Deciding how big your coffee bar should be is difficult, especially when you have a smaller space to work with. In this blog post, we’ll help you figure out just how big a coffee bar should be with measurements and layout tips!
You shouldn’t have to have a large space in order to create your perfect at-home coffee bar, and that’s why we’re here to help!
In this blog post, we’ll give you some great answers when it comes to how big a coffee bar should be for a small space. We’ve even included measurement tips and layout help!
If you enjoy this post, then you should definitely check out this one as well, which is all about creating a coffee bar with no counter space available.
This blog post is all about how big a coffee bar should be.
How Big Should A Coffee Bar Be?
1. How wide should your small coffee bar be?
In regards to width, you should have a minimum of 2 feet, but if you could go larger to 3, that would be even better. The reason being is that 2 feet of width makes the space functional for a small coffee bar, but doesn’t allow extra space for other items.
Three feet allows enough space to not appear cluttered for a machine, a grinder, if needed, and other coffee essentials. Having an excess of another foot would allow you to add more essentials and even a decor piece or two as well.
2. How tall should your small coffee bar be?
When thinking about height, the optimal height is around 34-42 inches. This is based on average height and typical counter height, so take this with a grain of salt and please base it off your own height and what’s most comfortable for you.
Some people actually might prefer a lower or higher coffee bar that’s not perfectly matched to their own height. For example, if you have some taller furry friends, like a large dog, you may prefer a taller coffee bar. Personally, my dog will help herself to my coffee if it’s low enough for her to reach.
3. What about the depth of your small coffee bar?
When thinking about the depth of your coffee bar, optimal is a little less than 2 feet, or around 22 inches. This also depends on your width as well. The wider it is, the less space you need in depth. But you at least need enough space to place a typically sized coffee machine.
4. Any extra tips for a small coffee bar?
Remember that if you don’t have the optimal amount of space or you can’t buy something that allows for it, you can find other ways. For example, you can always add wall-mounted shelving for essentials or rail systems for mugs and cups.
5. What’s the optimal layout for a small coffee bar?
The optimal layout all depends on where and what your space is. Below are a few areas around your home that you may want to put your coffee bar in and layout tips!
Countertop
Your kitchen countertop is such a great option to create your coffee bar, if you have the space. It is also usually a smaller space, so you may have to do the bare minimum. But if you’re a minimalist girly, then it will be no problem for you.
Layout-wise, your outlet usually is right next to the corner under some cabinets, so you usually end up having a little corner, kitchen coffee station. Your coffee machine will be nicely tucked closest to whatever corner.
To the side of your coffee machine, you should opt for organization pieces that will hold your essentials like sugars, K-cups, utensils. And then depending on the height of that, you could have a very small mug rack to fit your favorite coffee cups.
Small table
This is another great idea if you have a small amount of space available. This doesn’t have to be anything fancy. It can be a small table with one level. It will fit all the essentials just fine.
When you’re thinking about optimal layouts with small tables, it does depend on the width and depth of the table. If you have a pretty thin table, but it’s long, you could opt for everything being in one line. Starting from either side, you could go with the coffee machine first, then the grinder, then your cups, and then the rest of your supplies.
If you have a little bit of a larger table in terms of depth, you can do the classic L-shape that is similar to what you would do for the countertop layout above. You put your coffee machine in the back corner and then smaller things in front of it, like cups, and then larger accessories to the right or left of it.
Cart
If you have a little bit of a smaller space, then a cart is totally doable and allows for even more surface area because it usually has more than one level. Double points if it’s moveable.
That means you can absolutely move it wherever you want and it can live wherever you want, regardless of the space available because whenever you need electricity, you can just push it to the nearest available outlet.
In terms of layout, this can be variable depending on how many levels there are to this cart. If you have only two levels, you can go with all of your active “making coffee” tools on your top shelf. This includes your coffee machine, grinders, kettles, etc. For your bottom shelf, you can use it as “storage”. This is where you keep your extra beans, cups, and more supplies.
When you have three levels, you break it up even more so. You can think of the top shelf as the area where you keep everything to actually make your coffee, so your machine and a grinder, for example.
The second shelf can be looked at as a place where you keep the items that you use to serve the coffee. This includes cups, scales, a tamper, and anything else you might need.
And finally, your third shelf can be used as the storage shelf, where you keep your beans, filters, syrups, and more.
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