The 10 Most Popular Home Bars of 2021
See the stylish materials, storage ideas and other details served up in the most-saved home bar photos of the year
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With New Year’s Eve around the corner, it’s a good time to raise a glass and cheer the virtues of a home bar. A home bar provides a spot to host friends, mix beverages and display a stylish collection of barware and accessories. Let this countdown of the most-saved home bar photos uploaded to Houzz in 2021 inspire you with refreshing ideas for setting up your own entertaining hub.
With New Year’s Eve around the corner, it’s a good time to raise a glass and cheer the virtues of a home bar. A home bar provides a spot to host friends, mix beverages and display a stylish collection of barware and accessories. Let this countdown of the most-saved home bar photos uploaded to Houzz in 2021 inspire you with refreshing ideas for setting up your own entertaining hub.
9. Black Beauty
Jena Bula of Delphinium Design made this custom bar cabinet for a North Carolina dining room that opens to a nearby kitchen. The bar features brushed gold hardware, open shelves and cabinets with pullouts for storing bottles.
The bar is painted in a bold black shade that pops against the crisp white walls. “They were really open to doing an accent in black, and that gives it more personality,” Bula says. “It’s cohesive in the space but also has its own moment.”
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Jena Bula of Delphinium Design made this custom bar cabinet for a North Carolina dining room that opens to a nearby kitchen. The bar features brushed gold hardware, open shelves and cabinets with pullouts for storing bottles.
The bar is painted in a bold black shade that pops against the crisp white walls. “They were really open to doing an accent in black, and that gives it more personality,” Bula says. “It’s cohesive in the space but also has its own moment.”
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8. Knockout Nightclub
There’s really no reason to wait in line at the latest hot spot when you have a nightclub-worthy bar at home. This Miami bar by Gloria Black Design has a dark marble countertop with a waterfall edge, a trio of chandeliers and a backlit wall for displaying bottles, resulting in tons of drama and glam.
Other notable features include a pair of sinks (one in the back counter and one in the front) and four white leather bar stools that provide cozy and stylish seating.
There’s really no reason to wait in line at the latest hot spot when you have a nightclub-worthy bar at home. This Miami bar by Gloria Black Design has a dark marble countertop with a waterfall edge, a trio of chandeliers and a backlit wall for displaying bottles, resulting in tons of drama and glam.
Other notable features include a pair of sinks (one in the back counter and one in the front) and four white leather bar stools that provide cozy and stylish seating.
7. Marvelous Materials
This Houston home bar by Chandos Interiors features a wealth of stylish materials. The gorgeous blue-green cabinets and walls and the brass hardware and light fixtures are the main players. But note how beautifully the soapstone countertop and small soapstone section behind the faucet pair with the antiqued mirror back wall.
This Houston home bar by Chandos Interiors features a wealth of stylish materials. The gorgeous blue-green cabinets and walls and the brass hardware and light fixtures are the main players. But note how beautifully the soapstone countertop and small soapstone section behind the faucet pair with the antiqued mirror back wall.
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6. Rock Star Hangout
It’s fitting that this Denver home bar by Laura Medicus Interiors has a guitar leaning against it. That’s because the hub has an undeniable rock star vibe. The dramatic backdrop of glossy black tile in a herringbone pattern with white grout commands attention.
Soft green cabinet and drawers with black hardware, floating wood shelves and a brass faucet form something akin to a rock ballad.
It’s fitting that this Denver home bar by Laura Medicus Interiors has a guitar leaning against it. That’s because the hub has an undeniable rock star vibe. The dramatic backdrop of glossy black tile in a herringbone pattern with white grout commands attention.
Soft green cabinet and drawers with black hardware, floating wood shelves and a brass faucet form something akin to a rock ballad.
5. Coastal Chic
With its slipcovered sofa, beaded chandelier and white wood-paneled ceiling, this Long Beach, New York, living room by Karen B Wolf Interiors gives off a chic coastal vibe.
The built-in bar picks up on the theme with dark blue cabinets that evoke the ocean and a stylish chevron tiled back wall. The driftwood-toned floating shelves complement the other wood pieces in the room.
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With its slipcovered sofa, beaded chandelier and white wood-paneled ceiling, this Long Beach, New York, living room by Karen B Wolf Interiors gives off a chic coastal vibe.
The built-in bar picks up on the theme with dark blue cabinets that evoke the ocean and a stylish chevron tiled back wall. The driftwood-toned floating shelves complement the other wood pieces in the room.
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4. White, Wood and Wow
For those who love a white-and-wood palette, this South Carolina home bar by CS Thomas Construction has you covered with its white cabinets, wood countertop and decorative piece of reclaimed wood near the ceiling. But it’s the wire mesh cabinet doors and the antiqued mirror backsplash that truly take this home bar to the next level.
For those who love a white-and-wood palette, this South Carolina home bar by CS Thomas Construction has you covered with its white cabinets, wood countertop and decorative piece of reclaimed wood near the ceiling. But it’s the wire mesh cabinet doors and the antiqued mirror backsplash that truly take this home bar to the next level.
3. Stylish Symmetry
If you’re a fan of symmetry, this Orange Country, California, home bar by Pure Salt Interiors should put a smile on your face. Below the chunky marble countertop sits a pair of built-in wine refrigerators between three white drawers with black pulls.
Above the counter, white cabinets flank a pair of floating wood shelves. This perfectly balanced layout provides plenty of storage and display space for glasses, barware and other accessories.
If you’re a fan of symmetry, this Orange Country, California, home bar by Pure Salt Interiors should put a smile on your face. Below the chunky marble countertop sits a pair of built-in wine refrigerators between three white drawers with black pulls.
Above the counter, white cabinets flank a pair of floating wood shelves. This perfectly balanced layout provides plenty of storage and display space for glasses, barware and other accessories.
2. Perfect Pullout
This Ohio basement by The Cleary Co. includes a marble-look quartz countertop, a subway-tiled wall, a trio of reclaimed-wood floating shelves and black task-style wall sconces to light up the area.
Another standout feature is a custom pullout drawer that cleverly holds glass stemware on top and full-size bottles on the bottom.
This Ohio basement by The Cleary Co. includes a marble-look quartz countertop, a subway-tiled wall, a trio of reclaimed-wood floating shelves and black task-style wall sconces to light up the area.
Another standout feature is a custom pullout drawer that cleverly holds glass stemware on top and full-size bottles on the bottom.
1. Stone-Cold Stunner
The most popular home bar of 2021 is in a Minneapolis kitchen by Tays & Co Design Studios. The bar includes a sink, beverage fridge and ice maker. Overhead are floating wood shelves hung from the ceiling with black steel bands.
But the highlight of the space is the stunning stone veneer wall that adds visual weight and an undeniable rustic charm.
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The most popular home bar of 2021 is in a Minneapolis kitchen by Tays & Co Design Studios. The bar includes a sink, beverage fridge and ice maker. Overhead are floating wood shelves hung from the ceiling with black steel bands.
But the highlight of the space is the stunning stone veneer wall that adds visual weight and an undeniable rustic charm.
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A deep emerald backsplash with a 3D look adds dimension and character to this Denver home bar by interior designer Laura Medicus. The frosted glass cabinet doors keep the area feeling open and bright.
Smaller details also make a big impact. A pair of floating wood shelves offers display space for bottles and accessories. And framed art and flowers provide a thoughtful touch.
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