Trending Now: Houzzers Raise a Glass to 15 New Home Bars
Most popular new home bar photos on Houzz offer plenty of ideas for a dream entertaining space. So what’ll it be?
For some, few luxuries are greater than the at-home bar. Whether your dreams involve hosting lavish parties, watching the Olympic Games at a home sports bar or simply having a regular place to mix your six o’clock martini, these new additions to the home bar photos on Houzz may inspire you. Here are the 15 most popular home bars on Houzz from April through June 2016, measured by the number of people saving photos to their ideabooks.
14. Paradise Punch
A vaulted wood ceiling brings drama to this bar niche inside a residence on Maui, Hawaii, with its attention-getting bar stools, stone feature wall and floating shelves with glass accent.
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A vaulted wood ceiling brings drama to this bar niche inside a residence on Maui, Hawaii, with its attention-getting bar stools, stone feature wall and floating shelves with glass accent.
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13. Boat Happy
Just off a sitting area and around the corner from the kitchen, this home bar brings in the outdoors with a plank wood panel, but the wine racks shaped like small boats were the overwhelming reason people saved this photo to their ideabooks this summer.
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Just off a sitting area and around the corner from the kitchen, this home bar brings in the outdoors with a plank wood panel, but the wine racks shaped like small boats were the overwhelming reason people saved this photo to their ideabooks this summer.
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12. Morocco on the Mind
Houzzer were smitten with this bar’s hand-stamped Carrara marble tiles, smoky blue glass countertop, Moroccan pendant lights and custom stools.
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Houzzer were smitten with this bar’s hand-stamped Carrara marble tiles, smoky blue glass countertop, Moroccan pendant lights and custom stools.
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11. California Dream
Here, a pared-back color palette allows dramatic views to star as the main attraction. Smooth, shiny countertops contrast the textured stone wall, and a small peninsula for seating offers an alternative to the more typical bar counter.
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Here, a pared-back color palette allows dramatic views to star as the main attraction. Smooth, shiny countertops contrast the textured stone wall, and a small peninsula for seating offers an alternative to the more typical bar counter.
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10. Trophy Room
This space features a range of leisurely pursuits, from the pool table to books to a large screen to the faux stag’s head on the wall. Everything needed for an after-work cocktail fits quietly into richly toned shelves that flank the television.
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This space features a range of leisurely pursuits, from the pool table to books to a large screen to the faux stag’s head on the wall. Everything needed for an after-work cocktail fits quietly into richly toned shelves that flank the television.
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9. Soft Secret
This butler’s pantry next to a living room quietly embraces every item needed to make a cocktail, from glassware to a wine and beverage refrigerator. LED strips illuminate stemware on the floating shelves, and a subtly dramatic wallpaper treats the eye.
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This butler’s pantry next to a living room quietly embraces every item needed to make a cocktail, from glassware to a wine and beverage refrigerator. LED strips illuminate stemware on the floating shelves, and a subtly dramatic wallpaper treats the eye.
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8. Desert View
Space Age-style chairs belly up to this modern L-shaped bar, which has a front-row view of the Southern California desert sunsets.
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Space Age-style chairs belly up to this modern L-shaped bar, which has a front-row view of the Southern California desert sunsets.
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7. Chandelier Central
The dramatic red ceiling and swirling oversize light fixture command the most attention in this home bar, but the rock wall and burl wood table also give people plenty to talk about over a beer.
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The dramatic red ceiling and swirling oversize light fixture command the most attention in this home bar, but the rock wall and burl wood table also give people plenty to talk about over a beer.
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6. Backlit Beauty
Barstools and backlit onyx take center stage at this home bar. At right, a wall piece echoes the golden colors of the main bar panel.
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Barstools and backlit onyx take center stage at this home bar. At right, a wall piece echoes the golden colors of the main bar panel.
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5. Wine and Beer Cave
This luxurious rustic bar features enough room for the homeowner to play bartender or even to hire one for a big party. With no large screen to distract, the focus can stay on cocktails and conversation.
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This luxurious rustic bar features enough room for the homeowner to play bartender or even to hire one for a big party. With no large screen to distract, the focus can stay on cocktails and conversation.
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4. Party Spot
Houzzers loved the wood look in this compact, functional home bar, whose layout can work in many spaces. It lies just off the kitchen, out of the way — the perfect setup for keeping guests entertained while the host finishes cooking.
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Houzzers loved the wood look in this compact, functional home bar, whose layout can work in many spaces. It lies just off the kitchen, out of the way — the perfect setup for keeping guests entertained while the host finishes cooking.
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3. Southern Comfort
Now we’re getting to the top three most-saved home bar photos from those added to the site in recent months. The most prominent feature of this Virginia home bar is not the bar itself, but the cozy, let’s-have-a-drink-and-chat vibe of the seating area. Club chairs and the back feature wall glam up the moody design, while an orange rug adds warm color.
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Now we’re getting to the top three most-saved home bar photos from those added to the site in recent months. The most prominent feature of this Virginia home bar is not the bar itself, but the cozy, let’s-have-a-drink-and-chat vibe of the seating area. Club chairs and the back feature wall glam up the moody design, while an orange rug adds warm color.
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2. Rich and In Control
This bar — the second most popular of the latest home bar photos — has a compartment for everything, with a chilled wine and beer refrigerator, slots for a wine collection, and an attractive display of glasses and premium spirits. The dark wood stain is on trend with kitchen finishes popular recently: deep navy and charcoal.
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This bar — the second most popular of the latest home bar photos — has a compartment for everything, with a chilled wine and beer refrigerator, slots for a wine collection, and an attractive display of glasses and premium spirits. The dark wood stain is on trend with kitchen finishes popular recently: deep navy and charcoal.
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1. Sleek Hideaway
Far and away, this is the most popular new photo of a home bar right now on Houzz; more than 19,000 people saved it to their personal ideabooks between April and the end of June. Perhaps it’s the element of surprise: This kitchen has a modern feel, but the rich wood interior hidden behind the doors nods to an older-world mood. In short, it’s hidden comfort.
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Show us: Do you have a home bar that was professionally installed or a DIY project? We’d love to see it. Upload a picture in the Comments and tell us how it came to be.
More: How to Create a Built-In Home Bar
Far and away, this is the most popular new photo of a home bar right now on Houzz; more than 19,000 people saved it to their personal ideabooks between April and the end of June. Perhaps it’s the element of surprise: This kitchen has a modern feel, but the rich wood interior hidden behind the doors nods to an older-world mood. In short, it’s hidden comfort.
See more of this stylish kitchen
Show us: Do you have a home bar that was professionally installed or a DIY project? We’d love to see it. Upload a picture in the Comments and tell us how it came to be.
More: How to Create a Built-In Home Bar
15. I’ll Take Mine Neat
This cabinet bar inside a Canadian ski cabin has a place for everything, with understated tones that let the view of the outdoors remain the star. Houzzers saving it to their ideabooks commented on its simplicity and utility — with or without the sink.
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