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Midcentury Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets Ideas and Designs

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Modern Ranch
Norman Design Group, Inc.Norman Design Group, Inc.
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Hilltop Modern
Element Custom BuildersElement Custom Builders
Altadore Residence - Niro Developments
Altadore Residence - Niro Developments
Rochelle Cote Interior DesignRochelle Cote Interior Design
From 2020 to 2022 we had the opportunity to work with this wonderful client building in Altadore. We were so fortunate to help them build their family dream home. They wanted to add some fun pops of color and make it their own. So we implemented green and blue tiles into the bathrooms. The kitchen is extremely fashion forward with open shelves on either side of the hoodfan, and the wooden handles throughout. There are nodes to mid century modern in this home that give it a classic look. Our favorite details are the stair handrail, and the natural flagstone fireplace. The fun, cozy upper hall reading area is a reader’s paradise. This home is both stylish and perfect for a young busy family.
Transitional Family Room and Bar
Transitional Family Room and Bar
Fran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESISFran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESIS
The wood is a flat-cut walnut, run horizontally. The bar was redesigned in the same wood with onyx countertops. The open shelves are embedded with LED lighting. We also designed a custom walnut display unit for the clients books and collectibles as well as four cocktail table /ottomans that can easily be rearranged to allow for the recliners. New dark wood floors were installed and a custom wool and silk area rug was designed that ties all the pieces together. We designed a new coffered ceiling with lighting in each bay. And built out the fireplace with dimensional tile to the ceiling. The color scheme was kept intentionally monochromatic to show off the different textures with the only color being touches of blue in the pillows and accessories to pick up the art glass.
Palm Springs Mid Century vacation
Palm Springs Mid Century vacation
Melinamade - Residential Design + InteriorsMelinamade - Residential Design + Interiors
Metallic velvet flock wallpaper by Zinc
Gehrkes Knoll- Family Entertainment Room
Gehrkes Knoll- Family Entertainment Room
Interiors by JWInteriors by JW
Brenda Eckhardt Photography
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.
Minimalistic Sophistication in Pinecrest, FL
Minimalistic Sophistication in Pinecrest, FL
CURATED.CURATED.
Hughes Project
Hughes Project
Steven M Roche Design BuildSteven M Roche Design Build
Eclectic Modern Home Remodel
Eclectic Modern Home Remodel
Melton Design BuildMelton Design Build
Our eclectic modern home remodel project turned a closed-off home filled with heavy wood details into a contemporary haven for hosting with creative design choices, making the space feel up to date and ready to host lively gatherings. The dining room and bar portion of the home is incredibly stunning and make for great entertaining. The crown molding detail on the ceiling and the beautiful light fixture above the dining room table elevates this space. The walnut flooring mirrors the molding above, an excellent design choice for this space!
North Melbourne warehouse
North Melbourne warehouse
Jasmine McClelland DesignJasmine McClelland Design
Stunning suspended overhead cabinet in this award winning compact mid century inspired kitchen.
Largo Drive
Largo Drive
BLU Interiors: Chelsea DunbarBLU Interiors: Chelsea Dunbar
Old World Charmer
Old World Charmer
Modern Home SystemsModern Home Systems
Viking West
Viking West
JWM Living, LLCJWM Living, LLC
The Wet Bar has stained rift sawn oak cabinets with glass doors and a wine cooler.
Bar HDTV and Music area
Bar HDTV and Music area
Home System SolutionsHome System Solutions
A high definition flat screen television mounted above the bar for watching sports, movies and more.
Fox Chapel Kitchen 2
Fox Chapel Kitchen 2
Jacob Evans Kitchen & BathJacob Evans Kitchen & Bath
A beautiful midcentury modern kitchen in a lovely shade of blue works well with the white quartz and the warm tones of the face grain butcher block.
Orange County Home
Orange County Home
Paradeisos Inc.Paradeisos Inc.
Laguna Niguel
Gehrkes Knoll- Family Entertainment Room
Gehrkes Knoll- Family Entertainment Room
Interiors by JWInteriors by JW
Brenda Eckhardt Photography
Mobilier sur mesure
Mobilier sur mesure
Claire BarreraClaire Barrera
Feature Wine Cabinet
Feature Wine Cabinet
Angella Bligh InteriorsAngella Bligh Interiors
Elegant home lounge bar with bespoke temperature controlled wine cabinet

Midcentury Home Bar with Glass-front Cabinets 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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