Let's Talk...coffee

I love coffee...it's no secret unless you don't know me and then you would have never known.

I have loved and drank coffee since I was 4 years old with my mom and the ladies of the neighborhood when they would get together once a week for their "coffee," which was a polite way of saying, gossip time. My BFF, Lori, and I would drink from our little yellow coffee cups with matching saucers.  Something like this...

We thought we were so grown up as 4 year olds.

Now let's talk Coffee Bars:

I love how people incorporate coffee bars (or areas) in their kitchens
It just speaks to me and draws me in. What is it about a "coffee bar?" Do you know?

Here are a few I found on our favorite site, pinterest.

This one appealed to me because it is just the right size and has its own built in place right there in the kitchen.

This one is a little small for my taste but is that a heating tray to keep the mugs/cups warm? Now that I would love love love.

This is cute and probably an added area to maybe a remodeled kitchen.

Cute idea using a piece of furniture and adding some open shelves.

Small and narrow, perfect for small spaces.

Here is my coffee bar area... 

Mugs and cups in above cabinet and to the cabinet on the right.

Want a closer look

My beloved Keurig machine (thanks Jessica and Dan) and all my little pods

I need to discuss with the people that make these pods and get a discount for all that I go through each and every day. 

Let's go further and talk a little on 

Butler's Pantries

I can't say enough about them

Love 'em

Just plain 

Love 'em

Wish I could incorporate one in our house but it just isn't so.

Some Butler pantries are large to include food or a variety of dinner ware. I would just like a small one to house my coffee bar and a few holiday items.

Something like this one

And then there is this one...

it is calling my name

and I probably like it more because it has brick walls.

Now this one is on the larger scale and a bit too big for my taste but I suppose if I had lots of dishes this would be awesome

Lastly...

Let's talk 

Coffee mugs/cups

I like me a good mug

Not a cup

BUT 

a mug.

I drink from mugs such as these

These are 4 of my favorite mugs. The two in front were given to me by a dear friend, Sue, whose blog is: http://rue-mouffetard.blogspot.com

The two mugs in back are ones I bought and I can't remember where the one on the left came from but the one on the right is from World Market. They usually have some really wonderful size mugs. 

Now if I do go smaller

my cup of choice is

See what it says? "Worlds Best Grandma" and given to me by one "special" little girl

Do you like coffee as much as me?

Do you have a coffee bar or butler's pantry?

How about a favorite mug/cup?