Home Bar and Entertainment

Fratantoni Interior Designers

Home bar cabinet lighting, custom backsplash, marble countertops, and crown molding.

Glenn Moor Estate

Ernesto Garcia Interior Design, LLC

Birdseyeimaging.com Bar Area - From Family Room

Entertaining Delight

Lenton Company, Inc.

Brian Covington

Westgate Hardwoods Millwork

Westgate Hardwoods + Old Durham Floors

Basement for entertaining

VINCENT ABELL CONTRACTING

Cambria Galloway and Cambria Canongate Kitchen

Creative Surfaces Countertops & Tile

When this homeowner remodeled and added onto their existing home, they moved in with mom. It was a project that took several months. Lots of decision to make and so many options. With small children in the home, they specifically wanted virtually maintenance-free countertops. But what product and what design. Learning that Cambria was made in their home state of Minnesota, the product decision was easy. Not able to zero in on just one design for their whole home, they opted to use several designs beginning with Cambria Galloway quartz on the combination kitchen island that include wood and quartz; accented by Cambria Canongate on the perimeter cabinets. In the family room you'll find a large u-shaped wet bar with Cambria Sheffield countertops. If you wander the basement for some entertainment, you'll find a wine cellar with Cambria Blackwood and the master bathroom vanity showcases Cambria Darlington.

Kilpatrick Basement

Kristina Kilpatrick

Rustic Dallas Wetbar Remodel

Terri Becker Designs

Designer: Terri Becker Construction: Star Interior Resources Photo: Samantha Brown

Custom Home Bar Shelving

An Original, Inc.

Bar shelving custom built and finished with custom cut mirrored back wall with brass support rods. Photo by Karl Baumgart.

Classy Wet Bar

Classic Kitchen & Bath

Omega Dynasty and Pinnacle Cabinetry. Alder Sable Onyx Finish, Cambria Quartz Menai.

Broken Top - Green Lakes Loop II

Pacwest Builders LLC

Chandler Photography

Basement Bar

Cyclone Contracting Corp

K&E Productions

300 S

Monogram Homes

Cory Phillips The Home Aesthetic

Home Bar

Forest City Cabinets

Custom bar. The challenge in this job was to make a dark but inviting space with a modern vibe in a large log home. The goal was to be different than the rest of the house without being out of place. This required some creativity, but it works! The bar feels like it belongs in the house, but is still strikingly different.

Home Bar Sitting Area

Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling

This estate has a large sitting area between the home bar and the theater room.

Urban Ranch: Home Bar

Design Directives, LLC

A unique home bar we designed in a triangular shape for maximum accessibility. With large pass-through windows and extravagant engravings, this is the ultimate home bar for large gatherings! Designed by Design Directives, LLC., who are based in Scottsdale and serving throughout Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Carefree, and Sedona. For more about Design Directives, click here: https://susanherskerasid.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://susanherskerasid.com/urban-ranch/

Back lit onyx countertops in home bar

Denise Quade Design

Lighting plays a key role in this home bar. LED tape lighting was used in the wall cabinets behind the leaded glass panels, in the toe space of the base cabinets, under neath the onyx countertops that were inlaid into the wood frame that features the bar rail.

Summer Pointe Contemporary Home

Sage Kitchen & Bath Design

Under the Sea Bar

J. Elizabeth Interiors

Chas Metivier

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.