Interior Design

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Noble Builder

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Laura Medicus Interiors

This is a Craftsman home in Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood. We added a family room, mudroom and kitchen to the back of the home.

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In this Cutest and Luxury Home Bar we use a soft but eye catching pallet with gold taps and beautiful accent mosaic.

Naperville Modern Rustic Basement

Christie Kenny Interiors

In this Basement, we created a place to relax, entertain, and ultimately create memories in this glam, elegant, with a rustic twist vibe space. The Cambria Luxury Series countertop makes a statement and sets the tone. A white background intersected with bold, translucent black and charcoal veins with muted light gray spatter and cross veins dispersed throughout. We created three intimate areas to entertain without feeling separated as a whole.

TBS Design Gallery

Pamela Pennington Studios

A modern space for entertaining. Custom cabinetry, with limitless configurations and finishes.

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Sub-Zero Wine Storage

Baron's Major Brands

Fine wine is an investment too valuable and beautiful to be confined to a dusty cellar or shut away unceremoniously in a cupboard. And to pull out a dry cork or serve wine from a bottle with a moldy label – unthinkable. Better storage for the bottle means more enjoyment in the glass. Sub-Zero wine storage units act not merely as coolers but as guardians against the four enemies of wine: heat, humidity, light and vibration.

Kitchen After - New Bar Area

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Christopher Davison, AIA

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Wilson Lighting

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Karia Designs

We created this moody custom built in bar area for our clients in the M streets. We contrasted the dark blue with a dark walnut wood stain counter top and shelves. Added the finishing touches by add a textured grasscloth wallpaper and shelf lights

Williams Home

LaMay Designs

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Moss Yaw Design studio

Red accents highlight the niche at the dining room, which houses a subzero wine refrigerator, as well as open shelves for glasses and bottles, with closed storage below. Jimmy Cheng Photography

Pocketing Window System

Fenessco Doors and Windows

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Kay Story Interiors

Custom Contemporary Michigan Home

Berghuis Construction LLC

Modern Home Bar Design Ideas

A modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 modern 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.