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North Tustin Traditional
North Tustin Traditional
Cindy Smetana InteriorsCindy Smetana Interiors
Martin King
Chase Road
Chase Road
Dichotomy InteriorsDichotomy Interiors
Design by Megan Oldenburger, Photos by Deborah DeGraffenreid
Nature's Best
Nature's Best
KI3 DesignKI3 Design
Bar area
California Beach Cottage
California Beach Cottage
Maraya Interior DesignMaraya Interior Design
Industrial modern bar in a small beach house. Reclaimed wood siding and glass tile with galvanized steel pendant lighting. A small weekend beach resort home for a family of four with two little girls. Remodeled from a funky old house built in the 60's on Oxnard Shores. This little white cottage has the master bedroom, a playroom, guest bedroom and girls' bunk room upstairs, while downstairs there is a 1960s feel family room with an industrial modern style bar for the family's many parties and celebrations. A great room open to the dining area with a zinc dining table and rattan chairs. Fireplace features custom iron doors, and green glass tile surround. New white cabinets and bookshelves flank the real wood burning fire place. Simple clean white cabinetry in the kitchen with x designs on glass cabinet doors and peninsula ends. Durable, beautiful white quartzite counter tops and yes! porcelain planked floors for durability! The girls can run in and out without worrying about the beach sand damage!. White painted planked and beamed ceilings, natural reclaimed woods mixed with rattans and velvets for comfortable, beautiful interiors Project Location: Oxnard, California. Project designed by Maraya Interior Design. From their beautiful resort town of Ojai, they serve clients in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas, across the tri-county areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, south to Hidden Hills- north through Solvang and more.
Coastal Luxe
Coastal Luxe
Lindye Galloway InteriorsLindye Galloway Interiors
Coastal Luxe interior design by Lindye Galloway Design. Built in wine bar.
Wet Bar Lounge
Wet Bar Lounge
Anastasia Faiella Interior DesignAnastasia Faiella Interior Design
Photography by Marija Vidal, Aaron Gordon Construction
2014 Fox Valley Food For Health Kitchen Walk
2014 Fox Valley Food For Health Kitchen Walk
PB Kitchen DesignPB Kitchen Design
330 PENTHOUSE
330 PENTHOUSE
gradegrade
Artist's Office and Studio
Artist's Office and Studio
Space Interior DesignSpace Interior Design
This small kitchen area features, white cabinets by Legacy Woodwork, white back painted glass backsplash by Glassworks, corian countertop by The Tile Gallery, all planned and designed by Space Interior Design
Vancouver 8
Vancouver 8
Kitchen Art DesignKitchen Art Design
(Gary Beale) This bar area features horizontal grain rift cut White Oak cabinetry with a built in full height wine fridge and a floating shelf above the sink.
21 East 66th - 2
21 East 66th - 2
Milan Custom BuildMilan Custom Build
Holger Obenaus
Riverdale Apartment
Riverdale Apartment
BuiltIN studioBuiltIN studio
Bar Cabinetry Rustic Wood Warm Brown Mosaic
Bar Cabinetry Rustic Wood Warm Brown Mosaic
DEW Design CompanyDEW Design Company
A perfect basement bar nook in a rustic alder with a warm brown tile mosaic and warm gray wall
Best in American Living Winner: Caruthers
Best in American Living Winner: Caruthers
Frankel Design BuildFrankel Design Build
Award-Winning Bar
Award-Winning Bar
Khoury DesignKhoury Design
Dave Adams Photography
Fox Hill Place Kitchen & Bath Remodel
Fox Hill Place Kitchen & Bath Remodel
H & H Company of Rochester LLCH & H Company of Rochester LLC
Custom Built In Wine Storage
Custom Built In Wine Storage
Wine Cellar ExpertsWine Cellar Experts
Wine Cellar Experts latest project - Approximately 100 bottles total. Do you see the wine staves used here?
San Carlos Treetop
San Carlos Treetop
Cathie Hong InteriorsCathie Hong Interiors
What started as a kitchen and two-bathroom remodel evolved into a full home renovation plus conversion of the downstairs unfinished basement into a permitted first story addition, complete with family room, guest suite, mudroom, and a new front entrance. We married the midcentury modern architecture with vintage, eclectic details and thoughtful materials.
Fresh Baby Blue Kitchen & Bar Cubby
Fresh Baby Blue Kitchen & Bar Cubby
Model RemodelModel Remodel
A clever under-stair bar complete with glass racks, glass rinser, sink, shelf and beverage center
Twin Cabana Interiors
Twin Cabana Interiors
UserUser
Built in bench and storage cabinets inside a pool house cabana. Wet bar with sink, ice maker, refrigerator drawers, and kegerator. Floating shelves above counter. White shaker cabinets installed with shiplap walls and tile flooring.

Small 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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