Kitchens with breakfast bars feature in today's lookbook, which showcases ten interiors from Dezeen's archive.
Breakfast bars are multi-functional, bar-height counters where people can perch on bar stools to socialise or dine.
An informal alternative to the dining table, they can also be used for working from home, helping to make the kitchen a multi-purpose space that can be in use all day long.
Breakfast bars often make efficient use of space, combining with kitchen islands or peninsulas to provide storage and prep space.
This Dezeen Lookbook is the latest to feature design ideas for kitchens. Others explore kitchens with islands, light-filled kitchens, terrazzo kitchens and green kitchens.
Here are 10 examples of breakfast bars selected from Dezeen's archive.
Le Littoral, Canada, by Architecture49
The upstairs living space at this holiday rental in Québec by Architecture49 features a long, narrow galley kitchen with an island that doubles as a breakfast bar.
Backing onto a staircase, this offers guests emerging from the ground-floor bedrooms a convenient point to stop for coffee before heading to the living and dining area beyond.
The long, black island features a niche that allows stools to be partially tucked away to increase circulation space.
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Holiday home, Chile, by 2DM Arquitectos
The open-plan kitchen of this angular home in Chile by 2DM Arquitectos features a V-shaped worktop, with the narrow peninsula serving as a breakfast...