This custom designed basement home bar in Smyrna features a textured naples finish, with built-in wine racks, clear glass door insert upper cabinets, shaker door lower cabinets, a pullout trash can and brushed chrome hardware.

Schiefelbein

Kitchen and Bath Plus

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

Paradise Valley Rustic Modern

Laurie Westberg, Urban Interior Design

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

Five Creek Road

Talie Jane Interiors

Painted existing bar cabinetry, replaced hardware and countertops, new flooring, paint, furnishings and updated fireplace facade.

Bar and Wine Room

Timber Wolff Designs Inc.

Dansby Residence Custom Bar

HARRIS CONSTRUCTION

Waunakee Basement Remodel

Traci Rauner Design

Stacked stone splash, gray stained cabinets, corner sink and floating shelves.

Basement Wet Bar and Stairs

FBC Remodel

Walk down the stairs and see this gorgeous walk-behind wet bar with granite countertops and glass front cabinets. ©Finished Basement Company

Wild Ginger bar

Ed Saloga Design Build

Jon Huelskamp Landmark

Quail Ridge

Jenni Leasia Interior Design

This 1990's family home received a complete kitchen, and family room remodel. We designed a custom kitchen, furnished the main living areas, and updated finishes throughout, including designing a new fireplace, replacing all of the floors, paint, wallpaper, and lighting. Project by Portland interior design studio Jenni Leasia Interior Design. Also serving Lake Oswego, West Linn, Vancouver, Sherwood, Camas, Oregon City, Beaverton, and the whole of Greater Portland. For more about Jenni Leasia Interior Design, click here: https://www.jennileasiadesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.jennileasiadesign.com/quail-ridge

HOLLISTER

KabCo Kitchens

This ranch style home was renovated in 2016 with a new inspiring kitchen and bar by KabCo. A simple design featuring custom shelves, white cabinetry and a chalkboard complete the look.

Multi-Cook Entertaining Kitchen (HBA Excellence Award)

Diane Plesset, CMKBD, NCIDQ, C.A.P.S.

Remodeled butler's pantry adjacent to kitchen and dining room. Custom cabinets, integrated ice maker. Inspired Imagery Photography

Ollala remodel

Brett Marlo Design Build

Spencer Court

Double Diamond Property & Construction

Rustic Dallas Wetbar Remodel

Terri Becker Designs

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

Pewaukee Lower Level Remodel with Wet Bar

S.J. Janis Company, Inc.

The use of the glass doors which are insulated to limit energy transfer on the stainless steel refrigerator is a clean, simple way to display the beverages. The Kegerator cabinet allows for the ability to serve three beers of choice always at a optimum temperature. The stone backsplash detail is shown off at night from the undercabinet lighting.

wet bar in Ellicott City, MD

GloRem

U-shape bar

Glen Ellyn Residence

Ginny Blasco Design Studio Inc

Eric Hausman Photography

Westridge Residence

Bureau Namas

U-shaped Home Bar Design Ideas with Stone Tile 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.