How To Set Up A Tea Station

"Hello?"

"Hullo, Sharon. What are you doing?"

"Only chillin'."

"I was wondering if nosotros could come up over and change into dry out clothes."

My fiddling sis went on to explain how she and my nephew were soaking wet after spending 2 hours wading through flood waters. They'd fabricated it to my side of town to buy dry clothes and hopefully check into a hotel. Unfortunately, the hotels were booked.

"Of course. You can modify. You can eat dinner. Stay as long every bit you need…spend the night if you demand to."

Later that evening, later on changing into dry clothes and settling in under a cozy coating, my sister asked, "Practise you lot have coffee? I guess I just have a chill from being wet. A cup of java could warm me up."

"Yep, I practice," I answered gladly, knowing I have a coffee and tea station gear up to go, but in example.

How to Prepare a Java and Tea Station

A hot potable station is a pretty common fixture in today'south kitchen. Information technology tin exist fix up on a counter acme, a bar cart, inside a kitchen cabinet or a combination of these. It all depends on your lifestyle.

Java and Tea Station Ready

If you drink coffee regularly, it makes perfect sense to keep your java maker on the counter nether the cabinets where you lot proceed mugs. I exercise this when we have a house/pet sitter while we're away.

Since we drink tea daily, I set a tea organizer with assorted teas on the kitchen counter and continue a tea pot on the stove. I store extra tea bags, and hot chocolate and java bar accessories in kitchen cabinets. That way everything is handy for refilling the tea organizer, setting up a seasonal hot chocolate bar, and serving coffee to guests (which is the just fourth dimension we brand coffee.)

photo of kitchen cabinets with arrows pointing to upper cabinets showing where the tea and coffee and stored

Coffee and Tea Storage

Depending on which hot drinkable you beverage about often, you would store to the lowest degree used supplies on higher shelves and go on what yous need on a regular ground on the counter or on a lower shelf, whichever is more than user-friendly.

I apply small milk crate baskets to organize by beverage type. 1 basket is for tea storage, and another for coffee filters, creamer, coffee stirs and diverse sweeteners. The hot chocolate supplies are stored in jars.

I proceed the coffee basket on the top shelf since it is used least. Nosotros don't drink hot chocolate year round, so once the jars are empty, they stay that mode til the conditions turns cool. And the tea storage basket is hands attainable for daily use.

open kitchen cabinet showing brown wicker milkcrate bins with labels for tea and coffee storage

Label Storage Containers

I labeled the baskets so that I can tell what's in each one, and and so that others know where to find what they're looking for. Labeling also helps everyone render items to the proper place. Only be sure to use labels that works with your particular storage bin. Of course, you could also use articulate storage bins and skip the labels.

Besides, you don't need to label a clear jar, but I kid you not when the marshmallow jar is empty, I forget what the jar is for. Then, I labeled it.

The type of storage containers you utilize volition depend on whether yous prefer not have things out of sight or need to be able to hands see what yous take. It'south totally a preference based on your organizing personality.

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Storing Coffee and Tea Cups

My tea and coffee cups are stored in the adjacent cabinets, for easy accessibility.

kitchen cabinets with arrows showing where tea cups and tea spoons are stored

Since it's simply Matt and me, I simply keep 4 to six tea cups in our every day dishes cabinet. This number also works well when we're entertaining since we have a limited number of coffee drinkers in the family unit. Extra mugs are stored next to the coffee basket if I need them.

Organize cups and mugs on cup hooks or shelf risers to brand the most of your chiffonier infinite.

You could too shop cups on the counter on a tray with other coffee and tea accessories, or hang them on a mug tree.

Tea spoons are stored with the rest of the silverware in the drawer beneath the cabinet. Using a silverware organizer or other drawer organizers makes them easy to find.

The Benefits of a Beverage Station

The key to setting up a kitchen coffee and tea station is to organize information technology based on your needs and preferences.

I dearest having an area in my kitchen that serves our lifestyle and so well. Having everything to set up a coffee bar for guests, or make hot tea in the mornings feels like a warm hug.

But, this occasion was such a kind reminder that mindful living isn't just almost me and how I organize: Information technology's also virtually being able to show upwardly and meet people where they are, including existence a big sis, one of my favorite roles e'er.

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