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Breakfast Bar with Dark Hardwood Flooring Ideas and Designs

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Sherwood Custom Home - Ironwood Acres
Sherwood Custom Home - Ironwood Acres
Patrick Schmitt, designer Inc.Patrick Schmitt, designer Inc.
Custom wet bar
Belmont-Hillsboro Bourbon Bar
Belmont-Hillsboro Bourbon Bar
Sara Ray Interior DesignSara Ray Interior Design
Photo by Gieves Anderson
Steel and Wood Bar - Just Basements Ottawa
Steel and Wood Bar - Just Basements Ottawa
Just BasementsJust Basements
Modern rustic bar featuring steel beams, hand-sawn wood beams, reclaimed wood walls and cold rolled steel bar backsplash. A great basement bar for entertaining friends.
Modern Marvel
Modern Marvel
Creative Design Construction, Inc.Creative Design Construction, Inc.
A basement renovation complete with a custom home theater, gym, seating area, full bar, and showcase wine cellar.
Beautiful composition of Breakfast Table on the Foyer wall
Beautiful composition of Breakfast Table on the Foyer wall
In Design DecorIn Design Decor
Modern & Indian designs on the opposite sides of the panel creating a beautiful composition of breakfast table with the crockery unit & the foyer, Like a mix of Yin & Yang.
Parker, Colorado
Parker, Colorado
Lucy Gold InteriorsLucy Gold Interiors
Beautiful Finishes and Lighting
Country New build
Country New build
Harriet Hughes Interior DesignHarriet Hughes Interior Design
This classic contemporary home bar we installed is timeless and beautiful with the brass inlay detailing inside the shaker panel.
2018 CotY Award Winners
2018 CotY Award Winners
NARI of MinnesotaNARI of Minnesota
Basement Over $100,000 (John Kraemer and Sons)
Basement Remodel | Roswell GA
Basement Remodel | Roswell GA
Kalaa Chakra InteriorsKalaa Chakra Interiors
Anastasia Alkema Photography
Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Saunders Building Company Pty LtdSaunders Building Company Pty Ltd
Caco Photography
New Home Stillwater, MN '18
New Home Stillwater, MN '18
Lecy Bros Homes & RemodelingLecy Bros Homes & Remodeling
Spacecrafting
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
Greek Revival
Greek Revival
Castle HomesCastle Homes
Walls: (Alder) Stained Minwax 50% Dark Walnut 50% Antique Brown Trim: (Alder) Stained Minwax 50% Dark Walnut 50% Antique Brown Cabinets and soffit: (Alder) Stained Minwax 50% Dark Walnut, 50% Antique Brown or match sample Reed Brown Photography
Transitional Home Bar
Transitional Home Bar
Yellowstone Club - Reid Smith Architects
Yellowstone Club - Reid Smith Architects
Whitney Kamman PhotographyWhitney Kamman Photography
Whitney Kamman Photography
Seaside Renovation
Seaside Renovation
Cristina Johnson AIA, NCIDQ - TMS ArchitectsCristina Johnson AIA, NCIDQ - TMS Architects
Rob Karosis
Montana Family Compound
Montana Family Compound
Shannon Callaghan Interior DesignShannon Callaghan Interior Design
2012 Inspiration Home
2012 Inspiration Home
Milestone Custom HomesMilestone Custom Homes
Milestone Custom Homes 2012 Inspiration Home - Hollingsworth Park at Verdae Smoothie bar looking into gymnasium photos by Rachel Boling
The Ginesi Speakeasy
The Ginesi Speakeasy
Anthony James Master Builders, LLCAnthony James Master Builders, LLC
The Ginesi Speakeasy is the ideal at-home entertaining space. A two-story extension right off this home's kitchen creates a warm and inviting space for family gatherings and friendly late nights.
Design Ideas by Napoleon
Design Ideas by Napoleon
Napoleon ProductsNapoleon Products

Breakfast Bar with Dark Hardwood Flooring 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 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 home bar be?

The ideal style of your 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 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 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 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 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 – ornaments, lamps, artwork, photos and travel mementos are great home bar ideas to get the conversation started.
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