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Contemporary Wet Bar Ideas and Designs

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Navesink River Home
Navesink River Home
Ginny CapoGinny Capo
Tuscany Estates
Tuscany Estates
Elle Cherie | Inspired InteriorsElle Cherie | Inspired Interiors
This custom bar was designed to have a keg and wine fridge with lots of open display shelving.
Esplanade House
Esplanade House
Skale Building DesignSkale Building Design
Interiors
Interiors
Schneider Construction & RestorationSchneider Construction & Restoration
Contemporary Sapele
Contemporary Sapele
Jensen DesignJensen Design
Pantries & Wine Bars
Pantries & Wine Bars
California Closets, Santa BarbaraCalifornia Closets, Santa Barbara
Custom Pantry & Wine Storage with Colorful Etched Glass Accents
Forêt
Forêt
SINGER BIEDER ArchitectureSINGER BIEDER Architecture
Livermore Residence Remodel
Livermore Residence Remodel
Raashi DesignRaashi Design
Meadows
Meadows
Elton R ConstructionElton R Construction
South Street Custom Home
South Street Custom Home
Michaelson Homes LLCMichaelson Homes LLC
This stunning custom bar says we love to entertain! You can access it from the foyer or the kitchen/dining area. Designed and crafted by Riverside Custom Cabinetry, the bar is flanked by stacked stone and features the same quartz top from the kitchen, wine fridge, beverage fridge, bar sink, and liquor storage. The upper cabinets are supported by custom metal brackets designed and crafted by one of our Michaelson Homes employees.
Contemporary Bar & Display
Contemporary Bar & Display
Lustig Custom CabinetsLustig Custom Cabinets
Spacious basement bar is ready for the pool table. Portraits by Mandi
South Bham Mod
South Bham Mod
Margeaux Interiors - Margaret SkinnerMargeaux Interiors - Margaret Skinner
Alex Sierra
Alex Sierra
Gamma DesignsGamma Designs
E Lakeshore
E Lakeshore
John Philip Ansehl DesignJohn Philip Ansehl Design
CUSTOM HOME IN LA QUINTA
CUSTOM HOME IN LA QUINTA
Statewide Services, Inc.Statewide Services, Inc.
Contemporary Makeover
Contemporary Makeover
StudioBeckerStudioBecker
Eclectic kitchen, dining and Bar space
Eclectic kitchen, dining and Bar space
Ayelet DesignsAyelet Designs
Miri Ekshtein
Kitchen Studio: KC
Kitchen Studio: KC
Kitchen Studio: Kansas CityKitchen Studio: Kansas City
This interesting patchwork hutch was created using bamboo, cherry, oak and painted cabinetry. Bob Greenspan
Plant. Collection Room Sets
Plant. Collection Room Sets
Plant. CollectionsPlant. Collections
Lakeside Condo
Lakeside Condo
Britany Hanthorn with MBS InteriorsBritany Hanthorn with MBS Interiors
The sunroom features a wet bar designed in Starmark Cabinetry's Maple Cosmopolitan finished in Graphite. The quartz counters are from Zodiaq in a new color called Versilia Grigio. Hardware is from Hickory Hardware in Verona Bronze. Wet bar features include glass doors, wine bottle and glass storage, and a wine refrigerator and ice maker.

Contemporary Wet 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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