Creating a designated coffee bar will add functionality to your kitchen. From custom-built designs to budget-friendly DIY projects, having space for a coffee maker or espresso machine and storage for beans, mugs, and accessories will streamline your morning routine.
Set up a coffee bar behind existing cabinetry in a spacious kitchen. Fill a blank wall with a budget-friendly coffee bar made from a console table and open shelving. Install a built-in coffee machine in your kitchen or a spacious walk-in pantry. Or create a DIY coffee station on a bar cart in a smaller space.
These coffee bar ideas in a range of styles will inspire you to bring café energy to your home.
Console Table Coffee Bar
This nook is proof that even the smallest of console tables can function as a coffee bar. All you need are some hanging shelves to stash essentials like mugs and coffee beans. Maximizing vertical space is key in the kitchen, and this setup certainly masters the technique.
Glass Storage Jars
Clear canisters make it easy to determine when you’re running low on coffee-making essentials and also ensures that guests will be able to easily navigate their way around the kitchen. We love the idea of stashing a sweet treat like biscotti next to the coffee supplies for a cafe-like feel.
Hidden Coffee Bar Storage
If you’d rather not look at all of your coffee-making supplies all day long, opt for a console table with cabinets and incorporate lidded storage onto open shelves, like the glass jars with modern bamboo lids in this modern neutral coffee bar.
Wall-Mounted Mug Rack
Make your best coffee mugs part of your decor by opting for a display rack that’s both functional and eye-catching. This home coffee bar is decorated in black, white, and natural tones, but adding colorful mugs is an easy way to change it up.
Coffee Bar Backsplash
Marie Flanigan Interiors turned some of the cabinetry in this spacious kitchen into a coffee and breakfast bar station. A gleaming zellige tile backsplash protects the cabinet from spills while adding a decorative element that is pleasing to look at when the cabinet is left open.
End Table Coffee Bar
Even a small end table can hold not one, but two, coffee machines, as we see in the space above. Once again, vertical space comes in handy as a means to hold canisters, mugs, and even a plant.
Small Coffee Bar
Think carefully about storage systems that do the most work in your small space. Here, a miniature stand holds flavored syrups and coffee filters without leaving much of a footprint.
Built-In Coffee Bar
Turn a built-in home bar into a coffee station that you’ll be excited to use every day, like this shabby chic coffee bar decorated with Mason jars and vintage accents.
Dining Room Coffee Bar
Those who love their after-dinner coffee may wish to set up their brewing station in the dining room. Be sure to integrate the style of your coffee station with your existing decor, like the vintage cabinet and open shelving in this traditional style home.
Standalone Coffee Bar
This coffee station from Most Lovely Things is located on a blank wall between the open-plan kitchen and dining room. A simple wood console and wall-mounted open shelves keep everything you need for a cup of coffee or tea at the ready. Touches like a simple curtain to hide storage and small table lamps for ambiance make the functional space feel homey and warm.
Hybrid Coffee Bar
This coffee bar and microwave nook is decorated with a collection of blue and white china and silver that gives it a homey and traditional look.
Coffee Bar Decor
It’s all in the details. A sweet framed print and artful kitchen accessories add loads of charm to this coffee station.
Tiered Shelving
Tiered shelving will ensure that you’re able to maximize precious countertop space and stay organized. This marble solution holds all of one’s daily must-haves while blending in with the rest of the kitchen.
Storage Trays
Small trays and trivets can also help you corral all of your barista essentials while adding decorative flair to the countertop. Candy jars and favorite pieces of glassware can also be used to house everything from straws to sugar cubes.
Coffee Bar Cabinet
This coffee bar cabinet from Emily Henderson Design has a simple coffee maker on the counter, and stacks of mugs, cups, teapots, and accessories all in the same black, white and wood tones as the rest of the kitchen for a streamlined look.
Black-and-White Coffee Bar
This coffee bar is actually part of a master bedroom—breakfast in bed just got way easier. The black-and-white color scheme makes it appear ultra sleek and tidy, which is vital in a sleep space.
Coffee Bar Cart
Take a regular bar cart and turn it into a coffee cart. As a bonus, this station is mobile and easy to move from room to room, making it an excellent setup for those who like to entertain.
Colorful Mug Collection
Maximalists, don’t feel like you need to be shy when it comes to decking out your coffee station. Grab those colorful mugs from behind your cabinet doors and let them make a vibrant statement.
DIY Coffee Bar
This DIY coffee bar was actually set up inside a former built-in entertainment unit. Once the doors were removed and the wood was painted, the piece was able to function in a whole new way.
Pull-Out Coffee Bar
This sleek espresso bar from Cathie Hong Interiors makes use of a deep built-in kitchen cabinet with a sliding tray to hold the espresso machine and electric kettle. The coffee bar can be pulled out when needed, and easily tucked away when not in use.
IKEA Hack Coffee Bar
This clever IKEA hack coffee bar was made from a Kallax unit with legs added so that it fits in the corner of the kitchen.
Budget-Friendly Coffee Bar
If your kitchen is short on counter space but has an open wall or two, use a slim console table as the base for a java station. Ceramic canisters and a retro-inspired coffee machine makes this one look sleek, while under-table storage baskets hide clutter.
Secret Coffee Bar
If you like to keep your kitchen as sparse as possible, set up a coffee station in an unused cabinet. You’ll just want to ensure that your coffee maker can be plugged in easily, which may involve drilling a hole in the back of the cabinet or planning to add an electrical outlet during a renovation. Include a pot filler like the one above for an extra dose of luxury.
Coffee Bar Hutch
Give a vintage hutch new life by painting it in a color you love and filling it with all of your coffee and teatime essentials. Don’t forget to add some hooks for mugs.
Farmhouse Style
Decorate your coffee bar so that it fits in with your home’s aesthetic, like this modern farmhouse coffee station decorated with weathered wood, vintage-inspired accessories, and baskets that can be pulled off the shelves and filled with baked goods when hosting friends for a cup of joe.
Seasonal Coffee Bar Decor
Have fun styling your coffee bar with seasonal decor. Whether you choose to go all in or opt for more subtle accents is up to you. Here, dried flowers and autumnal signage help pay a nod to fall.
White and Wood Coffee Bar
If you’re displaying your coffee maker on the main kitchen counter, think about the surrounding color scheme when selecting an appliance. Here, a white coffee machine blends in with the cabinets and backsplash and wood accents.
Living Room Coffee Bar
This living room coffee bar is set up on a small rolling island that helps make serving after-dinner espressos a breeze.
Full-Wall Coffee Bar
If you have room to devote an entire wall to your coffee supplies, then go for it. No accessory is left behind in this maximalist coffee bar wall decorated with nostalgic accents.
Chalkboard Drinks Menu
Take a cue from your favorite coffee house and create a decorative drink menu display menu above your home coffee bar with the help of some chalkboard paint.
Cake Stand Storage
Cake stands don’t belong hidden deep in the back of your cabinet, especially when they’re this pretty. Use them to house coffee bar essentials and make every day feel a little more elegant.
Industrial Coffee Bar
If you can’t find a coffee bar that appeals to you, you can always build your own. This one has an industrial twist thanks to the piping details.
Wallpaper Accent
This home coffee bar mixes traditional details with modern metallic silver wallpaper and wood tones to create an inviting feel.
Antique China
There’s no reason special coffee or teacups have to be hidden away for fancy events when they can be enjoyed every day. This antique glass-front china cabinet is filled with a jumble of old-fashioned china that is both decorative and functional, while the countertop below holds supplies.
Breakfast Pantry
A coffee bar and breakfast bar can streamline your morning routine by keeping everything you need to start your day in one place. This simple breakfast pantry cabinet from Emily Henderson Design is equipped with a coffee maker, toaster, mugs, cereal, bread and bagels, with door-mounted shelving to provide extra storage for tea, jams, and sundries.
Coffee Bar Styling
Hang open shelves above a coffee bar niche in your kitchen to store mugs, then hang a small painting on the wall and fill a bowl with seasonal fruit to create a pleasing vignette to gaze at while you wait for your coffee.
Countertop Coffee Corner
If your morning coffee routine consists of popping a capsule into your electric espresso maker and downing it black, set up a minimalist coffee station in a corner of your kitchen countertop, like this space from Studio Peake.
Pantry Coffee Bar
Set up a coffee bar in your pantry to keep your kitchen clutter-free. Emily Henderson Design hung open shelving on the wall above a corner countertop for for convenient mug storage.
Modern Coffee Bar Cabinet
Backlight your coffee cabinet with LED strips for a chic modern look. Tina Ramchandani Creative used a tray for essentials and hid the space behind pocket doors that can fold away when the coffee bar is in use.
Large Cabinet Coffee Bar
Build a coffee bar into existing cabinetry for a sleek look. Britt Design Studio added a pot filler on the back wall of this built-in kitchen cabinetry and drawers for added convenience.
What items should be on a coffee bar?
A coffee bar should have a coffee maker of your choice, storage for coffee beans or capsules, and a coffee grinder if you use one. Include storage to organize mugs or coffee cups so they are at the ready, as well as sugar or sweetener if you use it. And if you have room, include a toaster, a butter dish, and a selection of your favorite jams, or a cake stand with a glass cloche to store muffins or other baked goods.
Should coffee bars feature a sink?
A sink will make your coffee bar more convenient to use, but is by no means essential. Adding a pot filler on the wall above your espresso maker is another option.
How tall should a coffee bar be?
A home coffee bar that is counter height (typically 36”) will be convenient to use and be easily integrated into your kitchen, butler’s pantry, or walk-in pantry.
