How about a lower breakfast bar?

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

You have all talked me out of the two-level breakfast bar I currently have, which has a normal height counter and a higher bar. As I research countertops, it look as though finding a prefab that is close to 40” deep will not be easy. I can certainly get custom instead but before I do that I’d like to be sure I need to. Below (not my kitchen) is another idea.

i figure you will all probably hate this too haha. But this way I could easily find a prefab. There is another advantage to having the bar at table height. My kitchen will open to the living/dining area, and the dining table will be next to the peninsula. It would be a neat solution to have the ability to turn a dining chair around and use it at the breakfast bar, eliminating stools that add clutter.

Thoughts? I will be the first to say it doesn’t look as amazing as one beautiful counter. And it will work less well for family baking. But does it look like what my mother-in-law used to call “a dog’s dinner”?

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
IMO you lose so much counter and I have always loved the nice wide counter for prepping , serving and seating. I would not want to sit at a 30” counter with the rest of the counter higher in front of me. Stools come in very minimal looks I would do custom counter with stools and get the stools that are adjutable in height so the kids can still help and sit at the counter.
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The Kitchen Place
5 years ago
I have never liked that type of seating area. Looks awkward and claustrophobic. I would not want to sit there.
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Jennifer Hogan
5 years ago
Why do you need 40" Get a prefab 36" and there is still 11" of overhang and that is sufficient.

That is exactly what I had in my last home and never had any issues and my husband was 6'3.

If you are unsure get a piece of cardboard or other flat material and place it on your current bar and sit on a stool and see how it works for you. Wider is nice if you can afford custom, but most people I know are more pre-fab budget people and they are perfectly okay with their counter seating with a 36" wide counter.
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5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Thanks everybody! You all make good points and I appreciate your saving me from myself haha. I didn’t know there were prefab 36” wide prefabs out there @Jennifer Hogan. Will inquire further! And adjustable stools are a great idea @Patricia Colwell Consulting. They could also be handy at the table when I have a large group.