Small Black Home Bar Ideas and Designs

Wellsley III (11AE)

King's Court Builders, Inc.

A beverage fridge and wine storage are the focus of this butler's pantry between the dining room and kitchen.

Matt Black Basement Dry Bar

Mykaela George - STIL Design

Bixby Kitchen

Pam Chapman Architect

The Hyde - Bar

Papallo Kitchens

Custom bar with black wenge ravine finish. Custom handmade brass trim to shadowlines. Custom made cabinet with LED back-lit glass shelving. Photo Credit: Edge Design Consultants.

Historic Home Renovation & Addition

Joy Martin Architecture

Contemporary

RDM General Contractors

Larry Falke

Bright Natural Wood Dry Bar

Trim Tech Designs

Your Friday celebration can start at home! ? Celebrate the weekend early with our custom bar installations.

Creole Style in the Heights

Collaborative Design Group-Architects & Interiors

A gorgeous home bar, tucked away behind french doors with espresso cabinets, faux brick highlighted with under-cabinet lighting, and wine racks.

2014 Lake County YMCA Dream House

Store with Style

We designed this built in bar to fit in a niche inside the dining area of this 3 story townhouse. With limited storage space this was a perfect piece to double as a dry bar for entertaining and storage of serving pieces or seldom used items. We used mirrored backs and glass shelves with puck lighting to add to the beauty of this unit.

Pearl District Wine Bar

Sommi Wine Cellars

Our latest custom wine room project is proof that you don’t need a country estate (or even a full-size room) to store your wine in style. Our clients in this small, but swanky condo in Portland’s Pearl District had just a tiny corner of space to work with. Tucked in between the fireplace and floor-to-ceiling terrace doors, we transformed this formerly awkward and unused storage space into a showstopper of a home wine and cocktail bar.

Duplex Penthouse

DRY Architects

Upper Arlington countertops- contract work done by The Bellepoint Company

Distinctive Marble and Granite

Bradshaw Photography

Contemporary, Open Concept Remodel

Legacy Kitchens

Lewes Home Theater

Atlantic Kitchen & Bath LLC

Built-in Custom Bar

Cresmark Custom Homes

Custom built dry bar on stair wall with glass inset, black painted flat panel cabinet, black quartz countertop, shelving, mirrored backsplash, wine fridge, and detailed wall paneling, trim and moldings.

Guest Room into a Pub Room

ASF Interiors, LLC

Despite the rustic look, the custom glass and cabinets made the room look modern and clean. I enjoy the balance of the two design elements.

Libraries | Studies

SoCal Contractor

Lori Dennis Interior Design SoCal Contractor

McKenzie Towne

Cedro Fine Woodwork Inc

Rustic Bar for Entertainment

Haute Designs

Space for entertainment with plenty of smart storage.

Home Bar

Spacecrafting / Architectural Photography

Builder: Detail Design + Build - Architectural Designer: Charlie & Co. Design, Ltd. - Photo: Spacecrafting Photography

Small Black 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 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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