Breaking Down the Best Kitchen Bar Cabinet Ideas

Ideas for Your Kitchen Bar Cabinets

You can fit a kitchen bar anywhere, even if your kitchen doesn’t seem big enough.

Here are some kitchen bar cabinet ideas for a variety of styles and sizes. 

Remove Several Lower Cabinets for a Mini-Fridge and Ice-maker

Dens with kitchen spaces like this one are just waiting for beautiful new appliances to take the place of a few lower cabinets.

If you already have plenty of shelving to hold wine glasses, bar glasses, and mugs, consider removing three or four for a stainless-steel fridge and ice maker.

Make Small Spaces Look Bigger by Showing Off Wine or Coffee on Open Shelves 

Homeowners with smaller types of kitchens (like galley kitchen layouts) often limit themselves to the essentials because they can’t find the space for a coffee bar or wet bar, and they’re not interested in a “nook.” 

This multi-purpose kitchen bar with racks and open shelves shows off wine bottles, glasses, pots and pans, and more. There's even room for two people to enjoy a glass of wine right where the kitchen tile transitions to the wood flooring in the next room.

Add a Themed Backsplash

Wet bar backsplashes don’t have to be made of marble or tile. They can be made of any material that serves as an extension of your kitchen theme or unique expression of your style. 

Imagine a coastal kitchen with a coffee bar or wet bar that has a beautiful beach glass backsplash, or even a shiplap backsplash.

Entertain in Style

If you’ve got an entire wall of a modern kitchen to fill, consider hanging open shelf cabinets to display your selection. The matte-black cabinetry and granite countertops in this wet bar give it a sleek, luxurious look.

Add a Dark-Stained Credenza Next to a Living Space

This dark-stained wet bar credenza transitions perfectly from a traditional kitchen to the living room.

The crown molding, matte cabinet hardware, glass-front cabinets, and marble countertop and backsplash are what allows this wet bar to fit beautifully next to a luxurious kitchen design.

Create a Scene

If your wet bar or coffee bar will be positioned in the middle of the room, try a mural engraving design like this one. 

Click the arrows to see how the cabinetry on this wet bar transformed from white shiplap to a beautiful dark-stained wood with a picturesque scene on front.

We love the way this turned out and were honored to help bring these kitchen bar cabinets to life.

Lighten Up the Area with Classic White Cabinets

Who says that kitchen bars have to be dark and moody? This contemporary style kitchen had natural wood-stained kitchen cabinets before we refinished them with a soft-white paint color. 

You can see how much brighter the room is now. The entire space is reflecting natural light from outside.

Refresh an Existing Wet Bar or Coffee Bar with Cabinet Refinishing

If you’re not sure how to change up the cabinets in an existing wet bar or coffee bar, call Oceanside Painting & Refinishing in Monmouth County. 

We’ll be happy to share a few ideas based on our previous projects and offer you a free estimate for cabinet refinishing services—our specialty. Cabinet refinishing is the least expensive way to freshen up your kitchen cabinets. 

Call Oceanside Painting & Refinishing today at 732-818-0092 or fill out the quick form below for a free estimate!