The Rooms of Spirits: Home Bar Designs For Your House

Updated On: Jul 23, 2024

If you are a person of culture and have a taste in your spirits, why not be specific about where you enjoy them? Having a bar of your own in your house is a huge luxury, irrespective of the size of it. Whether it be a whole dedicated room or a well-designed corner, a bar brings a taste of opulence to your house. The various home bar designs we’ve curated can fill any space available for your house while serving every expectation you might have with your home bar set-up. From a house party to a time spent in solitude, we have intricately planned this list to match your every need.

You can experience the mediaeval times with Victorian and Viking-style bar counters, or you can throw a nice party in the personal Vegas of your house.

We've distributed different design styles according to the different spaces of your house.

Rooms of Taste

If you are a person of taste and culture, then there's no excuse for dedicating a whole room to your bar. Here, you could party with your friends, enjoy the weekends with your family, have small birthday parties, or sit in solitude for the 'me' time of the day with your spirits.

The Room of Whiskey And Rye

Traditional Home Bar Designs

If you have a big space for a bar room and a taste for classics, then this type of room could be the best match for you. Characterised by wooden furniture placed against a big cabinet panel, lit up with hanging warm lighting fixtures, and with a semi-round table, this room could serve as a space for celebrating solitude and a business meeting space. You can have big French-style window panels to let natural light in and accentuate the wooden earthy flooring.

Sin-City Themed Room

Las Vegas Style Home Bar Ideas

'What happens in Vegas, remains in Vegas''imagine using this line in your own house party! Simple furniture comprising glassy counters, steel bar stools, and ceramic cabinetry lit up with contrasting neon lights fills the room with the classic notorious ambience of Vegas. This could be the vibe of your home bar setup, which transcends you and your company to a different place every time you enter the place.

Bean And Beer Room

Home Pub Ideas with Bean Bags

What better way to enjoy sports than in a sports pub, which can provide you and your friends with the same vibe in the comfort of your house? These rooms are not just for the vibe but also for comfort, so instead of chairs and tables, try big bean bags to work as sofas while contrasting them with wooden furniture and a big LED screen for your entertainment.

Corners of Elegance

If you don't have enough space or intend to spare a whole room for a bar, transform a corner of your house into your leisure space'no compromise in the design. We've got you covered there!

Corner of Victoria

Corner Home Bar Setup in Victorian Style

Victorian elegance and mediaeval grandeur brought together in the corner of your house. Sophisticated wooden platform pinned against a magnificent Victorian wallpaper decorated with intrigue cutlery and savourful spirits. It's not a corner it’s an experience.

American Pie Corner

American Style Corner Bar Room Design

Mute pastel-coloured background with luxurious wood enhancing it, which you can garnish with American drinks placed inside glass cabinets lit up with warm lighting. Use warm, old-fashioned light fixtures as the main light source, creating a perfect vibe for your evening once you amalgamate them with classic American jazz.

The Corner of Culture

Classic Themed Corner Home Bar Interior Design Ideas

This could be called the old-money corner as well, with an old-style wooden cabinet placed beside a leather couch and a small side table to keep your supplies on. This would be the most royale place in your house, and what’s a better place to celebrate than a place like this?

Open-Bars

It’s a classic option for someone who doesn't want to dedicate a whole room to the bar and not even want to compromise it for a single corner. Open bar areas are usually supported by some bar stools and cabinets to store your favourite drinks. Thanks to their proximity to the kitchen, they are easy to clean and fast to set up.

The Minimalist Cocktail

Minimalist Open Bar Designs for Living Room

Now, these are not separate rooms they are just add-ons to your existing decor. This open bar would use the space of your living area and the kitchen very well. They are best for house parties, you can have all the open space of the living area and enjoy the amenities of the kitchen itself. A minimalist open bar could match the area’s decor without adding many elements, such as some matching bar stools, interesting cabinetry, hanging wine glasses, or a wine cellar if needed. Try keeping a sink nearby for fast callouts and cleaning during parties.

L- shaped Open Bars

L- shaped Open Bar Unit Design for Small Kitchen

To create a bar space in a smaller kitchen area, you can use a kitchen platform for your kitchen work and enjoy drinks with friends after dinner. Place bar stools by the kitchen slab, add a small portable cabinet by the side, or have a wine cellar fixture by the wall. Hanging light fixtures just above the bar slab can transform the space from an open kitchen to a moody bar slab whenever needed.

The Social Place

Ultra Modern Open Bar Designs for Home

You can go for a portable drawing room bar if you need a big place for house parties or small gatherings. A single drawing room wall was dedicated to creating a platform, some stools, and a cabinet. Overall, it would make your drawing room look like a perfect small cafe, with a sofa and a table lying on one side, which is decorated with the elegance of a beautiful wooden cabinet showcasing your collection of drinks. You can perfect your small in-house cafe by fixing warm, beautiful lights inside the cabinet.

Roof Bars

These are some of the most luxurious and playful locations for a bar. There could not be a better place to feel the cool breeze of night, roll your eyes around the beautiful landscape of your city, and enjoy your leisure time with your drinks. The design and style of roof bars depend on the space available.

Viking's Brewery

Viking Themed Roof Bar Designs

Are you a fan of medieval Viking-style bars with horn glasses, raw wooden furniture, warm lamps, and hanging lights? Then this is for you! Taking inspiration from Norse architecture, you can flaunt the variety of spirits on an open wooden cabinet and create a space for sitting with intricately designed wooden bar stools. This rooftop bar style will make you transcend into a different time altogether. You can even support this style with raw-looking cutlery like horn or Viking-style mugs, large jars, and wooden plates.

To make this experience more authentic, learn some popular verbose of the Vikings, like Skaldi, which means cheers!

Scandinavian Terrace Bar

Scandinavian Terrace Bar Unit Designs

Try this charismatic Scandinavian-styled bar for your terrace. It is compatible with both small and large spaces, so this style of bar doesn't need extra elements to embellish the elegance of this design. It will use colours, furniture and your collection of spirits to make this place a beautiful space. Scandinavian bar designs are clean, supported by small sofas, bar stools, and an open panel showcasing the drinks lit up with fairy lights.

Chicago Grills

Chicago-style Rooftop Bar Ideas

A Chicago-style rooftop is a nice choice where you can enjoy your weekend with some nice barbeque and refreshing cocktails. With Chicago-style grilled shelters, wood and leather-based furniture, bar stools, and a platform with live barbecue, this could be the perfect chilling space during the daytime. You can have a small barbecue-based kitchen set-up along with bar cabinetry. You can savour the cook inside you while enjoying the space’s vibe.

Calling Off The Sesh

Creating a whole bar room or a dedicated drinking space could increase your house’s class and beauty. Bars are luxury architecture that uses elements impossible to inculcate in a house’s orthodox decor. The use of glass, wood, or even ceramics in a bar space is very tasteful and rich, making these spaces ornaments of a house. Whether you go for a minimalistic corner shelf or a classic wooden bar room, they impact the vibe of your home in the same way.

However, it depends on whether you want to make the bar a transcending space like the Las Vegas-style rooms or a place that adds to the existing interior design, like a minimalist open bar. The point is having a great place to spend your weekends or throwing a random house party that your friends will remember for life. Thanks to these home bar designs, you might end up hosting every group party, so be cautious about where you flaunt your bar room.

While there are numerous themes and home bar ideas to choose from, it’s crucial to design your home bar so that it looks inspired. To ensure your home bar reflects your style and meets your needs, consider seeking expert advice from our design experts at Interior Company.

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    What are some essential elements in a home bar set-up?

    A home bar set-up essentially needs aesthetic storage solutions, playful seating, a luxurious bar counter, and some moody lighting. These are the essentials; you can add on according to your needs.

    What type of lighting is best for home bars?

    A mix of ambient and accent lighting is typically used in home bars. Cabinet lighting, hanging light fixtures, and dimmable overhead lights are some of the most used types currently.

    How to set up a home bar on a budget?

    Aesthetic storage space, a good collection of bottles, a spacious enough bar platform, and some long bar stools. These are essentials and are easily available in the market for a budget. The key lies in lighting. You can use DIY fairy lights or warm LEDs for moody lighting, as the whole vibe is decided by the lighting. If you get the lighting correct in a home bar, you won’t need fancy stools or expensive cabinets anymore.

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