Sweet Coffee Bar Ideas to Channel Your Favorite Cafe at Home (2024)

Having a coffee bar is great until you're making multiple trips across the kitchen to refill your coffee machine's water tank. Eric Olsen added a tap to this home coffee bar for ultimate functionality. Now, everything for your ideal cup is an arm's length away. Putting it in its own designated area also means that people can cook and make coffee without being right under each other's feet, and a custom water bottle filler is conveniently placed by the door.

If you're making coffee for a group, or just want your coffee bar to look more organized, keep each of your espresso cups on a tray. In Delish's new test kitchen, cups are easily transported, serves, and even tucked away when more counter space is required.

The narrow shape of the a galley kitchen tends to present some spacial challenges. In this one designed by Catherine Kwong, the designer opened things up by ditching upper cabinets in favor of a floating shelf. The shelf is just wide enough to place a mug, jar of coffee beans, or a bottle of creamer on whilst preparing your perfect cup.

In Food Network star Molly Yeh's home, each of her favorite mugs have a home on this custom peg board that's an homage to culinary icon, Julia Child. When she makes coffee there is no rummaging through cabinets (or the clean dishwasher) to find the ideal cup for her morning cup of Joe. "We feel like this is really the heartbeat of the whole house," she explains. "Because every morning it's our ritual to come up to our rainbow of mugs and think, 'what color should I choose today?'"

In this 1940s bungalow, designer Laura Jenkins opted for an open portion of cabinets to house this family's kettle and Chemex. Situated right next to the butcher block counter, there is plenty of room to measure and pour precisely.

In this low-key coffee station, a French press sits right next to the mugs for easy access. Its close proximity to the sink is ideal for those mornings when every step feels like a marathon.

In small kitchens, every shelf counts. So why not add one right over the stove? Now all you need to do to add tea to the kettle is reach up.

Designer Phoebe Howard used color coordination to her advantage in this kitchen, where blue coffee pods that match the palette sit out proudly on the counter.

Studio Dearborn founder Sarah Robertson opted for glass cabinets above this kitchen's coffee bar. This way, there's no wondering which door your favorite mug is hiding behind.

Alison Victoria removed the door frame on this small pantry niche and transformed it into a coffee bar with extra storage. The house is long and narrow, so it was important to open it up in as many places as possible, the designer explained. She worked with Hammer Design to create a carved molding archway, incorporating corbels sourced from the Paris flea market to give the angular space a more unique character.

Designer Gideon Mendelson made this home coffee bar stand out by choosing espresso-inspired surfaces to contrast with the lighter ones on the island. Hooks directly under the top cabinets hold mugs while the counter has ample space for breakfast appliances.

Glass and ceramic mugs and an espresso machine are hidden inside a stove-side cabinet in this home. Nicole White opted for a shallower depth so that there's still some countertop in front of the cabinets. That small space makes prep and clean up so much easier.

Scotch and coffee, the homeowners' drinks of choice, were exactly what they had on their minds when they hired Melanie Millner to revamp their home. They're cool and sophisticated, but the couple also really wanted their home to be a place where they could relax and enjoy their favorite beverages. Hence this tricked-out coffee bar, located right by the kitchen island. The custom enclosure was built to slide between the wall and the cabinet so that it can look great both open and closed. It's painted in the same paint color as the kitchen, Sea Serpent from Benjamin Moore, for a cohesive look.

Heidi Lachapelle revamped this home, where the primary objective was to meld the occupants' contemporary taste with the original farmhouse structure. Because the kitchen is open to the living space, they decided to put the coffee bar just around the bend from the entry. This leaves more room for other cooking essentials in the main kitchen area and also offers a taste of what’s to come when you first come in. “They call it the ‘coffee shrine,’” Lachappelle says. “Our clients have important morning coffee rituals."

Designer Amanda Greaves carved out a pantry behind the kitchen for extra storage and to keep breakfast items. The coffee supplies are conveniently located right by the window to elevate the morning ritual. “We turned the horizontal beams of the structure into shelves by inserting rods as rails,” she says. “Given the rustic nature of the building, the clients wanted a durable, simple, and natural material," and to get function out of every nook and cranny.

A coffee bar and booze bar become one in this kitchen by Reath Design, proving you can stock your little coffee station for morning, noon, and night. Nestled right next to a casual built-in dining nook, the designers made the best of sloped ceilings with custom shelves for glassware, mugs, and booze, and then kept the remaining counters clear without skimping on storage by hanging a curtain to hide essentials below the sink.

Breegan Jane set up a mini bar area with a True glass door under-counter refrigerator to make hosting easier. When throwing parties or entertaining a few guests, she encourages them to pick and choose their own drinks. The glass enclosure makes it easier for them to help themselves and really make themselves at home, so it's a win-win for everybody.

All the breakfast appliances and coffee equipment are tucked behind custom cabinetry in a walk-in pantry designed by Regan Baker. The appliance garage is conveniently right by the station so that breakfast can be prioritized even on busy mornings.

This fancy pants kitchen is not messing around when it comes to making a high-quality morning cup of java. Designer Birgitte Pearce selected gorgeous surface materials to elevate the everyday routine. From the warm shade of red paint to the glossy espresso tiles, beige grasscloth wallpaper on the ceiling, brass hardware, and refurbished period details, this home coffee bar is beyond special.

Beth Diana Smith used art to animate this dining room corner above a bar cart. Because the kitchen didn't have the space to house drinkware, bar goods, coffee essentials, and appliances, they decided to wheel all those things into the room where they'd be enjoying the drinks anyhow. "They don't like a lot of color at one time, but the wife likes funky elements," says Smith. Using art she had originally sourced in 2017 during the clients' living room renovation, Smith accented the walls with a combination of bold Etsy finds and eye-catching originals.