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If you happen to’ve been round right here for awhile now, I LOVE having a kitchen espresso station. I actually take pleasure in making my morning espresso a savored expertise, so in each kitchen we’ve had I’ve all the time created a fairly vacation spot the place I could make espresso!
Once we started designing our new kitchen, we (after all!) wished to contemplate the place the espresso station can be.
And for the primary time ever, we put in a closed pantry model cupboard particularly to carry our espresso station!
Does that come as a shock to you since I’ve all the time had ours out within the open? I feel this closed cupboard was determination for our area, so let me clarify why.
Clearly our kitchen/eating space is by no means completed, and we’re ready on the casing trim on the openings between rooms, the crown and base molding for the cupboards, {hardware} and extra. However I assumed you may take pleasure in a sneak peek of the progress! 🙂
This kitchen has a singular structure from earlier kitchens we’ve had, so we approached the perform and design parts based on what would work greatest with the area we have now right here.
We determined to deal with the kitchen and eating rooms as a mixed space when it got here to cabinetry and performance. This allowed us to create numerous devoted job zones and ground to ceiling storage across the obtainable partitions wherever they match greatest, whereas retaining the area as a complete feeling visually unified.
The higher glass cupboards assist it from feeling too closed in and mirror some mild, too. I’ll share extra in regards to the glass cupboards and different built-ins in a future publish.
If you happen to missed it, I shared our kitchen ground plan earlier than/after on this publish.
Our new espresso station cupboard is definitely situated within the eating room, in an area to the left of the prevailing built-in bookcase and bench in our lounge (the espresso station can be throughout the room from our new eating banquette!).
This location helped transfer a job and storage station away from the primary cooking space of the kitchen, which is able to assist with regards to entertaining or having household over in a smaller residence like ours.
We designed a part of the cupboard to carry our espresso maker and provides. There are additionally pull-out pantry drawers for no matter we wish to retailer right here. This cupboard may additionally function a breakfast station with cereal or a toaster, for instance. There can be a lightweight inside so it will likely be simpler to make use of at evening, too. It’s good to have versatile storage that may serve no matter goal is required as time goes on, as effectively! It doesn’t must be a espresso station.
The double doorways are pocket doorways. Their design permits the doorways to slip again into the perimeters of the cupboard with out hindering inside area for the cabinets which can be put in right here.
Having the pocket doorways will allow us to to depart the cupboard open for household or friends to serve themselves espresso!
Open pocket doorways will even will assist site visitors stream, making it much less awkward to stroll previous as it’s a pathway/related area between the lounge and kitchen.
Closed storage will even preserve the world feeling clear and streamlined when not in use. Our primary ground is sort of small and the three primary rooms (together with the lounge) are all seen to one another so we wished to maintain the visible litter down as a lot as doable.
We’ll set our Berkey water filter in a pull out pantry drawer on the left for straightforward filtered water entry. It isn’t a elaborate faucet or built-in system, however it’s going to work for us. I actually wrestled over whether or not or not I ought to embody a faucet or plumbing into this cupboard. It could have been handy, for certain, however there are two sinks and taps only a few steps away.
When one is doing a rework, it may be simple to repeatedly persuade your self you have got yet one more “want” or one thing else must be added now “whereas we’re doing this” (to justify the “want” so as to add extra zeroes to the ever rising value, hahah!). However I’m simply glad to have the added storage—built-ins have been sufficient of a splurge for our finances :).
Beneath are just a few of the issues we use for making and serving espresso that can seemingly be within the new espresso station, too!
I’ve had a mug rack like this in my kitchens earlier than, however this time I’m considering to maintain most of our mugs on the shelf or drawers within the espresso station. Though if I can squeeze in a mug rack, I’ll :).
If you happen to’re questioning, regardless that we’ll have this fancy espresso machine within the espresso station, I nonetheless intend to make my espresso in this stovetop espresso maker like I’ve for years. Yow will discover these provides under as effectively.
Sources:
Wood and Metal 2 Tiered Serving Stand
Ceramic Canisters with Wood Lids
Blue and White Terry Cloth Kitchen Towel
Two of our previous “espresso stations”:
You possibly can see a few of our previous espresso stations and different stylings over on this publish!
Associated:
A Pretty Life: Making Pour Over Espresso with a Copper Kettle
The best way to Create an Inviting Espresso Store Expertise at Dwelling (three ideas, recipes and cash saving concepts!)
Make amends for extra posts about our renovation:
A Tiny Yard Cottage (progress on the addition for my mother and father!)
The Great thing about Soapstone Counters (+ why we selected them for our kitchen)
Kitchen Renovation Replace: Flooring, Cupboards, Sink, {Hardware} and Extra
Kitchen and Eating Room Renovation Replace! Tasks Have Begun!
Our New Kitchen Design Temper Board (and 5 questions that helped me make choices!)
Including Character in a Kitchen Rework: The Story of Our New Vary and Faucet
My New Kitchen Ground Plan + Dad and mom’ Addition and Exterior Elevation
5 Design Books I Love for Rework Inspiration