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Midcentury Home Bar with Granite Worktops Ideas and Designs

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Castlebay Home
Castlebay Home
Ellecor Design & Gifts by Haden LongEllecor Design & Gifts by Haden Long
Design ideas for a large retro single-wall breakfast bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, granite worktops, ceramic flooring and a submerged sink.
Modern Addition Breakfast Room & Wet Bar
Modern Addition Breakfast Room & Wet Bar
DeBaker Design Group, Ltd.DeBaker Design Group, Ltd.
This modern galley Kitchen was remodeled and opened to a new Breakfast Room and Wet Bar. The clean lines and streamlined style are in keeping with the original style and architecture of this home.
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.
Basement Build | Entertainment Room
Basement Build | Entertainment Room
Contreras RemodelingContreras Remodeling
Photo of a medium sized retro galley wet bar in DC Metro with a submerged sink, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, granite worktops, white splashback, tonge and groove splashback, laminate floors, grey floors and multicoloured worktops.
RENOVATION - Hosmer Blvd 2019, Tuxedo
RENOVATION - Hosmer Blvd 2019, Tuxedo
Maric Homes & RenovationsMaric Homes & Renovations
Hidden bar. Folding doors.
Photo of a midcentury wet bar in Other with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, mirror splashback and black worktops.
Mid-Century Whole House Redux
Mid-Century Whole House Redux
Klassen Remodeling & Design, Inc.Klassen Remodeling & Design, Inc.
Photo By David Bader
Design ideas for a small retro single-wall wet bar in Milwaukee with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite worktops and light hardwood flooring.
South End Townhouse
South End Townhouse
Elms Interior DesignElms Interior Design
Photography by Michael J. Lee
Inspiration for a medium sized retro single-wall wet bar in Boston with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, granite worktops, mirror splashback and medium hardwood flooring.
Mid-Century Modern Cabin
Mid-Century Modern Cabin
MYRA StudioMYRA Studio
Photo of a medium sized midcentury galley home bar in San Francisco with a submerged sink, all styles of cabinet, granite worktops, green splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.
Palm Springs Mid Century vacation
Palm Springs Mid Century vacation
Melinamade - Residential Design + InteriorsMelinamade - Residential Design + Interiors
Metallic velvet flock wallpaper by Zinc
Photo of a small retro single-wall home bar in San Diego with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops, grey splashback, porcelain flooring, grey floors and grey worktops.
Open kitchen | Bar
Open kitchen | Bar
Anushka ContractorAnushka Contractor
An island houses the cooking console with an overhead chimney and storage drawers beneath. This is flanked by a work top and appliances at one end and a built-in glass cabinet at the other. Black finish door framed and blue panelled shelves add a fun element to this otherwise clinical space. This piece of furniture doubles up as a bar and houses liquor, glassware and books on imbibing, charcuterie and all things fine.
Tile
Tile
Louisville Tile DistributorsLouisville Tile Distributors
Photo of a small midcentury galley breakfast bar in Louisville with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, marble flooring and black worktops.
Pied-a-Terre at the Watertower Residences, Chicago
Pied-a-Terre at the Watertower Residences, Chicago
Amy Cassell AtelierAmy Cassell Atelier
Christopher Barrett
Design ideas for a midcentury single-wall wet bar in Chicago with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite worktops, mirror splashback and dark hardwood flooring.
Columbine Project
Columbine Project
Cabinet Solutions GroupCabinet Solutions Group
David McGrath
Small retro single-wall home bar in Denver with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite worktops and carpet.
Bar
Bar
Laidlaw Schultz architectsLaidlaw Schultz architects
Bar casework
Photo of a retro home bar in Orange County with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite worktops and light hardwood flooring.
Ormond House Renovation
Ormond House Renovation
FISHER ARCHitectureFISHER ARCHitecture
Medium sized retro single-wall breakfast bar in Other with light wood cabinets, granite worktops, light hardwood flooring, brown floors and grey worktops.
Mid-Century Modern Cabin
Mid-Century Modern Cabin
MYRA StudioMYRA Studio
Photo of a medium sized retro galley home bar with a submerged sink, all styles of cabinet, granite worktops, green splashback, ceramic splashback, light hardwood flooring, beige floors and black worktops.
See Ya Later, 70s
See Ya Later, 70s
Red House RemodelingRed House Remodeling
Nothing says the 70s like pet rocks, eight-track tapes, shag carpet ... and this kitchen before its transformation. While the new owner of this Windsor Heights home appreciated its location and ranch style, she was ready to open up the space and update the functionality and aesthetic to fit her life and style. Gone are the gold appliances dark, dated cabinets and enclosed space. You'll see the difference openness, clean lines and a neutral palette made on this home. Photos by Jake Boyd Photo
Prairie Zen Model
Prairie Zen Model
Nathan Homes LLCNathan Homes LLC
This is an example of a retro single-wall wet bar in Omaha with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite worktops, white splashback, porcelain splashback, porcelain flooring, black floors and black worktops.
Bar and Entertainment Room
Bar and Entertainment Room
Clarke Infinity LimitedClarke Infinity Limited
Photo of a medium sized retro u-shaped breakfast bar in Essex with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite worktops, mirror splashback, light hardwood flooring and black worktops.
Modern Addition Breakfast Room & Wet Bar
Modern Addition Breakfast Room & Wet Bar
DeBaker Design Group, Ltd.DeBaker Design Group, Ltd.
This modern galley Kitchen was remodeled and opened to a new Breakfast Room and Wet Bar. The clean lines and streamlined style are in keeping with the original style and architecture of this home.

Midcentury Home Bar with Granite Worktops 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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