20. Retro Terrazzo and Wood Modern Kitchen Breakfast Bar
Introduction
Bringing mid-century diner and kitchen architecture into apartment kitchen spaces using warm wood cabinetry and speckled aggregate stone surfaces.
What This Idea Means
A kitchen island or peninsula breakfast bar combining slab-front walnut or flat oak cabinets, terrazzo quartz counters, and molded wood barstools.
How to Style & Build It
- Line the breakfast bar counter with 2 to 3 counter-height Cherner-style molded plywood barstools with curved backrests.
- Hang a pair of cone-shaped or dome-shaped brushed brass pendant lights directly above the bar counter.
- Style the counter surface with a ribbed stoneware fruit bowl, a brass French press, and small potted succulent planters.
Expert Tips & Variations
- Renter Peninsula Makeover: Add temporary fluted wood contact paper or peel-and-stick wood slats along the vertical front of a plain breakfast bar base.
- Lighting Balance: Use focused downward lighting pendants to keep illumination contained to the countertop surface.
