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Coffee Bar Ideas That Will Make You a Morning Person
Updated on Oct. 15, 2024
As someone who indulges in nearly every kind of coffee—from flavorful pour-overs to zippy espresso shots courtesy of my smart coffee maker. The best way to get out of bed on a weekday? A home brewing station that utilizes clever coffee bar ideas.
From finding space for a rugged Stanley French press to setting up a cold brew coffee station, the best home coffee bar ideas combine storage, accessories and—of course—a cafe-style bar cart.
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Gracie Oaks Mekhiah Sideboard
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Airtight Food Storage Containers Set
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Coffee Bar Accessories Organizer
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Amata Wood Kitchen Cart
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Wall-Mounted Coffee Mug Rack
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K-Cup Holder
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Vacuum Coffee Canister
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Reactive Glaze Stoneware Mugs
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Coffee Syrup Dispensers
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Gracie Oaks Mekhiah Sideboard
The best coffee bar ideas incorporate a coffee bar table or cabinet, like this beautiful Gracie Oaks sideboard. Use the top for your coffee machine, grab-and-go supplies, add-ins like syrups, and more. Store all your supplies and coffee maker cleaning tools in the quartet of lower shelves. Plus, there’s plenty of room above for some floating shelves for anything else you might need.
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Airtight Food Storage Containers Set
Nearly all DIY home coffee bar ideas include some kind of airtight container for storing grounds and beans. This airtight food storage container set is our top pick for the job. They arrive in a set of nine, which is perfect for bean-obsessed folks like me who enjoy rotating between different varieties.
Each container includes a scoop and reusable label. In addition to storing ground coffee, the containers are also useful for sugar or cereal.
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Coffee Bar Accessories Organizer
The best coffee bar ideas for the kitchen consider storage. After all, it’s important to carve out space for a java enthusiast’s growing collection of brew tools. This coffee bar organizer boasts space for not just K-cups, but also mugs, mix-ins and small machines.
Looking for a spot to store your Aeropress, but don’t want to stuff it in a cupboard? Display it in the lower basket. Stow up to 12 K-Cups in the racks on the side. The top rack is big enough for a few mugs and keeps cups within arm’s reach—an important feature for those who hate fumbling for glassware before their first cup.
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Amata Wood Kitchen Cart
Coffee bar ideas for small spaces don’t have to be drab. The Amata wood kitchen cart is small enough to slide into a corner. Four locking wheels make it easy to roll it from room to room. Two drawers in the front hold tools like scoops and whisks, while the two-shelf cabinet has enough room for unsightly items like K-Cup pods.
Make a mean-but-messy cup? A towel rack on the side makes it easy to wipe away any coffee maker spills on the attached butcher block counter.
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Wall-Mounted Coffee Mug Rack
When it comes to kitchen coffee bar ideas, make sure to utilize your wall space, too. This wall-mounted coffee mug rack is perfect for smaller spaces or coffee bars without cabinets. Simply use the included hardware to quickly and easily mount it above your beverage corner.
Made from high-quality, heavy-duty boards, this mug rack is resistant to cracks, wear and dents. It’s sturdy enough to hold up to twelve mugs. A handy shelf on top offers space for extra mugs, coffee containers or decor.
K-Cup Holder
Mini coffee coffee bar ideas are ideal for small spaces like apartments. Consider displaying your Keurig K-Slim, tools and flavorings on top of this wooden K-Cup holder. Thanks to two-tier drawers, each holder hosts up to 36 K-Cups.
The top surface is sizable enough to fit a smaller brewer, plus a few coffee bar accessories like tumblers, syrups and stirrers. Set the holder on top of the kitchen counter for a mini coffee bar, or on a kitchen storage cart for a fully furnished home cafe.
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Vacuum Coffee Canister
Modern coffee bar ideas call for modern coffee storage solutions. This splurge-worthy vacuum coffee canister is for the biggest bean enthusiasts. A battery-powered vacuum seal system forces air out, which locks in freshness and preserves flavor.
Oxidation affects the flavor and aroma of coffee beans, which can lead to bitterness. For enthusiasts who want to invest in high-quality beans, preserving flavor makes this pricey container worth it As a bonus, the airtight seal helps keep coffee fresh while traveling. No more buying cheap beans for your camp coffee!
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Reactive Glaze Stoneware Mugs
While some people take their morning beverage with them in a travel tumbler, others opt to enjoy their brew at home. These reactive glaze stoneware mugs, with their rich colors and unique firing patterns, make every cup feel like a cafe-style beverage.
Choose from six pretty shades, or mix and match your dream set. At 3.5 inches tall, these mugs fit most coffee bar cabinets. However, they’re so pretty that you may prefer to display them on the counter!
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Coffee Syrup Dispensers
Nothing elevates a home coffee bar like fancy flavorings, especially when they’re on display in these pretty coffee syrup dispensers. Not only do these 500ml glass bottles preserve syrups’s freshness, but the accent of golden pumps and modern labels take any home coffee bar from “snooze” to “stunning.”
Each purchase comes with six bottles—perfect for the person who likes to mix and match their flavors. The metal-style PVC pumps dispense approximately half a teaspoon of syrup per pump. Use a flavor that’s not included on one of the 32 pre-printed flavor labels? Easy solution, write in your own custom blend with one of the 20 blank labels.
FAQ
What should every coffee bar have?
If you’re building a coffee bar at home, there are a few essentials you’ll always want to have on hand. Coffee itself is the obvious one—whether that’s in whole bean, ground or even cold brew form is up to you. You should also keep stocked your milk, creamers and/or sugars, as well as any of your favorite additional ingredients, like cinnamon or flavored syrup. You should also keep a few mugs and cups on hand (including travel mugs, if you’re known to take your bean juice on the go), as well as spoons/stirrers and some napkins to clean up after yourself.
How do you organize a coffee bar?
Since this will be your coffee bar inside your home, how you organize it is entirely up to you. That said, if you’re still looking for some advice, you can probably take a top-down approach: mugs and cups can go at the top (either on a shelf, in a cabinet or hung on hooks), the coffee station itself will sit in the middle (as should your syrups, pods, coffee machine, etc.) and your cleaning supplies and any refills can go into storage underneath. Again, this is entirely up to you, but this creates a flow similar to those you might find at a genuine coffee shop.
How deep should coffee bar shelves be?
With the intent to hold multiple coffee mugs and cups, we recommend you look for shelves with a depth of at least eight inches for your coffee bar shelves.
