A basement renovation complete with a custom home theater, gym, seating area, full bar, and showcase wine cellar.

With a beautiful light taupe color pallet, this shabby chic retreat combines beautiful natural stone and rustic barn board wood to create a farmhouse like abode. High ceilings, open floor plans and unique design touches all work together in creating this stunning retreat.

Custom Wet Bars

AlliKristé Custom Cabinetry and Kitchen Design

This amazing Custom Wet Bar was designed to fit in a 8 foot by 7 foot corner of the clients home in the open family room. This is the perfect size for the home and was designed to include everything you need to entertain family and friends.

Gorgeous Home Bar

Henderson Custom Homes & Remodeling

Desert Contemporary Residence

Design Directives, LLC

Contemporary desert home with natural materials. Wood, stone and copper elements throughout the house. Floors are vein-cut travertine, walls are stacked stone or drywall with hand-painted faux finish. Project designed by Susie Hersker’s Scottsdale interior design firm Design Directives. Design Directives is active in Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, Sedona, and beyond. For more about Design Directives, click here: https://susanherskerasid.com/

Showplace Cabinets - Living Room

Showplace Cabinetry

Door style: Covington | Species: Lyptus | Finish: Distressed Truffle with Ebony glaze The lower-level rec room is anchored by this beautiful bar created entirely with Showplace Lyptus. The soaring creation above the bar is a creative stacking of multiple Showplace moldings and components. The paneling is also created with Showplace Lyptus. Note the many beautiful and functional details, like the criss-cross wine rack, the corbels, and the fluted columns -- all in lovely and expressive Lyptus. Learn more about Showplace and our commitment to environmental excellence: http://www.showplacewood.com/Home/envpol/SWP.envpol.html

HomeFront Interior Design

Greg Boll Photography © HomeFront

Basement remodel

Sethbennphoto

Modern Industrial Loft kitchen, bar & coffee bar

Snaidero Houston

Full home bar with industrial style in Snaidero italian cabinetry utilizing LOFT collection by Michele Marcon. Melamine cabinets in Pewter and Tundra Elm finish. Quartz and stainless steel appliance including icemaker and undermount wine cooler. Backsplash in distressed mirror tiles with glass wall units with metal framing. Shelves in pewter iron. Photo: Cason Graye Homes

Basement Bar

Cyclone Contracting Corp

K&E Productions

Schiefelbein

Kitchen and Bath Plus

All wood cabinets, glass doors, under cabinet lighting, stacked stone backsplash and top legs

Waunakee Basement Remodel

Traci Rauner Design

Asymmetrical floating shelves, stacked stone splash, refrigerator in niche, raised bar counter.

Colorado Retreat

HELMAN SECHRIST Architecture

Hilliard Photographics

Kilpatrick Basement

Kristina Kilpatrick

Summer Pointe Contemporary Home

Sage Kitchen & Bath Design

Contemporary Recreation | Malvern, PA

Period Architecture Ltd.

Angle Eye Photography

Beautiful Transitional Remodel in Campbell

Spaces By Juliana Linssen, Inc.

Mark Pinkerton, vi360 Photography

wet bar in Ellicott City, MD

GloRem

U-shape bar

U-shaped Home Bar Design Ideas with Multi-Coloured Splashback

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.