Budget Contemporary Home Bar Ideas and Designs

Willowgrove, Saskatoon - Bar

Kitchen Designs Studio

Simple single wall home bar. Oak stained black with granite counter top. Grey glass with gold flake, glass back splash.

Lower Level Renovation

Square Inch Design

photography: Viktor Ramos

VANPELT WOODWORKS

Calabasas contemporary home

Noah Construction & Design

Intracoastal Home

Eleven C Corporation

Modern Condo

K Squared Builders - Dale Kramer

Note - a larger refrigerator was ordered to fill the space better.

Rhythmic House

Kitty Lee Architecture

Custom Casework

Creative Spaces & Elements, Llc

LIVING ROOM UPDATE

Natasha Habermann Studio

My client wanted to update their living room without changing their furniture. With just a few simple tweaks we were able to give their space a fresh new look!

Granby Mountain Home

Alpine Lumber

Builder | Sanctuary Custom Homes Photography | Jon Kohlwey Designer | Tara Bender Starmark Cabinetry

Alamitos Bay Project

Kennedy Cole Interior Design

This home bar is a quaint and simple space to grab a drink and a chat with friends. Fun art dresses this space up and an oversized brass mirror makes it balanced while reflecting natural light.

Remodel - Interior Architecture

FORNEY + architecture, LLC

small closet was transformed into a bar, project in St. Louis, MO

Sunny in Sunnyside

Kate Bendewald Interior Design (KBID)

Bar Seating

System Six Kitchens

This Bar Area comes fully equipped with a Bar Seating area for drinks, sports or even a movie!

Mini Home Bar with Hand Painted Tiles

Fireclay Tile

Hand painted tiles can add nuance and dimension to any space. This galley kitchen's streamlined aesthetic get multifaceted with our Diamond Contour Handpainted Tile in a neutral motif. TILE SHOWN Handpainted Tile in Diamond Contour, Neutral Motif DESIGN Amy Mathie, Happy Interiors Group PHOTOS Courtney Conk, C.C. Photo Arts

Basement Bar

Kitchen & Floor Concepts

Bellmont Cabinetry Door Style: Horizon Door Finish: Frax

Alamitos Bay Project

Kennedy Cole Interior Design

This home bar is a quaint and simple space to grab a drink and a chat with friends. Fun art dresses this space up and an oversized brass mirror makes it balanced while reflecting natural light.

Gladesville Courtyard House

Vanessa Wegner Architect

Katherine Lu

Langdale

Westwood Fine Cabinetry-Vancouver

Since 1972 Westwood has been creating fine cabinetry that provides a truly custom look without the premium price. From our extremely broad selection, customers choose the combination of style, materials and finish that fits their lifestyle.

Budget Contemporary Home Bar Ideas and Designs

A home bar is one of the ultimate indulgences for a homeowner. By no means essential but all the more satisfying for that very reason. Whether your home bar ideas would be having the boys round to watch the big match in a pub-style atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon, ‘going uptown’ to sip an espresso martini in your home cocktail bar in the loft, or hoping to recreate the vibe of an intimate speakeasy in your basement, a contemporary style home bar is a treat that’s guaranteed to lift your spirits. A place where you are always guaranteed a seat.

How big should my contemporary home bar be?

The ideal style of your contemporary home bar will depend on your lifestyle and entertaining habits as well as the amount of available space. If big groups come round regularly then you should consider dedicating a part of your living room or basement to a larger seating area – complete with a bar table, bar stools and wet bar section – to keep everyone suitably comfortable and merry. If TV is essential, check if there is a wall nearby that’s a big enough to mount it on without restricting anyone’s view. A key feature of home bar ideas is the storage – gleaming wine racks and low-lit glass shelves. Make sure you can afford these little delights after you have built the basic structure. Alternatively, if space is limited, a freestanding contemporary home cocktail bar would give you somewhere to prepare cocktails that is out of the way – in the corner of your dining room or under the stairwell for instance. Also, mirrored surfaces can help to create the illusion of space. Sketch the layout of the room in which you would like to place the bar and think about where all those bottles, cans and snacks are going to go. Then speak to either a home bar specialist about your home bar ideas, or to a joiner about adapting a vintage bookcase or creating something bespoke.

What style of home bar should I choose?

Try to play off the interior decor of the surrounding area. A kitsch Manhattan-inspired home cocktail bar will look out of place in a country cottage, for example. Similarly, a long white walnut home bar would jar against a bright red contemporary kitchen. That said, contrast might be something that you accentuate, not least through the choice of flooring, which would help to make your home bar stand out. Collect contemporary home bar ideas in an Ideabook, settle upon a theme and then discuss the design with your home bar specialist or joiner. Lighting sets the mood in bars, particularly late at night, so pay special attention to placement, intensity and how you want your guests to feel. Dim underbar lighting creates a warm, intimate atmosphere, while spotlights brighten and energise.

Which contemporary home bar accessories and facilities should I include?

This really does depend on how far you are willing to go. A home bar can replicate almost everything you see in your local, from running water and refrigerated wine cabinets to draught beer pumps and bespoke lighting and a sound systems. Again, the most important thing is to work with what’s there – available space and home decor. Is that black lizard effect leather flooring really going to go? How about the turquoise splashback? Do those flowers look out of place or will they help to soften up what’s fast becoming a man cave? There are several ways to make a home bar more visually interesting without spending big on fixtures and fittings. Select contemporary furniture that’s comfortable but also sparks interest, such as salvaged chairs or a second-hand leather sofa. Add a touch of glitz and glamour through your choice of glassware, drinks trolley, ice bucket, shaker and spirit bottles if you want the home cocktail bar look. Then scatter a few curios around the bar – contemporary ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great contemporary home bar ideas to get the conversation started.

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