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Midcentury Home Bar with Floating Shelves Ideas and Designs

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2 Bay Collector's Shelving Unit
2 Bay Collector's Shelving Unit
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Our Collectors’ Shelving System is infinitely flexible and fully customizable by size, finish, and configuration to fit the style and dimensions of your space. This Wall Mounted Shelving Unit in warm brass and glass can live in many different environments and is a stunning display for a small liquor collection.
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.
BAR KOMIK
BAR KOMIK
ABD DECORACIONABD DECORACION
Inspiration for a small midcentury single-wall breakfast bar in Bilbao with an integrated sink, floating shelves, white cabinets, stainless steel worktops, black splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, ceramic flooring and brown floors.
Luxury Home Bar
Luxury Home Bar
Angella Bligh InteriorsAngella Bligh Interiors
Bespoke Bar unit with internally lit counter top.
This is an example of a small retro dry bar in London with floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops and white worktops.
Salon
Salon
Olivia Martin / Architecte d'IntérieurOlivia Martin / Architecte d'Intérieur
Rénovation totale....Du sol au plafond, peinture, beau papier peint,
This is an example of a medium sized retro home bar in Paris with floating shelves and brown floors.
2 Bay Collector's Shelving Unit
2 Bay Collector's Shelving Unit
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Our Collectors’ Shelving System is infinitely flexible and fully customizable by size, finish, and configuration to fit the style and dimensions of your space. This Wall Mounted Shelving Unit in warm brass and glass can live in many different environments and is a stunning display for a small liquor collection.
Charred Pine + Brass Bar and Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Charred Pine + Brass Bar and Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Amuneal’s kitchens and bars bring unexpected materials and finishes to create truly special installations. This bar uses the old-world technique of hand-burning wood to create a dynamic finish that highlights the organic nature of the raw materials. The charred pine door and drawer faces are juxtaposed with crisp machined hardware and a hand-patinated bronze top to create a look that feels both contemporary and timeless. The 3-Bay Collector’s Shelving unit in gunmetal and bronze is the perfect match to the humble complexity of this unit.
Lacquer Bar with Integral Sink + Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Lacquer Bar with Integral Sink + Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Hand-polished lacquered cabinet doors and drawer faces inlayed with buffed brass and integral pulls create a modern, tailored statement. The composition of the lower cabinet is set off against a polished and patinated brass counter, which brings a timeless nuance to this modern design. Amuneal’s Collector’s wall hung shelves provide relaxed, but luxurious, open shelving as the perfect complement to the bar below. All of our products are fabricated in Amuneal’s Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized as required for residential and commercial spaces. This piece is on display at our New York Showroom.
Charred Pine + Brass Bar and Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Charred Pine + Brass Bar and Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Amuneal’s kitchens and bars bring unexpected materials and finishes to create truly special installations. This bar uses the old-world technique of hand-burning wood to create a dynamic finish that highlights the organic nature of the raw materials. The charred pine door and drawer faces are juxtaposed with crisp machined hardware and a hand-patinated bronze top to create a look that feels both contemporary and timeless. The 3-Bay Collector’s Shelving unit in gunmetal and bronze is the perfect match to the humble complexity of this unit.
Lacquer Bar with Integral Sink + Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Lacquer Bar with Integral Sink + Wall Hanging Collector's Shelving Unit
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Hand-polished lacquered cabinet doors and drawer faces inlayed with buffed brass and integral pulls create a modern, tailored statement. The composition of the lower cabinet is set off against a polished and patinated brass counter, which brings a timeless nuance to this modern design. Amuneal’s Collector’s wall hung shelves provide relaxed, but luxurious, open shelving as the perfect complement to the bar below. All of our products are fabricated in Amuneal’s Philadelphia-based furniture studio and can be customized as required for residential and commercial spaces. This piece is on display at our New York Showroom.
2 Bay Collector's Shelving Unit
2 Bay Collector's Shelving Unit
Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.
Our Collectors’ Shelving System is infinitely flexible and fully customizable by size, finish, and configuration to fit the style and dimensions of your space. This Wall Mounted Shelving Unit in warm brass and glass can live in many different environments and is a stunning display for a small liquor collection.
Bar à rhum
Bar à rhum
Olivia Martin / Architecte d'IntérieurOlivia Martin / Architecte d'Intérieur
Petit renfoncement existant mis en valeur avec un papier peint et de la lumière;...et quelque étagères ... création d'un Bar à rhum indispensable au projet
Luxury Home Bar
Luxury Home Bar
Angella Bligh InteriorsAngella Bligh Interiors
Bespoke Bar unit with internally lit counter top.
Photo of a small retro dry bar in London with floating shelves, dark wood cabinets, composite countertops, white worktops, beige splashback, dark hardwood flooring and a feature wall.

Midcentury Home Bar with Floating Shelves 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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