Builder: Michels Homes Interior Design: LiLu Interiors Photography: Kory Kevin Studio

Custom acrylic barback, kitchen with pass through bar top. I removed some walls and built up others to create an incredible space for this lucky client. Two offices (one looks out into the garage), conference room, server room, kitchen and bar area, as well as lounge area in the garage. Drywalling in the ceiling and painting it dark made a big difference. Epoxy floors in metallic blue and white in the seating area. Linoleum floors throughout the main spaces and wool carpet in the offices.

Bay Colony Renovation

EBL Construction

Bella Vista Town House

k YODER design, LLC

A beverage station complements the media room’s seating area by providing easy access to barware, snacks, and a concealed beverage refrigerator. Cleaf wood cabinetry; 4-inch-wide, clear grade, rift and quarter-sawn white oak flooring; Nemo porcelain backsplash tile; quartz counter; Benjamin Moore paint

White Kitchen with Large Grey Island

Mayne Construction, LLC

Kitchen Remodel to include, white raised panel cabinets, glass dome pendants, recessed lights, and a large grey kitchen island

Basement Wet Bar Tile

ArchiUS Architecture + Design

Modern Homes

Great Northwest Homes

Love this Butlers pantry next to the walk in Pantry! What Kitchen couldn't use the extra space? My Photos Sell Homes

Bay Colony Renovation

EBL Interiors

Modern Basement Renovation

Owen Homes LLC

The Bar

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We partnered with our favorite lighting experts, Jeziorski & Largess Inc., to ensure our work would get the attention it deserves. The homeowner and architects couldn't be happier.

N Wakefield Street, Arlington

Arlington Modern Design/Build

Complete renovation and two story addition. The existing rambler was transformed into a Modern home incorporating natural elements: light, air, open space, earth, sky, plants, trees, and wood, with high-performance building materials: steel, glass, high-end electrical and plumbing fixtures, appliances, cabinets, counter tops, hardwood floors, steel rails, tile and energy-efficent green elements. The result of the incorporation: A beautiful, healthy living home for today’s contemporary lifestyle with a focus on daily living waking, sleeping, cooking, reading, family, & friends

Redwood Kitchen Renovation

Panelform

Blue Bird Photography

Chilton Place Basement

D&G Construction

A beautiful modern styled, galley, wet bar with a black, quartz, infinity countertop and recessed panel, white cabinets with black metallic handles. The flooring is a gray wood vinyl and the walls are gray with large white trim. The back wall consists of white stone slabs that turn into the backsplash for the wet bar area. Next to the elevated cabinets are two stainless steels shelves for extra decorative storage. To the left of the wet bar is a sleek linear fireplace with a black encasement integrated into the white stone slabs. Above the wet bar and linear fireplace are bronze/gold decorative light fixtures.

Y&CW Renovation 3

Studio Durham Architects

Detail of bar and back bar with door to wine cellar beyond. Bar is built with 5cm marble slabs with an LED strip uplighting the underside of the top. Back bar includes a television mounted into a mirror. Sylvain Cote

NEIGHNOURHOODS 2

CW Interiors cc

Custom design and built home bar

Modern Elegance

Bloomsbury Kitchens and Fine Cabinetry

Woodnotes Collection - 2017

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Woodnotes 2017 Collection. Cut Stripe rug in Black-Stone. Available through Linea, Inc. in Los Angeles.

The Modern Farmhouse

Brush Arbor Home Construction

Modern Home Bar Design Ideas with White Splashback

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.