A designated coffee area in your home is a coffee drinker’s dream. It allows you to play barista for your family and friends and is a convenient way to keep all your coffee related paraphernalia in one place. A home coffee station can be as simple as a countertop drip coffee maker with a few handy mugs or as sophisticated as a built-in high-end specialty coffee maker with a dedicated water filtration system.

There are a few things required for any coffee station and these include a power source, a nearby water source and storage. Decide how you want your coffee station to function. The most popular set up is the coffee maker sitting on a countertop with closed cabinets for storage below and open shelving utilizing vertical space above for mugs, glasses and canisters. If you are not fond of looking at a coffee maker, consider concealing it in an appliance garage or building the whole station inside a walk-in pantry.

The most common place for a coffee station is the kitchen but also consider other areas of your home like the dining room, master bedroom or an unused corner of your living room. If you build in an area that’s far from the kitchen, you might want to include a mini-fridge for cold storage in your design. Light up your station with under-cabinet lighting on shelving or with task lighting directly above.

Building a coffee station is a great way to make use of an awkward space in your home. It is also an opportunity to make it a visual feature reflecting your personal style.