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Ashley Knierim
Ashley Knierim
Ashley Knierim is a home decor expert and product reviewer of home products for The Spruce. Her design education began at a young age. She has over 10 years of writing and editing experience, formerly holding editorial positions at Time and AOL.
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Updated on 05/13/22
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Your breakfast bar is often the centerpiece of the kitchen. Not only is it the focal point of the entire room, but it's where you entertain and share meals with your loved ones. The idea of the "social kitchen" is incredibly popular, so if you have space to add a breakfast bar, there's a good chance you will. Even if you have a small kitchen, you can probably add a breakfast bar for two.
Here we've rounded up some of the best breakfast bar ideas for every style of kitchen.
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Create a Traditional Breakfast Bar
Design: Maggie Griffin Design / Photography: Brian Bieder
This beautiful breakfast bar from Maggie Griffin Design is the best mix of modern and traditional design. Built inside a renovated Tudor, this kitchen features an expansive bar with heavy columns that are modernized by the white, airy accents.
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Try Sleek and Modern
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If you've ever considered an all-black kitchen, this space from plywood_and_plants is a perfect inspiration. The jet black, lacquered breakfast bar plays wonderfully off of the natural wood breakfast stools. Add a few neutral pieces of art and voila!
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Add a Breakfast Bar
Design: weespacesinteriors / Photography: shamanthpatilphotography
Don't have enough space for a whole kitchen island with a breakfast bar? This renovation from weespacesinteriors is a wonderful alternative and creates the perfect perch for sipping coffee or eating cereal in the morning.
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Incorporate a Swing
Design: curatedbymarina / Photography: raquellangworthy.photo
Looking for an out of the box breakfast bar idea? This amazing contemporary design from curatedbymarina is unlike any breakfast bar we've seen and we can't get enough of it. The hanging swings add a whimsical layer while the rich marble keeps the space feeling mature and purposeful.
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Bring in Modern Farmhouse Style
Erin Williamson Design
This modern farmhouse kitchen from Erin Williamson Design features a lovely blue and white palette and exposed beams that create a cozy, warm space. The extra-large island is big enough to prepare dinner while guests sit at the bar.
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Play With Boho Style
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This relaxed, welcoming breakfast bar nook from afrobohemianliving is perfect for small spaces and neutral, boho-inspired decor. The space is simple, but not stark and the warm natural materials are inviting and cozy.
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07 of 15
Dream Up a Luxurious Breakfast Bar
Jules Interiors
Take your breakfast bar look to the next level with this luxury inspiration from Jules Interiors. The floor-to-ceiling marble bar and the navy blue and gold accents create a hotel bar inspired look that can easily go from day to night. Add a built-in liquor bar to help transition this room from breakfast to cocktail hour.
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Utilize a Corner for a Breakfast Nook
Stephanie Hoey Interiors
Itching for a breakfast bar but not ready to do a whole kitchen renovation? This breakfast nook from Stephanie Hoey Interiors is a wonderful alternative. If you have a spare corner, created a dedicated breakfast spot is a great way to add a little eat-in space, even if you have a small kitchen.
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Embrace Coastal Style
Tyler Karu Design
We can't get enough of this coastal style kitchen from Tyler Karu Design with a breakfast bar big enough for all three meals. The expansive workspace offers three seats and enough counter space for prep.
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Add in Modern Elements
Design: Studio Ten 25
Photography: Shayna Fontana
If you want to create a modern look and feel, adding a few elements into your kitchen may be just what you need. This kitchen from Studio Ten 25 features a neutral, classic kitchen design but the chrome breakfast stools give it a contemporary feel that's the perfect mix of timeless and new.
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Opt for Airy Spanish Style
White Sands
One way to elevate your kitchen breakfast bar look is to add hand-painted tiles like these from White Sands. The pop of pattern adds visual interest to the space and helps solidify the breakfast bar as the focal point of the room. Add in the eclectic pendant lights and the exposed beam, and we would never want to leave this kitchen.
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Build an Eclectic and Bold Space
K Shan Design
Check out this eclectic kitchen with a fun breakfast bar from K Shan Design. The wonderful blend of styles here gives a fun, whimsical feel and creates such a happy space. Feel free to play around with your breakfast bar stools for an easy makeover.
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Test Out Contemporary Scandi
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This breakfast bar from houseofchais is not in the kitchen, but rather in its own dining area. The modern Scandinavian design with a rounded edge soft curves and is a refreshing twist on traditional Scandi decor.
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Love on Modern Cottage Style
Becca Interiors
Modern cottage style is a sibling of the modern farmhouse look and this kitchen from Becca Interiors does it so well. We love the rustic elements and the small end cap for a seat or two to give it a cozy, eat-in feel.
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Lean on Neutral and Modern
M Starr Design
This modern kitchen from M Starr Design is crisp, clean, and perfect for entertaining. It's open to the living space so you can easily see your guests while you cook and the breakfast bar seating allows them to mingle comfortably.
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It is not for nothing that bar counters for the kitchen are gaining more and more popularity in interior design: they are comfortable, roomy, look stylish, and also help save space. Only in order to correctly fit the design into the ensemble of the room, it is necessary to have an idea about the configuration, model range and other features of this type of furniture. More details in our article!
What are they and why are they needed
A bar counter is a high tabletop on supports, which is often a continuation of the working area. She usually comes with bar stools, and the whole ensemble creates a relaxing stylish atmosphere.
But in addition to external aesthetics, bar counters also have a number of advantages that distinguish them from other types of furniture. Unlike conventional tables, they often include extra space for crockery and other kitchen utensils. You can even fit large appliances into the rack, like a dishwasher or an electric oven. Owners of a small area will appreciate this property.
In addition, a complete kitchen bar counter is considered a multifunctional item that saves space. It can include not only dining, but also working areas, not to mention storage spaces. A kitchen with such furniture looks modern, fits many styles, but more on that later.
However, don't run to the store right away: despite the significant advantages, this solution is not suitable for every kitchen. Firstly, the racks are rarely able to accommodate more than three people, and large models look out of place even in a spacious room, resembling the interior of a bar.
Secondly, due to the monolithic design, the rack is not mobile, like, for example, a dining table, which, if necessary, can be moved to another location.
Types of bar counters for the kitchen
To enjoy the advantages of bar counters, owners of apartments with different layouts could enjoy, today there are a large variety of their types. They differ in shape, location options and equipment.
Island bar counter
The interior of the kitchen is built around this item, which can be combined with the work area. Suitable for large rooms or combined with the living room. Such bar counters differ in shape: semicircular, U- or L-shaped. They are a separate part of the kitchen set, made in the same style, which creates the effect of integrity.
Bar counter built into furniture
The bar counter is part of a countertop or other element, while continuing in any direction. There are many placement options: as part of a kitchen island, work area, and sometimes even a window sill.
The last look is perfect for small kitchens as it makes use of the normally inactive area next to the window. Besides, who doesn't enjoy looking at the scenery while having breakfast?
Bar counter-partition
A popular solution for studio apartments with an open layout that calls for logical zoning of the premises. In this case, the bar counter can separate the kitchen from the living room, while offering a comfortable place to eat. Often it is a continuation of the wall and is located parallel to the main furniture.
Level bar counter
This is a narrow platform that is installed above the workplace from the opposite side, without taking up extra space. The only recommendation is to purchase higher chairs.
Mini bar counter
When choosing a bar counter for a small kitchen, it is better to pay attention to small models with laconic equipment. Often these are a kind of bar "wings" no more than a meter long, which can accommodate no more than two people. But for many small-sized owners who live alone, this will be enough.
Bar counter materials
Not only the appearance of the bar for the kitchen depends on the choice of the necessary material, but also the characteristics, the method of care and, of course, the cost. Consider the most common options.
Laminated chipboard
One of the most affordable types at a relatively low price. At the same time, laminated chipboard offers a wide variety of design solutions, imitations of stone, wood or unusual prints. It has high resistance to external influence of moisture, high temperatures, which is important for the kitchen. But due to low strength and non-environmental friendliness, such a model will not last a long time.
Acrylic
The advantage of this material is its flexibility and suppleness - it can be used to create furniture of various shapes, with bends, bulges, even curly elements. It will fit perfectly into the interior in a modern style, where interesting design ideas are appropriate. A futuristic kitchen is definitely not complete without the glossy, flowing surface characteristic of acrylic.
Natural stone
Has a luxurious, rich texture that can be used as a decorative component in itself. Bar counters for the kitchen made of natural stone are usually ordered complete with other kitchen furniture, since the “consonance” of materials in space plays an important role. But keep in mind that this is an expensive species that requires special care.
Glass
Of course, not the most practical solution, which even after special processing remains fragile when compared with other materials. In addition, the glass is quite cold and "unfriendly" to the touch. But the unique appearance of the products eliminates all the shortcomings if aesthetics plays a key role in the interior. The transparent texture, as well as the variability of colors, will make such a bar counter a key element in the kitchen. Works well with other materials.
How to fit into the interior
Bar counters are a modern type of furniture, but this does not mean that they cannot fit into different interior styles. At the same time, they often come with a kitchen set, which simplifies the creation of a holistic image of the interior.
Classic style kitchen bar counter
Classic puts forward universal criteria for each element, adjusting to which, you can harmoniously fit even a bar counter. It is best to use natural materials, preferably wood, with carved inserts, patterns and laconic equipment.
The rack in this style should have a standard, rectangular shape. It is recommended to give preference to the island model, only there should be a lot of space in the kitchen for such a solution. However, the classics always love large areas, so this point must be taken into account in advance.
Modern kitchen bar counter
Things are different with the modern kitchen, the content of which is primarily functional. The main requirement is that the bar counter should take into account the features of the space, becoming its logical continuation.
The decor is not shaped details, but the material, the combination of matt and gloss, the shape, which can be presented in all possible options, as well as the color scheme.
Provence style kitchen bar counter
Style has common features with the classic, but has a completely different image. Provence is lightness, naturalness and simplicity. The bar counter for such a kitchen should be made of natural wood, and then painted white. However, any tone from the pastel range will look organic here.
It is recommended to give preference to antiques, with noticeable layers of time and history. But for this effect, you can artificially age the furniture - such a solution will help create the right atmosphere.
Minimalist kitchen bar counter
Everything is simple with minimalism - laconic colors, shapes, lines, absence of decorative elements. Geometry plays a huge role in such an interior, so even the bar counter resembles rather a rectangular piece of material, the beauty of which is revealed in an ensemble with other elements.
Bar counter for kitchen in loft style
The bar counter will look most natural in such a kitchen. The loft is characterized by a combination of details of industrial or public spaces, the composition of which surprisingly acquires a cozy character in a private room. Wooden as well as concrete surfaces look very stylish and appropriate here. It is better if the texture has a slightly raw look.
Bar counters for a small kitchen
Not everyone is a happy owner of a spacious apartment, where you can easily fit a bar counter of any model. But there are optimal options, using which your kitchen will acquire a unique and stylish look.
Let's note right away that you will have to give up a full-fledged bar counter! In a small kitchen, it will be possible to accommodate a countertop up to 90 cm, which is part of a wall or other items.
The island model can be purchased if the kitchen is combined with the living room, and the furniture plays the role of a partition. Just make sure that there is enough space between the parallel headsets for free movement.
Mini stands are the best option for small spaces. Indeed, even without a complete set, bar countertops are better than ordinary dining tables, as they take up less space.
If the window area is empty, you can install the post on the window sill. A two-level model will allow you to combine several zones without loss of comfort.
Bar counter for the kitchen - photo
As proof that bar counters are a versatile and stylish option for the kitchen, we invite you to familiarize yourself with our photo selection, which clearly illustrates the variety of solutions. Enjoy watching!
Video: Kitchen design with breakfast bar
118 photos (real) + 7 types + nuances
Let's look at 7 types of bar counters and their place in kitchen design (on real photos), as many types of countertops for them, and how to fit all this into the interior of the apartment.
- Types of bar counters for the kitchen
- 1. Built -in
- 2. Corner kitchen with bar counter
- 3. Separate barrel racks
- 4. Bar table
- 5. Bar stand at the window
- 6. Island type
- 7
- Kitchen design with breakfast bar
- Bar top
- Chipboard bar (postformed)
- Natural stone
- Artificial stone (acrylic)
- Concrete
- Natural wood
- From tiles
- Tempered glass
Types of bar counters for the kitchen
There are as many as 7 options for bar counter designs, and they differ fundamentally.
Height:
- Dining table ~ 75 cm, ordinary chairs
- At the height of the tabletop ~ 82-92 cm, bar stools
- Up to 105-110 cm, when it is already comfortable to stand behind the bar counter
last 2 options.
Types of the base bar in the kitchen, divide by:
- Open
- Monolithic - brick or aerated concrete masoned by a tabletop
- furniture - drawers
1. built -in
barn roller the same height and without breaks.
The easiest and cheapest option to implement. At the same time, it looks great.
Minus: if you are tall, you can't stand up for this.
Fully sold by kitchen workers.
This is still taller than a standard table and regular chairs won't fit.
If you like these, look about them in the relevant paragraphs in the articles about U-shaped and corner kitchens - there is also about the entry of such a rack on a wall with a window (instead of a window sill).
2. Corner kitchen with breakfast bar
More often open corner counter, perpendicular to the main line of the kitchen. The height of such a bar counter is just + 15-20 cm to the height of the countertop. Prepared by kitchen workers. The material of the countertop is the same as that of the kitchen.
According to the layout of the kitchen with such a bar counter, they are usually combined with the living room, or the size should initially allow it to be approached from 2 sides.
3. Free standing bar counters
Either solid or open. For a monolithic base or bottom of a former wall, or a newly erected structure made of bricks or gas silicate blocks.
Maybe with a furniture base, but not as pretty.
For kitchen design, it is a good idea to finish the monolithic base of the bar counter with a material with a deep texture (decorative plaster or stone) and direct light from a hidden tape along this surface.
4. Bar table
Suitable for medium to large kitchens. The height is like a stand, and the size is like a regular table, i.e. wide.
a stand-alone bar counter table allows you to receive the maximum number of guests - it is convenient to sit and stand, and the area will allow you to fully serve it.
5. Bar counter by the window
An ordinary bar counter in a small kitchen is placed either in a built-in format or when combined with a window sill. There are also options for a folding bar counter, but such solutions seem to me an unnecessary complication, so we will omit them.
Implemented separately from the main working area near the window as a wider window sill with an overhang and legroom. Or as a continuation of the corner kitchen with a view under the window.
After redevelopment with the addition of a balcony to the kitchen, the bar counter is installed in the window block in place of the former window sill.
6. Island type
The fundamental difference between a bar counter and an island is that neither a sink nor a hob is placed on it, and behind it you can sit on a bar stool due to the legroom.
There is a hybrid version, when the island has an overhang of the table top so that there is room for the knees, and an island bar is obtained. Below are 2 photos of an example of such islands in typically masculine kitchen designs.
7. Multi-level
The design of the bar counter with a ladder at different levels refers us to the sad kitchens of the 2000s, but, theoretically, it can have an acceptable look.
From the side of the working area, it is made at the level of the countertop, then it rises with a step to the standard height from the side of the living area. I do not recommend using chrome legs for this.
Kitchen design with a bar counter
The bar counter in the kitchen is no longer an experiment - designers have been offering them to customers for a long time, but many are still afraid and in vain. Let's analyze from the photo which designs are relevant in modern kitchens, and which are already out of fashion.
Obvious:
Chrome-plated furniture legs (supports) and rounded shapes of the counters themselves will only spoil the design of the kitchen.
To decide what type of bar counter will best complement the interior of your kitchen, we will determine the goal-setting and your requirements for the bar counter in the apartment:
- Large free cooking area (low counter)
- Bar counter as a way to host large companies
- Additional storage space for dishes (base with drawers or cabinets)
- appearance
- Tactile sensations
- resistance to an aggressive environment in the kitchen
- price
The whole kitchen design can be built around the bar: designer lamps above it, lighting from below, stylish bar stools. Interesting photos of kitchens with breakfast bars in terms of design:
the most stylish options for the base are monolithic, the top is solid wood or stone. If you save money, then chipboard under the tree.
A special role is played in the design of kitchens and living rooms. It is placed in the place of the demolished wall for zoning the premises, and a TV is hung on the same line with it. In this layout, it can be viewed from both the kitchen and the living room. From the side of the living room, a sofa is often attached to the bar counter.
It is a mistake to think that the rack is only suitable for large kitchens or kitchen-living rooms. Unlike a table, a bar counter takes up less space and often becomes an alternative to a dining table in Khrushchev kitchens. In small kitchens, a bar counter is used in the height of the working area as its continuation, either in place of the windowsill, or as the edge of the corner kitchen.
Bar countertop
The countertop is important enough, but when it becomes a bar counter and its share in the kitchen design increases, the right choice is critical.
The difference is huge in terms of:
If you are lazy to get to the way:
in terms of price, quality, speed (do the same one and the same one and the same one and the same one and the same one and the same one and the same one who is the same. kitchen), stability, design, tactility - best of all chipboard with wood imitation.
An article with a selection of photos of white kitchens with wooden countertops.
For more details, read on.
Chipboard bar counter (postforming)
Laminated chipboard imitating wood, stone, marble, etc. The wood look options look cool and are in fact the standard solution for countertops in general.
Postforming with imitation of any material other than wood must be chosen very carefully. Ideally, look for samples of kitchens with such countertops exhibited live somewhere, because little is clear from the sample. This is important because most of Chipboard with imitation of stone or marble looks terrible live , photos of this also do not convey.
Plus, when a stone is imitated, but when touched and knocked, it makes the sound of wood - this causes dissonance.
Natural stone The material is durable, resistant to moisture and high temperatures, easy to clean.
For my taste, it loses in important parameters to an artificial stone. You can choose if money allows. The main plus is tactile sensations. The material is perceived as monumental and solid, which is nice. Live, no one will confuse natural stone and imitation of laminated chipboard.Limited number of shapes and sizes, difficult to process, but not afraid of temperature.
Artificial stone (acrylic)
Artificial stone can be of different types and can be called brand or type. Known as acrylic, agglomerate or corian. Created on the basis of acrylic resins. Acrylic is not inferior to natural stone both externally and in wear resistance. A huge number of colors and it is almost impossible to miscalculate with them - a bar counter made of acrylic looks at least good.
A feature of acrylic is the ability to use broken geometry without seams. Great for an L-shaped open bar counter. Also, in acrylic, you can embed the backlight directly inside, but this is already an amateur. Can be cast as a single piece with a sink, etc.
Minus acrylic: scratches over time, but can be sanded. Afraid of extremely high temperatures.
Concrete
A concrete bar can become a central part of your kitchen design, especially if you are designing a loft style kitchen. A piece object, but it is precisely such things that are worth the time and money spent. take your kitchen to the next level.
Solid natural wood
A kitchen with a breakfast bar made of solid oak and other wood looks very cool, suitable for both classic and modern styles. But the tree is tender (it is afraid of mechanical damage).
You will have to get confused with the search and production - this is not something that you can just order from kitchen workers. But a natural tree is always a one-of-a-kind unique item. In the photo below, people tried and bought a whole cut of oak, which was also enough for the table.
From tiles
The base is made of monolithic or plasterboard, and the sides and top of the rack are faced with tiles or mosaics.
Not recommended. It will look like a collective farm in 99.99% of cases. In addition, dirt will constantly clog into the seams between the tiles - it is inconvenient to wipe a non-smooth countertop.
Tempered glass
A controversial option that can turn out to be both successful and unsuccessful. If you are confident and willing to take a risk - why not. But there are more proven materials for bar counters.
There are also unusual options for bar counters: stainless steel, porcelain stoneware, timber, round, etc., but these exclusive options are already beyond the scope.
If you are tired of racking your brains and want a ready-made solution - a monolithic base made of gas silicate covered with decorative plaster and a tabletop made of postforming wood effect.
If you really wanted a bar counter, but you were not sure - go for it. Now you have all the information to implement your idea without risk.