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Medium Sized Modern Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Cedar Creek Custom Home
Cedar Creek Custom Home
Alair Homes HoustonAlair Homes Houston
This beautiful custom home has it all with the grand double door entry, modern open layout, contemporary kitchen and lavish master suite. Light hardwood floors and white walls give an elegant art gallery feel that makes this home very warm and inviting.
Stingray Bar
Stingray Bar
Voorhees Design ChatsworthVoorhees Design Chatsworth
This bar features Stingray skin surrounded by brushed aluminum for drawer fronts. It has a mitered edge honed black granite countertop that sits atop two metal X-shaped wine boxes with a sand through rough finish on the steel. It also features floating starphire (ultra clear) glass shelves that sit in front of fabric wallpaper. This bar features hidden LED light strips and recessed LED lights to give it a unique feel. It also features a digital in drawer climate controlled humidor.
McNamar Wet Bar
McNamar Wet Bar
ACo Flooring, Cabinets, Kitchen & Bath RemodelACo Flooring, Cabinets, Kitchen & Bath Remodel
This basement wet bar features a wine fridge, microwave, and ample storage for all your entertaining needs. It was the perfect addition to this basement. It is large enough to be comfortable but small enough to still allow for plenty of room in the basement for a media area.
The Water Tower Stacks
The Water Tower Stacks
Epic DevelopmentEpic Development
This wet bar features espresso shaker cabinetry, under cabinet lighting, glass tile backsplash, granite countertops, Grohe faucet and a beverage cooler. The retractable glass door opens the wall to the rooftop deck overlooking Downtown Atlanta.
Capitol
Capitol
Deco DesignDeco Design
These were the floating shelves we made out of reclaimed barn wood for the master bedroom wet bar Cami McIntosh Photography
Via Estrella Residence
Via Estrella Residence
Michael Wenrich ArchitectsMichael Wenrich Architects
Ryan Begley Photography
Pilkington 2
Pilkington 2
EMARSH DESIGN GROUPEMARSH DESIGN GROUP
open living Bar, stainless still back splash and Grey Quartz, mirror, white cabinets. 10ft ceiling. Stain doors
Sophisticated Modern
Sophisticated Modern
Cabinet Concepts by DesignCabinet Concepts by Design
Modern Home
Modern Home
929 Design Inc.929 Design Inc.
Fall Parade 2017 - Edina
Fall Parade 2017 - Edina
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
An entertainers paradise with a walk behind wet bar which features, a dishwasher, wine refrigerator, and tap beer. Guests can sit at the bar or in the booth style seating. Photo by Space Crafting
Kitchen After: New Bar Area
Kitchen After: New Bar Area
Twelve Stones Designs, LLCTwelve Stones Designs, LLC
Christopher Davison, AIA
Family Room Cabinetry
Family Room Cabinetry
UserUser
Nexs Cabinets, Gabriela Sladkova Photography
Residence in Taos
Residence in Taos
Henry ArchitectsHenry Architects
bar
Eclectic/Modern
Eclectic/Modern
Mabry DesignMabry Design
Uptown Brownstone 2
Uptown Brownstone 2
Mowery Marsh Architects LLCMowery Marsh Architects LLC
A fresh and inviting bar space was added to the basement level to offer a lovely spot to entertain next to the Media Room. A mirrored backsplash with steel & glass shelving, and discreet LED lighting brighten this space that otherwise been dark at the lower level. Photo Credit: Blackstock Photography
Aspen Lakes Ranch
Aspen Lakes Ranch
Aspen Design RoomAspen Design Room
Calvara
Calvara
Eustilus ArchitectureEustilus Architecture
Modern Bachelor Pad: Wall Mounted Media Cabinet & Home Bar
Modern Bachelor Pad: Wall Mounted Media Cabinet & Home Bar
Kimball Starr Interior DesignKimball Starr Interior Design
| Kimball Starr Interior Design | Custom wall mounted media center also serves as a home bar. All media equipment is hardwired through back of cabinet, concealing all wires, and connect to a ceiling mounted projector. A pull-down projection screen is then used to watch TV, movies, and surf the internet.
Chalet Val
Chalet Val
Claudia Dorsch Interior Design LtdClaudia Dorsch Interior Design Ltd
Basement Renovation
Basement Renovation
Acute Construction Company Inc.Acute Construction Company Inc.

Medium Sized Modern 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 modern 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 modern home bar be?

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