A 70cm-deep coffee bar is not automatically better than a shallower cabinet. In this 2.3m-wide arrangement, the extra depth has a specific job: it accommodates a ready-made cup display behind the working area.
That is the useful design lesson. Decide what must sit behind the machine before choosing the cabinet depth. Otherwise, a beautiful display rack can consume the very space you planned to use for making coffee.
The rear display explains the 70cm depth
The counter is approximately 70cm deep, or 27.6 inches. Several narrow display levels sit along the back, while machines, a kettle and preparation tools occupy the front. The owner made the counter deeper to fit that rear rack.
Start your own plan with two outlines: the rear storage footprint and the usable working area in front. Where those functions sit one behind the other, they compete for depth. Where the machine stands beside the rack, they compete for width instead. Draw the actual arrangement rather than adding every object's dimensions into one large rectangle.
For example, a 20cm-deep organizer behind a clear section of a 70cm counter leaves a nominal 50cm in front of it. That is simple planning arithmetic, not an appliance-fit guarantee: wall gaps, cables and access still need to fit the actual layout.
The BaristaNest Adjustable Solid Rubberwood Countertop Coffee Organizer offers that 20cm depth with two tiers and movable dividers. It provides a smaller-scale way to give cups and tools a defined rear position. Its solid rubberwood construction also introduces warm wood without requiring a full wall of custom cabinetry.
Use the 2.3m width to separate jobs
At approximately 90.6 inches wide, this coffee bar has room for equipment toward one end and a sink toward the other. The continuous dark counter makes those areas read as a single composition.
The width is doing more than accommodating a large collection. It lets the wet cleanup area sit beside, rather than on top of, the preparation area. Keep a dry place to put down a cup or portafilter between tasks. Do not spend the entire remaining width on another machine simply because it fits.
If your room is narrower, reduce the number of displayed pieces before reducing the useful working area to a strip. Our coffee bar cabinet dimensions guide helps check the equipment and access space before committing to cabinetry.
Copy the material contrast, not an assumed wood species
Warm wood veneer frames the coffee niche, while black lacquered surfaces and a dark sintered-stone worktop form the interior. The contrast keeps the large installation from looking like one solid dark block. Cups, glassware and a decorative plate become the lighter details within it.
The veneer, painted surfaces and countertop each have a different role. Ask for samples of all three together under your intended lighting. A black finish that looks flat beside one wood tone may appear much sharper beside another.
Care also follows the actual surface. For instance, Cosentino's Dekton care guide includes neutral soap and water for routine cleaning and precautions around exposed edges. Obtain the corresponding instructions for the countertop you select rather than treating every stone-look material alike.
A 5cm shelf face does not tell you its capacity
The two prominent upper shelves have a substantial, approximately 5cm-thick appearance. The owner describes an internal steel framework supporting them. That hidden construction matters more than the thick front edge alone.
Ask the cabinetmaker how the shelf connects to the wall, what supports it internally and what load the complete installation is designed to carry. Keep the intended cup and plate collection in that conversation. A shelf designed for a few display pieces is a different brief from one packed with heavy ceramics.
Shelfology's guidance similarly ties shelf capacity to the bracket, shelf dimensions and installation. There is no useful universal load rating to infer from this photograph.
The concealed lighting emphasizes the long shelf edges. Plan where its wiring and components will remain accessible before the cabinetry is closed up; a clean-looking installation should still be maintainable.
Put the sink where cleanup actually happens
The nearby sink is one of the owner's strongest recommendations. It shortens the route for rinsing a pitcher or emptying rinse water, and the surrounding counter provides somewhere to set things down.
For a new build, decide on the sink and its plumbing before finalizing the drawers below. For an existing cabinet, first check whether the kitchen sink already provides a convenient route. The point is easy cleanup, not adding a second sink at any cost.
Take the same approach to the entire design: give each extra centimeter a purpose. Rear display, front preparation, reinforced shelves and nearby cleanup explain why this coffee bar works as a whole. Copy that reasoning before copying its dimensions.
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