I do not, but I wish I did. In an ideal world, I'd put one refrigerator drawer for cream and one freezer drawer or small ice maker nearby, too, and include an ice tea maker. I'd make sure the dedicated sink had r.o. purified water. Keep us posted on your design!

I also have a Rancilio espresso maker and bean grinder that gets used every day. I designed a space near the prep sink especially for the espresso maker. I hadn't thought of a small pot filler but that's a great idea. I designed space next to the prep sink since we fill it often. I plan to use the pull out spray to fill it up. We even moved the window over some so we would have enough space for the espresso maker. Right now the kitchen is completely gutted, but I'll post pics once the espresso is back at home on the counter.

I plan on having something similar. Our dining room is sort of attached to the kitchen and I plan on designing something similar to a hutch on one wall of the DR. I figured I'd have some glass doors for displaying some nice glasses/mugs, and I am DEFINITELY getting a set of refrigerator drawers! The bottom one for water bottles/juice packs ( although my kids may be too old for capri suns by the time we are finished!) and the top drawer will have the creamer and whatever else we need for beverages when we have people over. I plan to use soapstone for the counter and will most likely have some kind of appliance garage to house our Keurig (love it!)and the k-cups. I'm also going to have the ref. drawers covered with panels to keep the "hutch" look.

I'm sure I saved this pic from someone's post here- I plan on something very similar to this buffet.

Gad I wish you'd have posted this when my walls were open. What a great idea...a pot filler for the espresso machine! I have a Delonghi and while I absolutely love it...I'd loved to have a pot filler to use with it since it's not right near either sink!

I have a dedicated 36" cabinet to beverages...well the top of it anyhoo. I don't have room for the type of dedication you have, but if I did, I'd do it in a heart beat! Mine is focused on coffee and wine (the two most important drinks in our house).

Could you put a cabinet above the station, mounted higher than normal (lined up with your others though on top) and then add hooks to the bottom of it for mug hangers? I have a great collection of hand thrown mugs so I am always thinking of great ways to show them off...and above that station of yours would be great. You could put them high enough not to interfear with your coffeemaker and still make them generally reachable for the user.

We have a coffee station in our master bath: a base cabinet, marble counter and upper cabinet. We store coffee cups in the drawer and have a mini-refrigerator in the cabinet below (there's an electrical outlet inside the cabinet). I stubbed a water line out from the wall between the upper and lower cabinets. Then I built a small cabinet that runs between the counter and upper cabinet to house a filtered water dispenser, the standard kind that mounts in a kitchen sink. It's elevated above the countertop and swivels to permit it to dispense water into the coffee maker. The filter is mounted inside this mini-cabinet. It's worked out great!

Bob

Thanks for the responses! Yes, I am thinking I will have a shallow cabinet above and a deeper one below ---the coffee zone will be close enough to the DW that it would be OK to use it for storing mugs and may-be some glassware. I may have to relinquish some cupboard storage on the north wall to get the stove properly centered and have room for wall ovens, so I would try to get back some of the storage here. The coffee zone is right next to the fridge which has water coming into it for the ice maker, so that gave me the idea to bring the water line out through the wall for the sink and pot filler.

Monkeyjack,

Could you please post pictures of your plans for the station? I am planning to get a rancillio Sylvia and Rocky and have been thinking of a capuccino station. Love to see yours (plans) with dimensions.

Thanks,
Judy

Not being an espresso couple ;)...we went with a built-in brew station that was much less than the high end machines.
One of the things that shocked me when we looked at all of them were the number of machines that didn't get "plumbed", meaning they had to be filled manually. $3,500 for a machine that can't be plumbed is ridiculous to me?...

Ours will be built in to the wall to the left of our stove, which allows us to maintain our "NOTHING on the counter tops!" position. I'm putting a water filter system in place that feeds the coffee pot, and the icemaker, along with the potfiller for the stove.

Jim

Judy,
I don't have any plans yet! I'm still in the dreamy doodling stages -- the fun part, looking at pictures and starting to hand draw what I think I want. But, I can tell you this: I love the Sylvia and Rocky! I've had it for about six years. And get the three-hole steam tip! I just thoroughly enjoy the process of making our espresso and steamed milk and I love the control you get over the espresso.
When I get plans I will post them. But I'm nowhere close yet.

Yolande 1951,
Sorry, I can't post my plans. I don't have electronic plans and I don't have a scanner. I have Sylvia and
Rocky and I love them both. All you have to do is measure the space they will take up and dedicate some counter space to them that is near a water source. Ours takes up about 19" of counter space. Make sure you have an outlet nearby also.

We have a 36" counter with our Technivorm coffee maker, canister that holds four days worth of roasted beans, grinder and canister with SO's brown sugar.

It is a whirly grinder, rather than a burr grinder, because SO can't stand how messy a burr grinder is:(

The cabinet above has:

on the lowest shelf -- various teas, home made coffee roaster, green coffee beans, filters, SO's vitamins that he takes with his coffee in the am.

second shelf -- coffee cups, mugs and to go cups for the car

third and fourth shelves -- other cups

The top drawer has all of our flatware -- including coffee measuring scoops and spoons

Coffee is next to the fridge rather than a sink because I use filtered water to make coffee.

The Gaggenau built in coffee makers were tempting, but I really love that the Technivarm is made by caffiene addicted engineers:)

I am pretty sure you can plumb in the Rancilio. Check out forums like coffeegeek or retailers like Chris Coffee for all the parts. I have a Vivaldi S2 and I have it plumbed right now to use a 5gal water jug (Flojet system). In my remodeled kitchen, I will have it plumbed into a water line. My space will be 48" long counter with a 24" liebherr fridge. The counter space will hold the espresso machine, grinder, knock box, a hot water pot and an auto tamp machine. This space will also house the blender. The top will be shelves that hold coffee mugs, and other supplies. The dravers under neath the counter will house all the supplies like tea, coffee, sugar honey, and silverware. Everything related to make beverages will be stored here. I don't have a copy of the design to post but when I get it, I will try to remember to post it.

Good luck!