Wet Bar Ideas
Create a beverage center in your kitchen and entertain with ease.
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Boards from wine crates decorate this bar area. Glasses are stored on a handy rail system under the mantel-style shelf.
A trough sink near a pass-through to the dining room provides a convenient place to chill drinks.
A mahogany bar, once part of an English pub, anchors one end of the kitchen and separates the food-prep area from the living room.
An ebonized walnut beverage center hides countertop appliances behind a mirrored-panel backsplash. A wine fridge also fits below the counter area.
The bar area, with cherry cabinets and solid-surfacing countertops, is equipped with a small sink, icemaker, and storage for wine and glasses. It is set between the kitchen and family room, providing pour-and-serve space away from the cook's working area.
This room is beautifully equipped for coffee or cocktails thanks to an espresso machine, a wine cooler, a bar sink, open shelves for glassware, and two refrigerator drawers.
An inset beverage section features frosted-glass upper cabinetry that keeps the extra-tall custom cabinets from overwhelming this petite galley space.
Kids and guests can access this beverage center without entering the cooking zone. It includes a built-in refrigerator, icemaker, and wine cooler, plus a countertop for pouring and serving.
The wet bar in this refreshment area features an undercounter wine refrigerator, bin storage, and stemware in open cubbies, allowing guests to serve themselves.
Here, the refrigerator, countertops, and sink form a small but hardworking drink-making station.
The homeowner used stained-glass inserts in the upper bar cabinets. The maroon glass accents pick up the wine-color swirls in the granite countertop. The stainless-steel cabinet pulls play off the linear glass design.
Part coffee station, part wine bar, a built-in sideboard by the breakfast nook includes an undercounter wine chiller.
