Moroccan wet bar remodel
Tile, arch and lantern, layered until the room is enclosed. What that means for a wet bar remodel — what changes, the palette, the dimensions that still have to hold — and how to try it on a photo of your own room.
What the work actually covers
A wet bar remodel is a small run of cabinetry with plumbing, usually built into a basement, a den or the end of an open-plan room. It is one of the few remodels where the entire project is visible from a single viewpoint, so the detailing carries it. Taken in Moroccan, the elements on the list — base cabinets and counter, sink and tap, open shelving or glass display, backsplash — are the ones carrying the look, and tile and arch. zellige and a shaped opening carry the whole style, and no textile substitutes for them.
Making a wet bar remodel read as Moroccan
Moroccan interiors are pattern applied architecturally — zellige tile, carved plaster, arched niches — rather than pattern applied as decoration. The remodel is tiling and openings; the textiles come afterwards. Against a wet bar remodel that means the pieces doing the visible work are low banquette seating, pierced metal lanterns, berber or beni ourain rug, sitting inside whatever the layout already demands.
Palette and materials
Moroccan holds a narrow range: Sand White, Saffron, Rust, Teal Glaze, Indigo, with materials running to zellige tile, carved plaster and wood, pierced brass, wool rugs and poufs. On a wet bar remodel the discipline matters most wherever the largest uninterrupted surface is — keep that inside the range and every smaller decision gets easier.
Dimensions that do not move
A style choice never overrides the geometry. Whatever the finishes, the work still has to hold: A functioning wet bar needs 6ft of run; below 4ft it is a sink in a cupboard. Counter at 36in, or 42in if it doubles as a standing bar with stools. Allow 24in of width per stool and 12in of knee overhang.
Lighting
Pierced metal lanterns throwing patterned shadow. Light as another form of pattern. This is display lighting, not task lighting. Light the back wall and the shelving — glass and bottles are the point — and keep the counter itself lit low. A bar lit like a kitchen stops looking like a bar.
Where it usually goes wrong
The style breaks on sparse modern furniture, cool white walls with no texture, recessed downlights. Independent of any style, this project is most often let down by a run too short to hold both a sink and any usable counter. stools that block the fridge door.
If the space is tight
Under 4ft, skip the sink and build a dry bar instead — a counter, a fridge and lit shelving. The plumbing is what forces the run longer, and without it the whole thing fits in an alcove. Tile and arch. Zellige and a shaped opening carry the whole style, and no textile substitutes for them.
Questions
- Does Moroccan work for a small wet bar?
- Under 4ft, skip the sink and build a dry bar instead — a counter, a fridge and lit shelving. The plumbing is what forces the run longer, and without it the whole thing fits in an alcove. Moroccan is helped by that, since tile, arch and lantern, layered until the room is enclosed.
- Which surface matters most in a moroccan wet bar?
- Tile and arch. Zellige and a shaped opening carry the whole style, and no textile substitutes for them.
- Can I see this on my own wet bar?
- Yes. Upload a photo and the Studio remodels it in Moroccan while holding your walls, windows and camera angle exactly where they are. New accounts get 4 credits and a Standard run costs 4, so there is a full render before anything is paid for.
- What ruins a moroccan scheme?
- Usually sparse modern furniture and cool white walls with no texture.