Table of contents:
- The first idea is the separation of the kitchen and living room
- The second idea - suitable in style and comfortable bar stools
- Third idea - bar counter - island
- The fourth idea - instead of a partition
- Fifth idea - storage location
- Sixth idea - use the space above the counter
- Seventh idea - two levels
- Idea eighth - part of the dining table
- Idea nine - countertop
- Idea ten - a rack on the loggia
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- The first idea is the separation of the kitchen and living room
- The second idea - suitable in style and comfortable bar stools
- Third idea - bar counter - island
- The fourth idea - instead of a partition
- Fifth idea - storage location
- Sixth idea - use the space above the counter
- Seventh idea - two levels
- Idea eighth - part of the dining table
- Idea nine - countertop
- Idea ten - a rack on the loggia
However, times have changed and today the bar is more and more confidently taking its place in various corners of the apartment, becoming another element of interior design and a convenient, functional piece of furniture.
At the same time, the bar counter successfully replaces not only an ordinary kitchen table and becomes a place for receiving guests, but also performs a number of other functions. In this article I would like to offer ten ideas that will help make the bar counter an organic part of the interior, as well as use all of its unique functionality.
More recently, the bar counter was decorated only with drinking establishments - cafes and bars, and now it increasingly takes its place in an ordinary kitchen or living room
The first idea is the separation of the kitchen and living room
The fashion trend - combining the kitchen and living room - has become one of the main reasons for the sharp rise in popularity of the bar counter as a common piece of furniture in a house or apartment.
Indeed, although the kitchen and living room have turned into one integral room, it is still necessary to distinguish between these zones, completely different in function. And it is the bar counter that copes with this task in the best possible way.
An ordinary kitchen table will not be able to so clearly divide the area for preparing a delicious dinner and the resting place for the whole family. In addition, the bar counter turns the kitchen-living room into an excellent venue for parties and receptions, allowing a large number of guests to be accommodated. The high counter top becomes a picturesque border between the kitchen and the living room, making the room especially interesting and functional.
Even such a very small bar counter, which has become part of the kitchen-living room interior, visually clearly separates these zones and at the same time serves as a wonderful place for breakfast.
The wide, roomy classic bar is located exactly on the border between the kitchen with white furniture and the living room. The chairs are soft, the table top is wooden, and the back of the sofa becomes another "dividing strip"
The second idea - suitable in style and comfortable bar stools
Before installing a bar counter in your apartment, it is worth remembering its main feature - height. If an ordinary dining table has a height of about 75-80 centimeters, then the bar counter is at least 110-115 centimeters. In this regard, you cannot put ordinary chairs around the counter - it is too low and uncomfortable.
High chairs are also commonly called bar stools. They can be of completely different shapes and sizes, but they have one thing in common - rather high legs. Or, more often, one leg.
It is rather difficult to choose bar stools - they must harmoniously combine not only with their main “neighbor” and “colleague”, but also with the interior of the whole room.
By the way, it is the height of the rack that is often called its main drawback - if there are small children in the family, then falling from a high chair is fraught with serious bruises. And forbidding fidgets to climb on such an attractive and beautiful chair is impossible - after all, it is so interesting to find out what is up there. The owners themselves will have to solve this problem, most likely, while the children grow up, it is better to do without a bar counter.
Very striking representatives of bar stools are high chairs with one steel leg, a footrest and a glossy seat with a back. Perfectly fit into a modern interior, harmoniously combined with high-tech and modern styles
And these bar stools are a bright classic version. Actually, they are distinguished from ordinary Viennese chairs only by their higher legs, otherwise they are ideal for English or Mediterranean style
Third idea - bar counter - island
In an apartment, the bar counter most often becomes a continuation of some other object: either walls or a kitchen unit. Usually in a typical apartment there is not enough space to place a bar counter in the center of the room, in the form of an independent island.
However, if there is enough space for the island-counter, then this option can become one of the most interesting, will allow you to use the countertop from all sides and turn the bar counter into the center of the room and the main element of interior design.
In this case, the bar counter is quite small, but it stands separately, turning into a separate island in the center of the kitchen
Classic, laconic and austere kitchen with an island bar, which, among other things, houses a sink for dishes. Such a solution is also quite convenient, but still more often a hob is placed on such islands, which allows you to cook dishes just in front of guests and serve them really "in the heat of the heat"
The fourth idea - instead of a partition
As mentioned above, the bar counter serves as an excellent "border" and dividing line where you need to separate the kitchen from the living room or dining room. However, it can act as a partition in other parts of an apartment or house.
For example, if you need to separate the private part of the living room from the common hall or corridor, select an office area in a large room, and so on.
In this living room, the bar counter hides the sofa and the owners sitting on it from the common corridor leading to the rest of the apartment. The rack is high enough and completely closed, so it plays the role of a partition ideally
View of the same bar, only from the side of the corridor. As you can see, it not only serves as a partition, but also performs a direct function - it serves as a counter, behind which you can comfortably sit with a glass
Fifth idea - storage location
If even an ordinary dining table can become a place for storing cans with preservation and dishes thanks to the shelves located in the lower part, then not using a much higher and, accordingly, roomy bar counter in this capacity means losing precious square meters and not taking advantage of all the possibilities of such furniture …
Usually on one side, most often from the living room or dining room, the bar is closed and in no hurry to reveal all its secrets. But on the other hand, where there would be a bartender in a cafe or restaurant, literally anything can hide under the bar counter - from a small wine cellar with a collection of a noble drink to wicker baskets with vegetables.
This bar counter is turned to the living room with a solid facade, but from the kitchen you can clearly see all the spacious shelves and wine storage hidden under its table top.
In this bar counter, for storing dishes and various small items, an additional shelf is used above the main table top and an unusual wood insert in the middle of the bar - three small shelves were made in it. Comfortable and looks very nice and original
Sixth idea - use the space above the counter
Traditionally, only a lamp with a large lampshade is placed above the dining table to emphasize the comfort of this area, where all household members gather during dinner. And even then not always, most often the place above the table is simply empty. But above the bar, you can place a variety of objects.
If this is a stand-island on which the hob is located, then you cannot do without a powerful hood. If the counter serves as an extension of the kitchen unit, then glasses and glasses can be perfectly stored above it. And if the bar has become a partition, then the theme of the dividing border can be continued with the help of lamps hanging over it - then the space from below will be divided by the counter itself, and from above by lighting.
Above this fairly simple counter with a wooden top is a massive, but convenient and functional storage system for glasses and glasses. Now they are always at hand
Massive lamps hanging from the ceiling directly above the bar visually separated the kitchen even more clearly from the rest of the room. In addition, extra lighting above the dining area never hurts.
Seventh idea - two levels
Most likely, it will not be very convenient to use the constantly exceptionally high countertop of the bar counter. Still, the traditional dining table height has its advantages. And if you combine these two levels and create a bar with two countertops, one below the other?
It is convenient, very functional and can solve the problem with younger family members - kids will be able to dine at the bottom of the counter.
In this surprisingly spacious kitchen, one of the central places is occupied by a bar counter, which consists of two parts - the lower one is a dining table with a usual height and simply slides under the upper
In this case, the two tabletops of the small bar do not move, on one side you can install high bar stools, and on the other - ordinary
Idea eighth - part of the dining table
If, in the case of a two-level bar counter, different tabletops are located one above the other, then when combining the bar counter with an ordinary dining table, the countertops are different in level, and often in style of design, simply smoothly flow into each other.
This hybrid of a counter and a dining table is usually also located on the border between kitchen and living room or kitchen and dining room. Of course, it takes up a little more space than usual, but it looks very original and very functional.
In this kitchen, the bar counter and the dining table differ not only in height, but also in the material of the countertop. However, they have become a logical continuation of each other and guests can be located wherever it is convenient for them.
An example of a different arrangement of the bar counter combined with the dining table. In this case, their countertops are located in parallel, from the side of the kitchen you can conveniently dine at a table of traditional height, and from the living room you can see only a solid counter where you can sit down with a glass
Idea nine - countertop
Building materials existing today allow you to design the most important and functional part of the bar counter - the countertop - in completely different ways.
By their appearance, bar counters can be divided into open, that is, installed on high legs, most often metal, and closed - which are one-piece structures, which on the one hand are completely hidden by wooden panels or other finishes.
The table top can be either wooden or faced with ceramic tiles, or glass or metal - it all depends on the taste and wishes of the customer. It should be noted that it often depends on the finish of the countertop how the bar counter will fit into the interior of the room.
If the interior of the room is designed in a modern or high-tech style, then you can give preference to a glossy, metal or glass tabletop. But for an interior in a classic, English or Mediterranean style, it is better to choose a traditional wood or stone countertop.
An open bar counter with a very light-looking, yet reliable and sturdy glass top
An unusual design option for the bar counter - the table top is a continuation of the only support
This charming classic kitchen features a worktop tiled with the same tiles as the backsplash
A good option for both classic and modern interiors - the bar is closed, finished with stone, and the table top is made of wood
Idea ten - a rack on the loggia
Recently, loggias are increasingly becoming an integral part of the apartment - the owners decide to expand the usable area due to this relatively small room. The bar counter simply "asks" to the place where the window sill was previously located next to the door to the loggia, which, if connected, is simply removed. This arrangement can be called one of the most common today. In addition, such a bar counter will cost the owners very inexpensively - you will have to pay only for the countertop, and the part of the wall remaining after the loggia is connected will serve as a support.
However, in some cases, the owners of the apartment decide to put the bar on the very loggia, turning it into an excellent recreation area and a place for gatherings with friends.
In this case, not only the window sill between the room and the former loggia turned into a bar counter, but also the rest of the surface along the windows
This loggia remained a separate room, but the high window sill along the glazing became, albeit rather narrow, but quite functional bar counter. Now you can comfortably enjoy the view from the window, sitting with friends behind a real long bar
And finally - if there is still no room for a full-fledged bar counter, you can use its replacement and adopt the main distinctive features and features of this piece of furniture.
Agree, the shelves on the side of the mirror are very reminiscent of a miniature bar counter. A lot of useful things fit on them, and such shelves take up very little space.
A very small round table is similar to a traditional bar counter only in height. The replacement, of course, is not complete, but sitting on such a high chair by the window with a cup of coffee, it is quite possible to imagine yourself as a visitor to the bar
The bar counter is not only an unusual and attractive element of interior design, but also a very functional piece of furniture. And how it will look and where it will take its place depends only on the imagination, financial capabilities of the owners and the layout of the apartment.
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