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Midcentury Breakfast Bar Ideas and Designs

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Eliza and Mike
Eliza and Mike
AHG InteriorsAHG Interiors
Nick Glimenakis
Medium sized retro u-shaped breakfast bar in New York with a submerged sink, open cabinets, light wood cabinets, wood worktops, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and brown worktops.
Fun Midcentury Bar
Fun Midcentury Bar
Design One CabinetryDesign One Cabinetry
A combination of concealed and floating shelves keep the back bar functional and fun.
This is an example of a medium sized midcentury single-wall breakfast bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, orange cabinets and mirror splashback.
Retro Lounge
Retro Lounge
Design by Numbers / Rebecca Zajac LLCDesign by Numbers / Rebecca Zajac LLC
Rebecca Zajac
Photo of a retro breakfast bar in Las Vegas with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz worktops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Point Loma Casita
Point Loma Casita
Ike Kligerman BarkleyIke Kligerman Barkley
William Waldron
Inspiration for a midcentury single-wall breakfast bar in New York with a submerged sink, open cabinets, composite countertops, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and mirror splashback.
6000 Residence
6000 Residence
Studio BuildStudio Build
Bob Greenspan
Retro breakfast bar in Kansas City with dark wood cabinets, brown splashback, wood splashback and multi-coloured floors.
Sennett Residence
Sennett Residence
Living Stone Design + BuildLiving Stone Design + Build
Design ideas for a large midcentury l-shaped breakfast bar in Other with dark hardwood flooring, a submerged sink and brown floors.
Mequon Mid Century Modern
Mequon Mid Century Modern
JFK Design-Build, LLCJFK Design-Build, LLC
Photo of an expansive midcentury single-wall breakfast bar in Milwaukee with a submerged sink, concrete worktops, glass tiled splashback, porcelain flooring, grey floors and black worktops.
Midcentury Home Bar
Midcentury Home Bar
This is an example of a large midcentury galley breakfast bar in Los Angeles with a submerged sink, medium wood cabinets, wood worktops, multi-coloured splashback and medium hardwood flooring.
Sossego | Residential
Sossego | Residential
UserUser
Medium sized retro single-wall breakfast bar in Chicago with open cabinets and mirror splashback.
Modern Ranch
Modern Ranch
Norman Design Group, Inc.Norman Design Group, Inc.
Inspiration for a midcentury l-shaped breakfast bar in Los Angeles with glass-front cabinets, blue cabinets, wood worktops, medium hardwood flooring and brown worktops.
Mid Century Manhattan Beach
Mid Century Manhattan Beach
Vesta Luxury Home StagingVesta Luxury Home Staging
Photo of a midcentury breakfast bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, medium wood cabinets and beige floors.
Sullivan Canyon Residence
Sullivan Canyon Residence
Paul Davis ArchitectsPaul Davis Architects
This home bar was created as a plaster volume, helping define both the living room and billiards areas. The cool white of the exterior plaster finish gives way to warm, rich leather-tiled walls at the interior. Custom-fabricated brass-strip trim edges the leather, creating a strategic "reveal" between adjacent materials. In tribute to the house's "Western Ranch" heritage, desert mesquite wood was used in end-grain mode to create the curved countertop. A vintage print of young Barack Obama smoking something is prominently featured! Photo Credit: Undine Prohl
Modern Residence IV
Modern Residence IV
UserUser
Photo of a retro galley breakfast bar in San Diego with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, marble worktops, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.
Mid-Century Modern Man Cave
Mid-Century Modern Man Cave
Fran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESISFran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESIS
Photography by Cristopher Nolasco
Inspiration for a medium sized midcentury u-shaped breakfast bar with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, engineered stone countertops, white splashback, metro tiled splashback and light hardwood flooring.
Mid Century Modern House renovation
Mid Century Modern House renovation
Stol Design GroupStol Design Group
Design ideas for a midcentury galley breakfast bar in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback, grey floors and black worktops.
Moody Blues
Moody Blues
Laure Nell InteriorsLaure Nell Interiors
The homeowners of this 6,000-square-foot house in Delray Beach don’t have to go far for a night out on the town. We transformed two bedrooms with a connecting bathroom into an entertainment wing with a true speakeasy vibe, right down to the hidden bookcase door that makes its entrance from the main living room quasi invisible. A moody, deep navy wallpaper with copper accents envelops the walls and layers together with rich woods and dark hues from floor to ceiling. The new movie room features custom built-ins, a home bar, a billiards table and the owners’ collection of vinyl records punctuated with a piece of Beatles-themed art that we sourced as an homage to the owners’ love of iconic films and music. The custom built-in wine fridge in the adjacent wine room houses their 250-plus collection of unique bottles the owners bring back from their frequent travels around the world. We pulled the moody palette into other areas of the home that needed reimagining, including the double-height living room, where we clad the fireplace in black and white materials and specified Tom Dixon’s lustrous Melt pendants to cascade over the space. Photography by Venjhamin Reyes
Red Bud
Red Bud
Soledad Builders, LLCSoledad Builders, LLC
By enclosing a portion of the covered porch we were able to grab space for a fully customized, indoor, outdoor home bar. Complete with a kegerator, custom steel shelves, smoked mirror & custom metal and glass garage door.
Castlebay Home
Castlebay Home
Ellecor Design & Gifts by Haden LongEllecor Design & Gifts by Haden Long
This is an example of a large midcentury single-wall breakfast bar in Other with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops and ceramic flooring.
R 5967
R 5967
d KISER design.construct, inc.d KISER design.construct, inc.
Mid-Century house remodel. Design by aToM. Construction and installation of mahogany structure and custom cabinetry by d KISER design.construct, inc. Photograph by Colin Conces Photography
White Sails Mid-Century Modern
White Sails Mid-Century Modern
Patterson Custom HomesPatterson Custom Homes
Photo of a midcentury breakfast bar in Los Angeles with light hardwood flooring, beige floors, white worktops and feature lighting.

Midcentury Breakfast Bar Ideas and Designs

A home bar is one of the ultimate indulgences for a homeowner. By no means essential but all the more satisfying for that very reason. Whether your home bar ideas would be having the boys round to watch the big match in a pub-style atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon, ‘going uptown’ to sip an espresso martini in your home cocktail bar in the loft, or hoping to recreate the vibe of an intimate speakeasy in your basement, a midcentury style home bar is a treat that’s guaranteed to lift your spirits. A place where you are always guaranteed a seat.

How big should my retro home bar be?

The ideal style of your midcentury home bar will depend on your lifestyle and entertaining habits as well as the amount of available space. If big groups come round regularly then you should consider dedicating a part of your living room or basement to a larger seating area – complete with a bar table, bar stools and wet bar section – to keep everyone suitably comfortable and merry. If TV is essential, check if there is a wall nearby that’s a big enough to mount it on without restricting anyone’s view. A key feature of home bar ideas is the storage – gleaming wine racks and low-lit glass shelves. Make sure you can afford these little delights after you have built the basic structure. Alternatively, if space is limited, a freestanding retro home cocktail bar would give you somewhere to prepare cocktails that is out of the way – in the corner of your dining room or under the stairwell for instance. Also, mirrored surfaces can help to create the illusion of space. Sketch the layout of the room in which you would like to place the bar and think about where all those bottles, cans and snacks are going to go. Then speak to either a home bar specialist about your home bar ideas, or to a joiner about adapting a vintage bookcase or creating something bespoke.

What style of home bar should I choose?

Try to play off the interior decor of the surrounding area. A kitsch Manhattan-inspired home cocktail bar will look out of place in a country cottage, for example. Similarly, a long white walnut home bar would jar against a bright red contemporary kitchen. That said, contrast might be something that you accentuate, not least through the choice of flooring, which would help to make your home bar stand out. Collect midcentury home bar ideas in an Ideabook, settle upon a theme and then discuss the design with your home bar specialist or joiner. Lighting sets the mood in bars, particularly late at night, so pay special attention to placement, intensity and how you want your guests to feel. Dim underbar lighting creates a warm, intimate atmosphere, while spotlights brighten and energise.

Which midcentury home bar accessories and facilities should I include?

This really does depend on how far you are willing to go. A home bar can replicate almost everything you see in your local, from running water and refrigerated wine cabinets to draught beer pumps and bespoke lighting and a sound systems. Again, the most important thing is to work with what’s there – available space and home decor. Is that black lizard effect leather flooring really going to go? How about the turquoise splashback? Do those flowers look out of place or will they help to soften up what’s fast becoming a man cave? There are several ways to make a home bar more visually interesting without spending big on fixtures and fittings. Select 1950s style furniture that’s comfortable but also sparks interest, such as salvaged chairs or a second-hand leather sofa. Add a touch of glitz and glamour through your choice of glassware, drinks trolley, ice bucket, shaker and spirit bottles if you want the home cocktail bar look. Then scatter a few curios around the bar – 1960s style ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great midcentury home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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