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Traditional Breakfast Bar Ideas and Designs

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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.
Unique Home Bar Designed by Interior Designer Linda Caruso
Unique Home Bar Designed by Interior Designer Linda Caruso
White House Living & White House LuxeWhite House Living & White House Luxe
Artisan Home
Artisan Home
Custom One HomesCustom One Homes
Landmark Photography
Palisades Riviera
Palisades Riviera
Jackson Paige Interiors, Inc.Jackson Paige Interiors, Inc.
William Hefner Architecture, Erika Bierman Photography
The Country Mansion
The Country Mansion
Alvarez HomesAlvarez Homes
Photography by Jorge Alvarez.
Tartan Ridge Lot 88
Tartan Ridge Lot 88
Romanelli & Hughes Custom Home BuildersRomanelli & Hughes Custom Home Builders
J.E. Evans
2012 Renovation
2012 Renovation
The Lewes Building CompanyThe Lewes Building Company
Renovation by The Lewes Building Company. Designer DuBOIS Interiors. Photo by kam photography.
River Bend Ranch
River Bend Ranch
Phillips DevelopmentPhillips Development
This home was originally a 5000 sq ft home that we remodeled and provided an addition of 11,000 sq ft.
Minnetrista Basement
Minnetrista Basement
Knight Construction Design Inc.Knight Construction Design Inc.
This unfished basement transformed into a great space for entertaining and includes a custom entertainment center, custom wet bar, wine room, bathroom and exercise room.
Lilac Lane Transitional
Lilac Lane Transitional
Karyn Dismore InteriorsKaryn Dismore Interiors
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.
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.
Tuckborough Urban Farmhouse
Tuckborough Urban Farmhouse
Swanson HomesSwanson Homes
The lower level of your home will never be an afterthought when you build with our team. ​Our recent Artisan home featured lower level spaces for every family member to enjoy including an athletic court, home gym, video game room, sauna, and walk-in wine display. Cut out the wasted space in your home by incorporating areas that your family will actually use!
Black Kitchen
Black Kitchen
Lamar's Custom CabinetsLamar's Custom Cabinets
Upper Makefield Bar & Game Room
Upper Makefield Bar & Game Room
Impeccably Designed Homes by Donna HoffmanImpeccably Designed Homes by Donna Hoffman
Speakeasy Basement - Naperville
Speakeasy Basement - Naperville
Redstart Construction, Inc.Redstart Construction, Inc.
Lake Oswego Whole House Remodel, Addition, & Outdoor Living
Lake Oswego Whole House Remodel, Addition, & Outdoor Living
COOPER Design BuildCOOPER Design Build
Pull up a chair and relax at this incredible home bar! BUILT Photography
Christmas Lane
Christmas Lane
A. Sadowski DesignsA. Sadowski Designs
Alyssa Lee Photography
Bar Tops
Bar Tops
WR WoodworkingWR Woodworking
Expansive Bar Top in Pecan Live Edge Book Matched created for a Upscale Bar in Down Town Austin
Basement Bar
Basement Bar
R|House Design BuildR|House Design Build
New custom bar and wine cellar! Shiplap around the island and in the wine cellar, wallpaper backsplash, quartz countertops and RH pendants!

Traditional 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 traditional 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 classic home bar be?

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