Enjoy a night of entertaining while pouring drinks at this home bar with a stacked stone accent wall.

Boulder Remodel Home: Approachable Elegance

The home features a bar area with a dishwasher and wine fridge. This is a wet bar with plenty of storage for glasses. The cabinets are a dark blue with gold fixtures.

black shaker wet bar

Michael Tall Custom Homes Inc

Wet bar with black shaker cabinets, marble countertop beverage fridge, wine cooler, wine storage, black faucet and round sink with brushed gold hardware.

Wet Bar

Beth Howley Creative LLC

House -- 36th Street

Bullseye Wood Specialties, L.L.C

Galley style butlers pantry features two-tiered cabinets in Ebony with mirrored crackle glass subway backsplash

Libertyville Custom Farmhouse Basement Wet Bar

Great Rooms Building Group

Summit Vista

Laura Lochrin Interiors

Driftwood Cottage

Home at 2 Design

This wet bar is situated in a corner of the dining room adjacent to the screened porch entrance for easy warm weather serving. Black shaker cabinets with antiqued glass fall in with the old glass of the original Dutch door.

Kentfield Traditional Elegance

PatriARCH Architecture

Contemporary Home Bar

BRF #22

Wolter's Custom Cabinets. LLC

Pacific Heights Wurster

Ann Lowengart Interiors

For this classic San Francisco William Wurster house, we complemented the iconic modernist architecture, urban landscape, and Bay views with contemporary silhouettes and a neutral color palette. We subtly incorporated the wife's love of all things equine and the husband's passion for sports into the interiors. The family enjoys entertaining, and the multi-level home features a gourmet kitchen, wine room, and ample areas for dining and relaxing. An elevator conveniently climbs to the top floor where a serene master suite awaits.

Basement Putting Green & Bar

EastWing Architects

1507 Bunting Avenue, Fenwick Delaware

Bruce Mears, Designer/Builder

HIstoric Campbell Building - Reclaimed Wood Bar

Walker Woodworking

Large bar area made with reclaimed wood. The glass cabinets are also cased with the reclaimed wood. Plenty of storage with custom painted cabinets.

Woodridge Custom Design

G.L. Green & Associates, Inc.

Sweet Spot

BDR Executive Custom Homes

Traditional Kitchen + Rustic Lower Level Remodel

Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource

Photo Credit - David Bader

Meadowview Lane

A. Perry Homes

It's all in the details...

Just Basements

These elements are repeated again at the bar area where a bold backsplash and black fixtures link to the design of the bathroom, creating a consistent and fun feel throughout. The bar was designed to accommodate mixing up a post-workout smoothie or a post-hot tub evening beverage, and is oriented at the billiards area to create central focal point in the space. Conveniently adjacent to both the fitness area and the media zone it is only steps away for a snack.

Wet Bar Design Ideas with an Undermount Sink

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.