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DIY Coffee Bar

So neither my husband nor I are coffee drinkers. But I am a big tea drinker and I recently discovered the joy of Folgers instant cappuccino. Needless to say our coffee maker is always in storage at the back of the pantry until we have guests. I realized that guests like to have coffee first thing in the morning, sometimes before I am even up, I guess people really love coffee. So I thought to myself I should keep the coffee maker and the coffee easily accessible so if guests would like to partake in coffee, cappuccino or tea at any time they can. I like the idea of a DIY coffee bar because since I’m not a coffee drinker it really never dawns on me that others may want coffee throughout the day as well.
DIY Coffee Bar - Keep the coffee maker and the coffee easily accessible to yourself and to your guests with this DIY coffee bar!
So it is more of a hot beverage bar, cause I’m including not only coffee but tea and cappuccino. I decided to put it on top of my dining room buffet. Because its close to the kitchen for water and a room that guests are free to roam to. Right now I just use the top of the buffet to store serving ware. I know the before shot is not very exciting.

 

I found this beautiful tray at Ross for $8.99

On closer inspection it had a small imperfection, it wasn’t enough for me to put it back but it was enough for me to draw it to the attention of the cashier for a discount 🙂

Then I found these white take out boxes in the clearance section at target. I wasn’t sure if I really liked them but for $4.98 I couldn’t resist, I got two of them.

They fit perfectly on the side of the coffee maker and the tops are sealed to keep the contents fresh which was an added bonus.

Lots of space for coffee

 

Again in Target, I found this soy sauce bottle for $2.98 and thought it would work great for milk or creamer.

I just love the interesting shape, it adds an interesting element to my DIY coffee bar.

I figured I should add other options in addition to coffee, so I wanted to add tea to my bar. But struggled to find an inexpensive tea holder. Then I thought about my butter dish, I hardly ever use it and the top inverted would be the perfect size!

So this is how I stored my teas before, in a bowl in my pantry.

And now…..the butter dish worked perfectly!!

This was an amazing find, a cute glass jar for a buck! yup $1 at dollar tree. I got 3 of them. I have some other projects in mind for the other two 🙂

Back to target, I got this honey jar a while ago. I thought it was so cute and I can finally use it in my bar, cause I love adding honey to my tea.

 

So here we have the coffee maker, now that it is actually displayed I wish I had registered for a prettier one when we got married LOL. I just registered for the cheapest thing cause we don’t actually drink coffee so I knew it wouldn’t be something we used regularly just on occasion. I may need to upgrade now.

 

Here is the coffee.

Cappuccino

 

And here is the DIY coffee bar all put together!

It was cute but you know how I love labels! Wouldn’t want to get the cappuccino and coffee mixed up! I found these cute labels in the dollar bins at target months ago, I had no idea what I would do with them now but they are perfect for this.

I love the brown labels on the white containers. And yes I had to look up the spelling of cappuccino

Tea and Milk

Sugar

Even though the honey jar actually says honey, I still slapped a label on the top…what can I say I like consistency.

Here is everything all cute and labelled 🙂

And of course some mini spoons for stirring

This was such an easy project that I think my guests will enjoy and also now I have a central place for everything when I make my tea at night. win win! I hope you will try this out and let me know how it turns out, I love to hear from you!

 

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Comments

  1. EstheticGoddess says

    February 18, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    We don't drink coffee in our house either so I may give this a try. Regardless, I love that gold tray!!

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  2. bajantexan@gmail.com says

    February 18, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    Thanks Esthetic Goddess! I love your recent post on he product you used to get those gorgeous eyelashes!

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    • EstheticGoddess says

      February 19, 2014 at 12:11 am

      Thanks so much, Keitha! I'm so used to them now I don't pay attention to them till someone ask me about them. Anyone can have them.

      Reply
  3. Pam says

    February 18, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    What a lovely and thoughtful coffee bar! I know your guests will appreciate it. Ok, now I need to find some space to do this!

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  4. bajantexan@gmail.com says

    February 18, 2014 at 10:48 pm

    Awww thank you @Pam! I have actually been using it alot also for my tea. Now if I can just keep my twincesses out of the honey jar this idea would have been golden! lol

    I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Jen@Drinking the Whole Bottle says

    February 26, 2014 at 12:10 am

    super cute idea. when i move out of the Dominican republic i will definitely do this. right now the ants will get my coffee before i do 🙁 Stopping by from SITS

    Reply
    • bajantexan@gmail.com says

      March 3, 2014 at 3:36 pm

      Thanks for stopping by all the way from the Dominican Republic Jen! I know exactly what you mean, this wouldn't work in Barbados either, those ants are relentless! I appreciate the blog love, off to check yours out! 🙂

      Reply

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