If you love coffee and can’t get to coffee shop all the time, why not make a coffee bar at home that you can use anytime? The best part is, you know exactly what’s going into your body. I use this like a drink bar, so don’t be shy to add matcha powder or cocoa mix if you want to change it up and make that too. It’s not that costly to make this and its easy!
Make sure that you have a frother and aesthetic glass jars for each creamer powder. Powders would include: chocolate, original creamer, caramel, hazelnut, cinnamon, french vanilla etc. This is totally up to your choice of flavors and don’t forget a jar for cocoa mix and matcha too if you want to make this an all inclusive drink bar. Here is the link below for the products you need and what I would recommend to get started.
| Coffee Bar Items | Amazon Link |
| Coffee Maker | You can find many different coffee makers, if you don’t have one already. If you want to upgrade, I recommend it if you want quality coffee and features like (espresso, double shot, latte, etc). This just makes it easy for you, here is what I recommend (ranked). Nespresso Vertuo Nespresso Lattissma Keurig Classic Keurig Supreme |
| Coffee | This is totally up to you and how you like your coffee. I really prefer dark roast or medium. Here is what I usually have stocked up: 1. Starbucks dark roast cold brew (local grocery store) 2. Starbucks Christmas blend coffee beans 3. Starbucks Komodo Dragon blend coffee beans 4. Folger dark roast (local grocery store) |
| Glass jars for creamer powders, matcha, cocoa powder | Make sure to get some with labels, I only needed 12 jars. Make sure to get enough for all the creamer or powders you’re using. Glass jars |
| Glass cups & straws | Espresso Latte Glass cans Tall glass Glass straws |
| Ice Cube Molds | I love using this for ice but mostly for espresso, leftover coffee, milk. This is great because it helps not water down the coffee and keep it flavorful throughout the day. The smaller ice cubes are more aesthetic and I tend to use them in my tiktok videos. Molds Tiny Mold |
| Zero Calorie Syrups | I love these syrups and highly recommend getting this whole set. This really helps get the flavor without extra calories or sugars. They also last a really long time. Syrup set |
| Bar Sign | Pick a cute bar sign to add to your bar! Click here |
| Coffee bean/Tea powder jars | This is optional, but for the aesthetic you can place your beans or tea powder in glass containers instead. Click here |
| Frother | For something affordable, go with the hand held one. Click here Personally, I like the non hand held one because you can froth longer without doing any work and it turns out very thick (warm or cold foam setting included) Click here |
| Coffee Cart * you don’t need this if you’re using a cabinet/shelves like me. | I used my kitchens shelf and counter for my bar, but if you want a separate cart instead, here are some options I found on Amazon. Option 1 Option 2 |
| Spices/Toppings | I always like to keep some spices for additional flavor on top like: – cinnamon – nutmeg – pumpkin spice – honey You can grab these small bottles from your local grocery store. |
Additions like glass straws or spices/toppings just adds to the fun and make it more personalized. I think adding a bar sign that resonates with you helps set the vibe you’re going for. My favorite part of this is collecting glass cups for different sizes and types of coffee you’re making wether it’s hot or cold. Ice cubes are a fun addition and look cute in different shapes. The main reason I like these is because it really helps by not wasting left over milk or coffee and adding them in these molds instead. Plus, your coffee will stay strong and not water down fast.
You bought all the stuff from Amazon, now what?
- Wash all your cups, straws, molds and jars!
- Add each creamer/powder to a jar and make sure to label each one
- Organize your cart/counter/shelves so that everything is organized
- Add your frother and bar sign next to your coffee maker
Here is an example of my current coffee bar:
It’s not perfect, but I’m still working on making it better. Be sure to change it up from time to time and play around with different things you want to add or take out. The counter has the coffee maker, frother (hand held & automatic) and bar sign. Below the counter, I’ve placed Nespresso pods and water flavor enhancers in acrylic shelves inside the drawer.
Above the counter, are the shelves of my favorite creamer powders, matcha and cocoa powder. There are spices and honey for additional flavor. On the top shelf, I have my bulk items like different types of tea and coffee. I also have 6 of my favorite zero calorie syrups that I use on a daily base to make coffee, tea or milkshakes. I will make another post talking about that. I hope this was helpful and I can’t wait to see your coffee bar! Stay tuned to see my renovated coffee bar soon, don’t forget to subscribe!
So what lead me to making a coffee bar at home? Some personal benefits were saving a lot of money from Starbucks. Don’t get me wrong, I love Starbucks and I’m there once a week! I chose to make an at home bar because not only do you save money, but it’s important for me to know exactly what’s going in my body and tracking my calories. Usually, adding different types of sugar free syrups and alternative milk are additional costs to your drink. Why not just buy it in bulk and create your own drinks. This way, you can also choose the level of intensity for your coffee strength or level of sweetness. If you’re hybrid or working from home, this is such a nice to have in your home, so that you don’t need to leave your house and can simply store/stock coffee overtime. I started this during covid, when everything was closed. Now that we’re living in a hybrid world, I find myself making coffee 3-4 times at home or before starting work, a lot easier and less of a hassle. There are so many great benefits from at an home drink bar:
- A lot more servings of drinks, less costly
- Knowing exactly what’s going in your body
- Less calories (did you know all the harmful and unnecessary ingredients are in Starbucks coffee? Not a great option for day to day, but good for once in a while).
- Control over coffee intensity
- Control over sweetness preference
- Can store overtime ground coffee and reuse them using coffee pods
The last tip I will leave you with that is really important is make sure that whatever coffee machine you choose to buy, get reusable pods! I will link what I use for mine. This is really important because it’s better if you buy coffee beans or grounds in bulk. Then, fill up your coffee pods and use that blend, This is what I do with my Nespresso pods. I had 12 coffee pods in different sizes (latte, espresso, double shot, etc) and once I used them, I tore off the lids of the used pods (do not throw them away) and stored my own coffee in each pod and sealed it back up. If you have a Keurig, you can do the same thing using a reusable k cups. Usually, I buy cold brew from my local grocery store (to change it up) and I also have different coffee blends to use at home. Nespresso Reusable Lids | Keurig Reusable K Cups