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Home Bar with a Built-in Sink Ideas and Designs

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The Honeysuckle
The Honeysuckle
Biringer Builders, Inc.Biringer Builders, Inc.
Angelwylde House
Angelwylde House
Webber + Studio, ArchitectsWebber + Studio, Architects
© Paul Finkel Photography
Knoxville Stone Cottage Custom Home
Knoxville Stone Cottage Custom Home
WilliamAndrewsArchitectsWilliamAndrewsArchitects
Triple Tree
Triple Tree
Yellowstone Custom Country HomesYellowstone Custom Country Homes
Beautiful New Canaan Basement
Beautiful New Canaan Basement
Connecticut Basement SystemsConnecticut Basement Systems
Curved Wet Bar with Lake Views
Curved Wet Bar with Lake Views
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
**Project Overview** This new construction home is built next to a picturesque lake, and the bar adjacent to the kitchen and living areas is designed to frame the breathtaking view. This custom, curved bar creatively echoes many of the lines and finishes used in other areas of the first floor, but interprets them in a new way. **What Makes This Project Unique?** The bar connects visually to other areas of the home custom columns with leaded glass. The same design is used in the mullion detail in the furniture piece across the room. The bar is a flowing curve that lets guests face one another. Curved wainscot panels follow the same line as the stone bartop, as does the custom-designed, strategically implemented upper platform and crown that conceal recessed lighting. **Design Challenges** Designing a curved bar with rectangular cabinets is always a challenge, but the greater challenge was to incorporate a large wishlist into a compact space, including an under-counter refrigerator, sink, glassware and liquor storage, and more. The glass columns take on much of the storage, but had to be engineered to support the upper crown and provide space for lighting and wiring that would not be seen on the interior of the cabinet. Our team worked tirelessly with the trim carpenters to ensure that this was successful aesthetically and functionally. Another challenge we created for ourselves was designing the columns to be three sided glass, and the 4th side to be mirrored. Though it accomplishes our aesthetic goal and allows light to be reflected back into the space this had to be carefully engineered to be structurally sound. Photo by MIke Kaskel
Cozy Library
Cozy Library
Olga AdlerOlga Adler
Living
Living
Amy Thebault DesignAmy Thebault Design
European Farmhouse In Edina
European Farmhouse In Edina
Bruce Kading Interior DesignBruce Kading Interior Design
Photography: Brad Daniels
Woodland Park Home Theater
Woodland Park Home Theater
Tim Kulin Cabinetry & Mountain Aspen GraniteTim Kulin Cabinetry & Mountain Aspen Granite
A combination home theater and cigar smoking room. This room features a walk-up bar with a kegerator and beverage cooler, built-in cigar humidor, integral exhaust fan, and a secret storage area in addition to the home theater.
Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
STONE by STONE DesignSTONE by STONE Design
Craft on the Coast
Craft on the Coast
H2 Design StudioH2 Design Studio
GC: Quinton Construction Photographer: Reuben Krabbe
Airplane Inspired Bar Room
Airplane Inspired Bar Room
Cory Mohr DesignCory Mohr Design
Architectural bar display in honey oak
Architectural bar display in honey oak
CLIVE CHRISTIAN FURNITURE CO. SCOTLANDCLIVE CHRISTIAN FURNITURE CO. SCOTLAND
Photo Credit - Neale Smith
A wet bar for a tiny space
A wet bar for a tiny space
Tague Design ShowroomTague Design Showroom
No space is too small! This homeowner wanted to add a wet bar to this tiny space in their family room. The Tague Design Showroom made it happen! Photos by: JMB Photoworks
A Transformation on Hope Island
A Transformation on Hope Island
Mannigan Edwards InteriorsMannigan Edwards Interiors
Home Bar with grain matched cherry cabinetry
Home Bar with grain matched cherry cabinetry
Sofo KitchensSofo Kitchens
Tucker Ranch Residence
Tucker Ranch Residence
Jackson Hole AVJackson Hole AV
Morgan Creek Estate
Morgan Creek Estate
Herlong ArchitectsHerlong Architects
Rustic Vineyard by Jim Boles
Rustic Vineyard by Jim Boles
Vernon WentzVernon Wentz
Vernon Wentz

Home Bar with a Built-in Sink 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 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 home bar be?

The ideal style of your 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 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 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 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 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 – ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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