Compact lower level wet bar featuring under counter wine refrigerator, glass display cabinets, under mount sink and quartz counter tops.

Greenwich Village Apartment Combination - Wet Bar

Ben Herzog

Lakeside Neighborhood Duplex - Wet Bar

Resourceful Renovator

Living Room Bar Area

Strawberry Hollow Farm Basement Bar

MK Designs LLC

Rustic basement bar with Kegarator & concrete countertops.

Basement Bar

Slate Design & Remodel

Dittmar

Brush Arbor Home Construction

Meadow Circle

Ragsdale, Inc.

We designed, fabricated, finished and installed this custom bar to complete the front sitting room. Highly functional and fun for a small and contemporary space. Custom floating oak shelves, quartz countertops, and wooden pulls make this bar shine!

Lovely Haze Green Home Bar

Fusion Cabinets, Inc.

The six foot long bar is a lovely focal point and the first thing you see as you enter the home.

Mango + Pear Place

Surfside Home Co.

Willow Lake Court

Creative Cabinetry Corp

Designer: Daniel Schaefer :Manufacturer: Advantage by Bridgewood Wood Species: Knotty Alder Finish: Stone Door Style: Mission Photos by: Joe Kusumoto

1961 Ranch House Remodel and Update

Tulsa Design Therapy

Gary Posselt Bar with undercount Blanco Sink, Brizo bar faucet, Danby under counter refrigerator, KitchenAid 15" Ice Maker, carbon water filters.

Texas Modern Farmhouse

New Summit Homes

Point Loma

CairnsCraft Design & Remodel

Our client in Point Loma loves to entertain and they invited us to remodel and refresh their home to create a space with multiple seating areas that encourage conversation and a better flow. CairnsCraft Design & Remodel opened up the kitchen area by removing the fireplace and the wall that separated the Kitchen and Family Room. The owners chose a rich stain with beveled shaker style cabinets, punctuated by a lighter quartz countertop and a very elegant stone backsplash tile. Our clients are wine lovers, so we redesigned an existing closet into a bar. We added a wine cooler, lots of storage and upper cabinets with LED lights and seedy-glass doors to display all the sparkling glassware! We replaced a sliding door with a wide La Cantina folding glass door, connecting the interior spaces with outdoor areas and bring a lot of natural light in. We are proud to have earned the trust of this family, and that they are truly happy with their fresh remodel home!

Oak Hill New Construction

Sara Ray Interior Design

Tucked into a corner of the dining room, this butler’s pantry is small but has a lot of style, with its metal grout joints and oversize antiqued tile. We repeated the brass plumbing fixture – it’s from the same collection as the kitchen faucet. The clean, sleek lines are perfect for this small space. Photo © Alyssa Rosenheck 2016

Contemporary New Custom Home in Los Altos

Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.

Beverage Stations - Wine Cellars - Wet Bars

The Cleary Company

Custom built shaker style cabinetry with rich brown stain. Cambria quartz countertop. Wine storage and liquor cabinet.

Multiple Kitchens

Arozelli Kitchens

Lakeside Living

Creative Interiors Inc.

East is the New West

The Vision Group

Centrally located wet bar with glass front cabinets.

Briar Rose

Thompson Custom Homes

photos by Steve Chenn

Small Home Bar Design Ideas with Shaker Cabinets

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.