Home coffee stations: tips, tricks and FibreGuard

For coffee fans, nothing beats the full experience of that first cup in the morning. This is a huge element driving the trend in home coffee stations, but it's not the only one.

This article explores the reasons behind their surge in popularity. We also share some of our favourite tips to create your own stylish coffee nook, from real-life coffee shops that feature FibreGuard's stain-resistant upholstery fabrics.

Ready? Let's get caffeinated.

Why Home Coffee Stations Are So Popular

Café Experience at Home

Many of us love the friendly, welcoming atmosphere of a bustling café. They’re like little havens spread throughout cities everywhere. With the COVID pandemic, as so many of our beloved, familiar spots were shut, people began recreating their favourite spaces in their own homes. This goes from home bars to mini cinemas, to cafés.

Home coffee stations are nothing if not convenient and can boast a really decent cup of joe if you do your coffee machine research. There’s more to it than coffee, though: it gives everyone the opportunity to build small moments of reprieve to reset, or even spaces to work through their small, daily rituals.

But where do you start setting them up? What design choices do we see as essential (aside from using our upholstery for fittings, of course)?

Morning Rituals and Comfort

At FibreGuard, we’re all about intentional living and thoughtful choices. This approach shines through our dedication to high-quality, eco-conscious fabrics, and can be found at all levels of our company. We invite you to join us here. The caffeine comes in the form of coffee, and we supply the soft-touch comfort through our fabrics.

Why coffee stations are perfect for meaningful moments throughout the day. Studies have shown that daily rituals offer stability, meaning, and practical benefits, making them an essential part of our lives. So, whether it’s a morning meditation, a pre-work routine, or winding down at the end of the day, rituals play a powerful role in shaping our experiences and well-being.

The morning coffee routine sets the tone for the day, and having a dedicated coffee station adds convenience and familiarity to this daily ritual. Especially during busy mornings, a coffee nook provides a calming and enjoyable experience to start the day right.

Flexible Placement

Regardless of the available space in your home, coffee bars can be set up anywhere. They can be integrated into kitchens, dining rooms, nooks, or even small corners like wasted space under the stairs. The versatility of coffee stations makes them easily adaptable to different living environments too, whether you’re living alone or in a busy family home.

Examples of Stylish Coffee Stations

DIY Coffee Bar Table

Create a DIY coffee bar table using a basic console table with extra storage. Hang a mug rack above the table to store coffee cups and scoops conveniently. Arrange your coffee supplies in drawers, cubbies, or shelves, ensuring everything is easily accessible.

Deluxe coffee station ideas for maximalist homes

Transform your coffee station into a luxurious space by incorporating gold hardware and accessories. Add elegant mugs, a sugar bowl, and a French press for an opulent touch. Enhance the ambiance with a table lamp and fresh flowers, creating a truly indulgent coffee experience.

Convenient coffee station in an industrial style space

Portable, compact coffee stations can really pack a punch. You can wheel them everywhere and have a moment with your coffee no matter where you are in your home. Metal rolling carts steal the show in these industrial style living spaces, with their roughly minimalist sofas, wire baskets, and French press.

FibreGuard Upholstery: Perfect for Coffee Stations

Stain-resistant, high-performance upholstery

FibreGuard fabrics are perfect for coffee stations everywhere, whether they’re needed in professional coffee shops or at home like the examples we’re showing. Our fabrics are boast exceptional stain-resistant properties, offering peace of mind when accidental coffee spills occur.

They’re particularly suitable for high traffic commercial spaces like cafes, and even private homes with pets and children.

Easy to clean upholstery

FibreGuard fabrics are genuinely easy to clean, minimising your interactions with cleaning products. Their stain-free properties are permanent, ensuring that your coffee station is always protected by that FibreGuard quality, even for stain-on-stain removal.

Durable, high-quality upholstery

Our upholstery fabrics are recognised worldwide for their durability and consistently excellent quality. Thanks to our dedication to rigorous design standards backed up by extensive textiles testing, our customers (and their coffee stations) are guaranteed resilient, long-lasting upholstery fabrics.

Soft upholstery fabric collections: you’ll know FibreGuard when you feel it

FibreGuard’s fabric collections are instantly recognisable thanks to their soft hand-feel. It sets FibreGuard head and shoulders above other performance fabric brands, which can feel stiff and rough. With FibreGuard, you’ll know it when you feel it.

Anti-microbial upholstery options

Some FibreGuard collections feature an anti-microbial finish, providing an extra layer of protection against germs and bacteria. This feature is particularly beneficial for coffee stations, where spills and contact with food and beverages are common.

Recap

The rise of home coffee stations shows our very human need for little oases of calm throughout our days, especially if we’re working from home. Coffee lovers all over the world can create functional coffee nooks that withstands the demands of daily use – thanks to our dedication to rigorous textile testing and thoughtful, eco-conscious design choices.

Feeling pepped up? Get creative and design your own coffee station! Find even more eye candy and practical inspiration on our Home Coffee Stations Pinterest board.