40 Stylish Home Bars Squeezed Into Small Spaces

Working with small parameters but desperate to add a bar to your home? It's not the size of your libation station that matters; it's how you use it (and style it!) that counts. All you need to create the home bar of your dreams is a little imagination, a few bottles of booze and, potentially, a hall closet to spare. We're serving up 40 small-space bar designs to inspire your very own happy hour escape in your home.

They say birds of a feather flock together, and we're flocking to this Moorish-style closet bar ASAP. The elusive and artful dry bar is the masterpiece of New York-based designer Harry Heissmann in collaboration with muralist Staszek Kotowski. Together, Heissmann and Kotowski combine scallops, tassels and whimsical ostrich elements throughout to yield a playful spot to kick-start happy hour.

Interior designer Zoe Feldman shows how to pack big style into small spaces with this glamorous wet bar. Geometric mauve, marigold and teal wall tiles serve as a show-stopping backdrop to the equally spectacular ceiling-mounted brass shelving unit overhead. White oak flat-panel cabinets and movement-rich marble counters extend the length of the wall below, offering ample (and chic) space to prep, serve and sip on cocktails.

Who doesn't love a splash of citrus in their cocktail, right? This lively teal butler's pantry delivers in spades with a showy lemon wallpaper, glossy Shaker cabinets and brass latch hardware. In the corner, a traditional copper faucet provides a spot for hand-washing glassware and garnishes alike; luxurious liquor bottles and bowls of fresh limes are stored on the counter to ensure a stiff drink is within arm's reach always.