The Top 10 Most Popular New Home Bars Right Now
Find ideas for an impressive drinks station from these most-saved home bar photos recently uploaded to Houzz
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Designated home bars can range from compact prep stations to more elaborate designs featuring sinks, refrigerators and customized storage. Whatever the setup, it should make ingredients and barware accessible for people to prepare and serve beverages with ease. And a generous pour of style never hurts, either. You’ll find plenty of inspiration for getting into the spirits with this countdown of the most-saved new home bar photos on Houzz.
Designated home bars can range from compact prep stations to more elaborate designs featuring sinks, refrigerators and customized storage. Whatever the setup, it should make ingredients and barware accessible for people to prepare and serve beverages with ease. And a generous pour of style never hurts, either. You’ll find plenty of inspiration for getting into the spirits with this countdown of the most-saved new home bar photos on Houzz.
9. Garden Party
Studio M Interiors wallpapered the arch of this Minneapolis bar alcove with a dark floral wallpaper. In combination with the green lower cabinets, black tile backsplash and moon-like orb light, the blooms conjure a late-night cocktail party that’s spilled out into the garden.
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Studio M Interiors wallpapered the arch of this Minneapolis bar alcove with a dark floral wallpaper. In combination with the green lower cabinets, black tile backsplash and moon-like orb light, the blooms conjure a late-night cocktail party that’s spilled out into the garden.
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8. Bottles of Wine on the Wall
Conveniently located between the kitchen and a lounge area, this Kansas bar by Tamara Day Design features a “wine wall” that serves, stores and displays bottles. The white oak cabinetry creates continuity with the kitchen, while the golden backsplash adds a bit of pizzazz.
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Conveniently located between the kitchen and a lounge area, this Kansas bar by Tamara Day Design features a “wine wall” that serves, stores and displays bottles. The white oak cabinetry creates continuity with the kitchen, while the golden backsplash adds a bit of pizzazz.
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7. Like a Fish
A brass bell waits to ring in a free round at this bar along Maryland’s Severn River. Inside a lovely traditional house by Mueller Homes and Melissa McLay Interiors, the built-in has the look of a freestanding piece of furniture with bar glasses on display up top. A fish tiled into the backsplash seems an appropriate mascot given the riverside setting — and the activity at hand.
A brass bell waits to ring in a free round at this bar along Maryland’s Severn River. Inside a lovely traditional house by Mueller Homes and Melissa McLay Interiors, the built-in has the look of a freestanding piece of furniture with bar glasses on display up top. A fish tiled into the backsplash seems an appropriate mascot given the riverside setting — and the activity at hand.
6. Keep It Cool
Collaroy Kitchen Centre installed dual drink fridges in this crisp navy-and-white bar in Australia. That way, the wine can stay at the ideal temperature in one while the soft drinks and beer are kept frosty in the other. Open and closed shelving in the upper cabinets provides additional storage and display space.
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Collaroy Kitchen Centre installed dual drink fridges in this crisp navy-and-white bar in Australia. That way, the wine can stay at the ideal temperature in one while the soft drinks and beer are kept frosty in the other. Open and closed shelving in the upper cabinets provides additional storage and display space.
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5. Notes of Maple
Maple cabinetry and a quartzite countertop lend a warm, earthy feel to this wet bar, which has custom cabinet pullouts for wine storage. Built into a Prairie-style Minnesota home designed by LiLu Interiors, the bar shares materials and space with the kitchen and built-in dining nook, the latter of which looks like the perfect spot to host a wine tasting.
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Maple cabinetry and a quartzite countertop lend a warm, earthy feel to this wet bar, which has custom cabinet pullouts for wine storage. Built into a Prairie-style Minnesota home designed by LiLu Interiors, the bar shares materials and space with the kitchen and built-in dining nook, the latter of which looks like the perfect spot to host a wine tasting.
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4. Just a Nip
In Lafayette, California, this relatively narrow wet bar by Slarve Construction packs in the home-bar most-wanteds: a drinks fridge, a bar sink, open and closed storage and task lighting. The small wood-finish drawers with cutout handles — which match the wood floating shelves and bring out the warm veins in the stone slab — make a big style impact.
In Lafayette, California, this relatively narrow wet bar by Slarve Construction packs in the home-bar most-wanteds: a drinks fridge, a bar sink, open and closed storage and task lighting. The small wood-finish drawers with cutout handles — which match the wood floating shelves and bring out the warm veins in the stone slab — make a big style impact.
3. Raise a Glass
Designer Julie Deuble transformed the narrow back hallway of a New York house into this sophisticated pantry and bar space off the kitchen. A marble-look porcelain tile backsplash, Silver Cloud granite countertops and gold accents brighten the black cabinetry while adding movement and texture. And the undercounter hanging wine glass holder and mug hooks make an efficient use of space.
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Designer Julie Deuble transformed the narrow back hallway of a New York house into this sophisticated pantry and bar space off the kitchen. A marble-look porcelain tile backsplash, Silver Cloud granite countertops and gold accents brighten the black cabinetry while adding movement and texture. And the undercounter hanging wine glass holder and mug hooks make an efficient use of space.
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2. Transitional Space
This butler’s pantry and bar area acts as a portal connecting the kitchen and dining room in an Indiana house. Designed by Everything Home, which outfitted it with a beverage refrigerator and under-shelf lighting, the space is also transitional in terms of style, with navy ogee-edge Shaker cabinet doors and contemporary-looking glossy gray tile.
This butler’s pantry and bar area acts as a portal connecting the kitchen and dining room in an Indiana house. Designed by Everything Home, which outfitted it with a beverage refrigerator and under-shelf lighting, the space is also transitional in terms of style, with navy ogee-edge Shaker cabinet doors and contemporary-looking glossy gray tile.
1. Coastal Comforts
In a Cape Cod, Massachusetts, house by James Phillip Golden Architect, this wet bar pours on peppy, preppy vibes with its light blue color, brass hardware and beadboard backsplash. The rich, dark-stained wood countertop differentiates it from the kitchen cabinetry and the panel-ready beverage center helps to give the built-in an always-been-there look.
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In a Cape Cod, Massachusetts, house by James Phillip Golden Architect, this wet bar pours on peppy, preppy vibes with its light blue color, brass hardware and beadboard backsplash. The rich, dark-stained wood countertop differentiates it from the kitchen cabinetry and the panel-ready beverage center helps to give the built-in an always-been-there look.
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This sexy wet bar in a Versailles, Kentucky, home built by Anderson & Rodgers Construction sets the mood with an inky hue. Two open shelves in a dark wood have integrated LED lights that provide illumination for pouring spirits, highlight the picket tile backsplash and make the brass hardware gleam.
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