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Luxury Traditional Home Bar Ideas and Designs

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Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill
Annie Hall InteriorsAnnie Hall Interiors
Michael Lee
Secluded in the City | West Linn Custom Home
Secluded in the City | West Linn Custom Home
Mountainwood HomesMountainwood Homes
Entertain in style with a versatile built-in coffee bar area. The cherry shaker cabinets and sleek white quartz countertops work for casual coffee mornings and evening cocktail parties.
Amazing basemnt wetbar and wine cellar
Amazing basemnt wetbar and wine cellar
BasementRemodeling.comBasementRemodeling.com
Entertaining takes a high-end in this basement with a large wet bar and wine cellar. The barstools surround the marble countertop, highlighted by under-cabinet lighting
Lakeside New Build
Lakeside New Build
Andrea Schumacher InteriorsAndrea Schumacher Interiors
This home bar has glass shelving and a mirrored backsplash. The blue cabinetry adds a pop of color to the area and blends with the blue painted refrigerator.
Glam Dry Bar
Glam Dry Bar
Decorlift Design CoDecorlift Design Co
Dining Room custom buffet cabinets and dry bar area with mirrored tile backsplash, black cabinets and black quartz countertops.
Bar
Bar
Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.
Custom buffet cabinet in the dining room can be opened up to reveal a wet bar with a gorgeous granite top, glass shelving and copper sink.. Home design by Phil Jenkins, AIA, Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.; general contracting by Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc.; interior design by Stacey Hamilton; photos by Dave Hubler Photography.
Luxe Living
Luxe Living
Julia Russell DesignsJulia Russell Designs
Home bar located in family game room. Stainless steel accents accompany a mirror that doubles as a TV.
Casco House
Casco House
Landmark Building Contractors LLCLandmark Building Contractors LLC
This new home is the last newly constructed home within the historic Country Club neighborhood of Edina. Nestled within a charming street boasting Mediterranean and cottage styles, the client sought a synthesis of the two that would integrate within the traditional streetscape yet reflect modern day living standards and lifestyle. The footprint may be small, but the classic home features an open floor plan, gourmet kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, and refined finishes throughout.
Wet Bar/Butlers Pantry
Wet Bar/Butlers Pantry
Valerie Grant InteriorsValerie Grant Interiors
A wonderfully useful bar/butler's pantry between the kitchen and dining room is created with rich gray painted cabinets and a marble counter top.
Long Island House
Long Island House
Indecor Professional Inc.Indecor Professional Inc.
Upper East Side Townhouse
Upper East Side Townhouse
VGC NYC Inc.VGC NYC Inc.
Philharmonic House of Design Theater, Entertainment Room & Bar
Philharmonic House of Design Theater, Entertainment Room & Bar
Marc Pridmore DesignsMarc Pridmore Designs
Private Scotch Collection
Private Scotch Collection
Robert R. Larsen, ArchitectRobert R. Larsen, Architect
Elliptical tasting bar and shelving for the display of a collection of 4800 bottles of scotch in a private residence. All woodwork custom designed by Robert R. Larsen, A.I.A. Carpet was custom made to match the client's Scottish tartan plaid. Fiber-optic lights illuminate the plaques above the elliptical bar. Ron Ruscio Photo
City Glamour - Bar
City Glamour - Bar
Palindrome Design, LLCPalindrome Design, LLC
Photograph © Michael Wilkinson Photography
Florentine Kitchen
Florentine Kitchen
Gibson Gimpel Interior DesignGibson Gimpel Interior Design
Bar Area- View of Toe Kick Storage [Photo by Dan Piassick]
Neo-Prairie Style Parade Home
Neo-Prairie Style Parade Home
Hobbs' Ink, LLCHobbs' Ink, LLC
This Neo-prairie style home with its wide overhangs and well shaded bands of glass combines the openness of an island getaway with a “C – shaped” floor plan that gives the owners much needed privacy on a 78’ wide hillside lot. Photos by James Bruce and Merrick Ales.
Bar
Bar
R|House Design BuildR|House Design Build
Custom garage door style liquor cabinet and concrete sink.
Waxhaw Kitchen & Primary Bath Remodel
Waxhaw Kitchen & Primary Bath Remodel
ReVision Design/RemodelingReVision Design/Remodeling
© Lassiter Photography | ReVisionCharlotte.com
So much storage
So much storage
Collaroy Kitchen CentreCollaroy Kitchen Centre
This renovation included kitchen, laundry, powder room, with extensive building work.
Cochran Chapel
Cochran Chapel
Robert Elliott Custom HomesRobert Elliott Custom Homes
Nathan Schroder Photography BK Design Studio

Luxury Traditional 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 traditional 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 classic home bar be?

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