It's that time of the year when we love to drink hot beverages whether they may be hot coffee, hot chocolate, or hot tea! Here are three money saving ideas to create your own hot drinks stations!
DIY1: HOT DRINKS BAR
Set up the hot drinks bar using a microwave stand or baker's rack like this one showing below.
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I love this microwave stand. It's wooden and metal combo finishes add warmth to our kitchen. The wood matches the our dining tabletop, too!
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This 2-tier wooden tray from Hearth and Hand, which are sold at Target is an excellent way to organize cups, creamers, and sugar!
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I made the sign using Dollar Tree 11"x14" picture frame and "It's Good to be Home" vinyl placemat. I added three plastic adhesive hooks from Dollar Tree at the bottom back part of the frame that I adorned with winter faux greenery.
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My favorite part of this hot drinks station is my DIY mini apothecary storage chest where I kept my hot tea bags of different flavors.
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I used eight pieces of wooden drawer cubes from Dollar Tree and added iron label pulls from Amazon. I used Apple Barrel's acrylic paint in Nutmeg Brown to paint the boxes inside and out!
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Watch this video for the full tutorial on how I made the apothecary chest.
DIY2: KITCHEN NOOK HOT DRINKS STATION
This is our current set-up! By using a small corner of our kitchen next to our refrigerator,
I took advantage of the cabinets above and below to hold supplies!
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I also organized the coffee pods and hot cocoa sachets on this DIY caddy that I made using Dollar Tree materials. I also hung this vintage green and white 8-tilt-out-door compartments that I got at Michaels' three years ago using a discount coupon. I paid only $6.99 for this craft organizer turned tea bag organizer. I love that each compartment has a clear tilt-out-door so that my family and I can easily identify the flavors.
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DIY3: HOT BEVERAGES CART
If you live in a small space and you don't have an extra space for a baker's rack or kitchen counter top nook for your hot drinks, you can use a utility cart and turn it into your hot beverages bar. I love that this is mobile, so you can pretty much place it anywhere in your home!
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This cart is packed with goodies to keep you warm during the cold winter season! Here, I added a roll of paper towel using Dollar Tree wire tray and dowel.
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Here's the side view of the accessories I added to the side. It can hold the kitchen towel if you don't like to use the roll of paper towel.
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The top shelf has enough room for the single cup coffee pod dispenser and containers for sugar, creamer, and stirrers.
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The middle shelf can hold cups, coffee pods, tea bags, hot cocoa sachets, and mini marshmallow bags.
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The bottom shelf holds the paper cups and lids. The two containers hold the extra supplies!
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Watch the full video on how I set up these three hot drinks stations by clicking on the thumbnail below:
I hope you have fun creating your own hot cocoa, hot coffee, and hot tea drinks in your own hot beverages station!
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