This coffee station off the peninsula of a renovated Alpharetta, Georgia, kitchen by YB Interiors features a dual-zone beverage fridge that holds sodas, milk, juice and wine. A pair of appliance garages keeps small appliances hidden when they’re not in use. Open shelves with stylish wall sconces offer a spot for decorative items.
Traci Rauner Design helped a Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, empty-nest couple create this dedicated kitchen coffee station and home bar. The cabinet features rollouts for easy access to supplies. A textured backsplash of deep glossy blue 2-by-9-inch tiles adds a sophisticated touch. Custom floating walnut shelves in a natural finish hold canisters for marshmallows, biscotti and other hot drink items. The homeowners like to have plenty of coffee options on hand for themselves and guests, so a tray on the counter keeps bottles of flavored syrups available.
A retired couple’s Colorado forever home by Studio Plow sees plenty of family gatherings, so an open kitchen with an espresso station and bar area was a must. The space features pocketing doors, light wood flat-panel cabinets, open storage for wine bottles and moody charcoal backsplash tiles in a vertical stacked pattern that helps emphasize the height of the area.
This compact coffee bar tucks into a pantry wall in a European-inspired North Vancouver, British Columbia, kitchen by Simply Home Decorating. A solid-surface countertop stands up to coffee spills and stains. Drawers with integrated pulls store essentials. Pocketing doors can close to conceal the setup when not in use.
This updated Winterset, Iowa, kitchen by interior design firm Morris Lare features a classic wood-and-green style. Next to a white fridge stands a custom built-in coffee bar with pocketing doors. A nifty pot filler lets family and guests easily fill the coffee machine, which sits on a pullout shelf for better access. Wide drawers hold beverage supplies.
This Basking Ridge, New Jersey, coffee bar and wine station in a modern farmhouse kitchen by KraftMaster Renovations features stylish soft gray cabinets (Repose Gray by Sherwin-Williams), an X detail on the top cabinet, patterned backsplash tile and a wood shelf. A toaster lets users pair morning toast, bagel, English muffin or pastry with a cup of coffee. A microwave also sits nearby. A slim wine fridge helps the area shift gears come evening.
For this remodeled Oklahoma kitchen, Jennifer Strickler Design transformed a desk area into a coffee and beverage station. The space features black cabinets (Onyx by Benjamin Moore), an elongated hexagonal marble tile backsplash and a polished marble-look quartz countertop. An upper glass-front cabinet stores glasses. Three drawers hold entertaining supplies. A two-zone wine and beverage fridge keeps drinks cold.
Eliminating an awkward angled bank of cabinets and relocating the refrigerator created space for a simple yet impactful recessed wet bar and beverage station in this now bright and inviting Minneapolis kitchen by Kate Roos Design and City of Lakes Builders. A large beverage fridge keeps plenty of cold drinks and mixers ready.
This revamped Glen Ellyn, Illinois, kitchen by TKS Design Group features an appliance garage to the right of the range with a lift-up door that saves space. Inside are a coffee maker and mugs on a pullout wood shelf.
Synergy Design & Construction added a coffee station when it removed walls and enlarged this Reston, Virginia, kitchen. Maple cabinets hold dishes and cookbooks. The top cabinets in a blackened green color (Dakota Shadow by Benjamin Moore) store infrequently used items. Lower cabinets and drawers hold items such as linens and water bottles. The two tall green cabinets that flank the coffee station are pantry cabinets with rollout shelves.
BKD Interiors helped a Houston empty-nest couple double the size of their kitchen and create a warm, contemporary look with retro roots. A charcoal gray island features an integrated vintage wood console table that acts as a coffee station. A chunky Dolomite stone countertop that matches perimeter counters bisects the island base and countertop. Part of the rail-and-shelf system above holds mugs. A hole drilled into the countertop conceals the coffee machine cord that runs behind to an outlet.
This coffee station and home bar sit in a newly constructed Milford, Michigan, kitchen by designer Jeanine Yancy (formerly of KSI Kitchen & Bath). The compact yet hardworking space features sage-y green cabinets (Pewter Green by Sherwin-Williams) with glass-front uppers that include interior lighting. The honed Bianco Carrara marble tile backsplash is lit by undercabinet lighting. An espresso machine sits on the marble-look quartz countertop. Below is a wine fridge and drawers that hold supplies.