My morning cup of coffee’s going to be brewing in a whole new space starting today – I finally finished putting together our long overdue kitchen coffee station!
As part of “Operation Clear Off the Kitchen Countertops Around the Sink”, I relocated the coffee maker from beside the sink to across the room where we installed butcher block countertops and two outlets several months ago. Our new coffee bar is pretty simple – along with a coffee maker and mugs, I hung my much-loved chalkboard print above a basket holding our coffee beans, filters, coffee scoop, and sugar and cinnamon shakers.
Our filters and heart coffee scoop fit perfectly in a little trophy cup that I found at the Ballard Outlet over the holidays:
and the cinnamon and sugar are in inexpensive salt & pepper shakers from Walmart:
The big hold-up on this project was the coffee maker. The base cabinets that our butcher block countertops rest on aren’t very deep so there wasn’t enough countertop space to be able to pull our old coffee maker forward enough to add the grounds and water to it. It took quite a bit of searching but I finally found a coffee maker that works well with shallow depth countertops and also gets great ratings. The filter basket swings out to the front rather than the top so it’s easy to access. And to fill it with water, you simply remove the water reservoir from the back (the coffee maker is on wheels so it’s easy to access), fill it in the sink, and then place it back on the coffee maker for brewing.
I’m loving having more countertop space around our sink (now I just need to get rid of that microwave!) and the cabinetry area at the far end of our kitchen has turned into a great workhorse, housing both our coffee station and family charging station:
It’s looking pretty different from the tiled, no-outlet space we had when we moved in:
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There’s lots more work to do in our kitchen but I figured that focusing on my source of morning caffeine was the best place to start. I’m sure my fellow coffee lovers out there would agree 🙂
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Coffee maker: Hamilton Beach 12 Cup Coffee Maker
Chalkboard print: Lily & Val – “All You Need is Love & Coffee” Print
Chalkboard print frame: Hobby Lobby
Trophy cup: Ballard Designs Outlet
Heart Coffee Scoop: Beehive Handmade on Etsy
Salt & pepper shakers: Walmart
Basket: HomeGoods
Mugs: Available {here}
Wish you all were close enough to share a cup with me! Have a great day,
Raquel says
Oh I love your kitchen! I so need a coffee center and I love how you made yours. Did you make that beautiful sign? Gorgeous!
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
I wish that I was that talented – the sign is from a print made by Lily & Val!
Marisa says
Love the look. Who makes and where did you get the white canister? Thanks!
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Hi Marisa – sorry but I’m not sure where I got the white canister – I’ve had it for forever! In fact, I think it might have even been from my wedding registry 🙂
Tammy says
Lovely – you’ll have to put the kettle on for us tea drinkers 🙂
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Of course! One of my good friends is a tea drinker so I’m all ready for you Tammy 🙂
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says
Love it, what a perfect spot. I love your accessories too and the wood counter is gorgeous.
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks Marty – I’m happy with how the countertop area turned out and it was so much cheaper than other options.
Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says
Its like having your very own Starbucks. 🙂 Great idea.
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
But unfortunately no pumpkin spice lattes getting brewed here…. Sure is more convenient though!
Kim says
Love your new coffee station. Cute coffee scoop, too.
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks so much Kim!
Shannon from Bohemian Junktion says
cute! Everything right where you need it. Pinning
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks Shannon!
Denise says
Such a perfect spot Kris! Love the trophy cup for the coffee filters – perfect! And that scoop – seriously still need to get my hands on that!
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks Denise! It’s ridiculous how much I love that silly little coffee scoop – you need one!
Karissa says
Where did you get the scoop and the filter holder? Love them!!
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Hi Karissa – the scoop is from Beehive Kitchenware on Etsy and I found the filter holder at the Ballard Outlet – I don’t know whether it’s a current item in their online store or not. Hope that helps!
Linda @ Calling it Home says
Love how organized and pretty this is.
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks Linda!
Carrie says
Because I love coffee so very much, for Christmas I received a coffee bean roaster, 10 pounds of green coffee beans and a grinder. I love your idea for the coffee bar, and moving everything over to an unused counter space. I have a similar area in my kitchen~ sans the outlets, which I never thought to just add!!!. Thanks for such a great idea!!! And, I love the Lily&Val chalkboard print!!!
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
A girl after my own coffee-loving heart! I was thinking that adding the outlets might be a big deal but it turned out to be a quicker and less expensive job that I had expected (which happens NEVER). Hope the same ends up being true for you!
Patty Kennedy says
Just so pretty! 🙂
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks Patty!
cassie says
looks so good! i still need that coffee scoop! 🙂
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Yes, you do!!
Dagmara @ GlamistaHome says
It looks like this space has forever been a coffee nook. I love all the details you have picked to decorate the space. The silver container for the coffee filters is really pretty I suspect it could be nicely used to hold cookies or other sweets as well. 😉 Enjoy the morning cup of coffee.
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks so much!
Lisa says
I can’t wait to get started on a similar idea upstairs to welcome my Airbnb guests .
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Sounds like you’re making your home a wonderful place to stay!
Julia@Cuckoo4Design says
I love the before and after! Such a pretty spot for coffee. I have to tuck my things away in cabinets because I don’t have the room.
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks Julia – my husband and I are coffee addicts so we need full access to our source of caffeine at all times 🙂
Lisa @ Shine Your Light says
That is the perfect spot for the all-important coffee station!! I love that it has it’s own little area where you can grab a cup of coffee and sit for a bit. (I think you mentioned something about comfy swivel chairs as part of the plan for this area????) Such a pretty little spot with the windows, and I love the glass cabinets & butcher block countertop too, it’s the perfect beverage center now that you installed outlets!
Kris @ Driven by Decor says
Thanks Lisa! You have a good memory my friend – my husband and I were actually just talking about getting those chairs soon. Right now we have the upholstered banquet from our old kitchen table sitting there which functions great in the space but looks kinda off.