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Crafting a Café-Like Atmosphere in Your Kitchen

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July 15, 2016 by Home Jobs By Mom
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Crafting a Café-Like Atmosphere in Your Kitchen

One of my favorite things about waking up in the morning (okay, maybe one of the only things) is the smell of a freshly brewed pot of coffee. And coffee shops, don’t even get me started. The nutty, aromatic notes that fill the air, the soft house music and the rustic décor warms my soul before I’ve even had my first sip of this delicious nectar of the gods. Needless to say, coffee actually gets me pumped up to start my day, and it’s not just because of the ensuing caffeine high.

Answer me this: where do you most enjoy drinking a cup of coffee? I’m guessing you’re thinking of your favorite café. Wouldn’t it be nice if the answer was “my kitchen?” It can be. With the right lighting, appliances, and furnishings, the kitchen can be quick on its way to becoming our fast favorite.

Lights, Lights, Lights

Café lights

Close your eyes and visualize yourself at your local café haunt. You can smell the espresso and hear low, heated chatter over at the next table. It’s overcast outside, but the lighting inside is warm and inviting. Pools of light envelop the table tops. The track lighting behind the baristas highlights the shop’s newest blends.  With your drip coffee bathed in light and your fingers hovering over your keyboard, you feel you’re where you belong. Here’s the thing: our homes belong to us—so why don’t we feel this way in the kitchen?

To encapsulate that “welcome home” vibe you get from the café, updating your kitchen lighting is a good place to start. Architect and lifestyle blogger Tara Hoganart recommends finding a balance between blending daylight with electric light. According to Hoganart, “the undertaking of the electric light is to mirror the daylight,” while remembering not to forget about the light’s coloring. Hoganart emphasizes that “shades are utilized to emphasize certain points of interest.” What you will want to do in your kitchen is layer your light sources to get the warm, pooling effect we see in cafes. Through the use of under cabinet, pendant and island lighting, you can get the café lighting vibe.

The Coffee Maker

Café coffee maker

Without an exceptional coffee machine, even the most delectable of blends will just go to waste. You might as well be drinking a cup of Folgers if you’re unwilling to get the proper coffee accouterments. Why even drink the coffee? Luke-warm tap water would do just as well without a well-made, coffee-producing machine. An espresso machine, like the kitchen lighting, is an investment. According to Digital Trends, the nine best espresso machines for 2016 are:

  1. The Barista Express Espresso Machine
  2. JURA ENA Micro 1
  3. Gaggia Classica Espresso Machine
  4. Nepresso Inissia
  5. Mr. Coffee Café Barista
  6. DeLonghi EC 702
  7. Capresso EC Pro
  8. Krups XP 6010
  9. Nespresso Pixie

Think about how many cups of coffee you buy out, why not put that money to good use and get an espresso machine that’ll save you money and bring the café to you?

The Seating

Café nook

As a coffee shop frequenter, I have my favorite corner, you probably do too. To bring that favorite place home, theKitchn recommends turning a corner of the kitchen into a reading nook. Place your favorite books, prints, magazines and writing utensils alongside your recipe books and mugs. This will give your kitchen that artsy, eclectic vibe that every successful coffee shop manages to do. Go even further by equipping the corner with a small table (round or rectangular, whatever works best in the space) and upcycle an old armchair.  A chair is leather or wood with exposed metal would look très très chic.

What's your favorite brand of coffee?

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  1. Edna Williams

    May 20, 2020 at 1:33 am

    One quick lighting update can make a world of difference. These are some awesome tips! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      June 2, 2020 at 1:00 pm

      Yes, it’s amazing at what one little change can do. We just painted the walls in our bedroom and it made a world of difference.

      Reply
  2. Marielle Altenor

    July 24, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    I barely ever get the chance to enjoy my coffee in the morning, I’m lucky if it’s even still hot when I get to drinking it. I love the idea of creating a little nook area where I could sit and sip my coffee. Maybe when the kids are older or both in school lol

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  3. Mardene Carr

    July 24, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    This sounds like a lot of fun for the coffee drinkers among us. This would be wasted on me because I drink coffee so infrequent. I would take a tea garden though

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  4. Yona Williams

    July 24, 2016 at 9:48 am

    I love the scent of a coffeehouse…it really awakens the senses. I’ve had my eye on some of those Nespresso machines, and almost bought one a couple of times. Good to see they made the list. As for favorite coffee, at the moment, I’m into Lavazza.

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  5. Kathy Kenny Ngo

    July 22, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    I surely do love fancy drinks. I would try it myself. Thanks for the advice.

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  6. Carol Cassara

    July 22, 2016 at 10:34 am

    Live can never be complete without coffee and to be honest, instead of buying coffee in cafes, it would be nice to be able to just make your own quality coffee at home and you can’t really do that without a reliable coffee maker! A coffee corner in the kitchen would be perfect!

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  7. tp keane

    July 22, 2016 at 8:25 am

    I love the smell of coffee in the morning too. We have a coffee machine which has a timer and it’s as if you’re waking up to someone else making the coffee.

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  8. Elizabeth O.

    July 22, 2016 at 4:49 am

    It would be nice to have something like this at home especially if you enjoy drinking coffee and having friends over. I will use this as a reference. And I agree, having a good coffee machine is the key to having awesome homemade coffee!

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  9. Melanie Smith

    July 21, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    I am a coffee lover. That machine is for me!

    Reply
  10. Amy Jones

    July 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    As a coffee addict there’s nothing I would love more than this! Great idea

    Reply
  11. Jess Powell (Babi a Fi)

    July 21, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    Lighting makes such a huge difference in the kitchen, it’s so true! I love the idea of creating a little reading nook too. 🙂

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