Built in coffee station

7 years ago

We built our house a year ago and intentionally left one side of our kitchen blank of upper cabinets. We did it so we could figure out exactly what we wanted to do with that space after living here for a year. I personally like having my countertops clear of stuff. Now we know we want a built in espresso station, and we also want our cabinets to go all the way up to the ceiling with crown molding like the rest of the kitchen. Our kitchen designer said if we wanted it like so, the countertop cabinet would have a bottom, we would not be able to see the countertop. IMO I prefer having the countertop for ease of cleaning, looks, etc. What would you do?

In the pic below, the wall where the stove is - we've had these cabinets for a year now. The designer sent us her draft of new upper cabinets, the cabinet sitting on the countertop is where I wanted our espresso machine and grinder to go. Should I nix the idea of having our espresso machine/grinder hidden? Leave the design as is and put the machines in the open space? Honestly, we only use that piece of countertop for mail, espresso and car keys.

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PRO
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7 years ago
The cabinet line doesn’t have an appliance garage cabinet? Even very basic semi custom lines have appliance garages. You might explore a different line that meets your needs better, and do an accent color there.
Michelle
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7 years ago
They do have an appliance garage cabinet... if I use that cabinet, the sizing of that cabinet would mean I can't take my cabinets up to the ceiling.
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PRO
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7 years ago
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That is confusing as well. They should offer multiple heights of cabinets from 12”-42” in 3” increments. There are other options that can work if they are missing some of those heights as well. As in, maybe add an extra riser for the crown. It all depends on the ceiling height and the sizes offered. It shouldn’t present an insurmountable obstacle though.

Can you post a link to a spec book? Or indicate the height of the cabinets that they offer and your exact ceiling height? Do you have your other cabinets mounted at something other than the standard 18” from the counter? Because that is the standard appliance garage as well. They should be able to reproduce the other side’s stack with no issues.
Allison0704
7 years ago
We called this the coffee station in our last house. Coffeemaker on top, handy small sink (that we never ever used!) and drawers on far right for mugs. Lower cabinet for travel cups and extra coffee. This was in hallway to garage between kitchen and laundry room. I don't like appliances out either, but you could not see it from anywhere else in the house.

We had a walk-in pantry with a built-in table, and that counter held other small appliances and the microwave.

Current house, I did a wall of doors for integrated SZ towers and pantries. The shelf pulls out to access coffeemaker, etc. Only photo I have right now. If you don't need or want the counter, you could do a floor to ceiling cabinet and hide everything.