The coffee corner has become its own small room in many homes: a machine, a grinder, a shelf of cups, and a wall above it that is usually empty. A coffee poster is the easiest way to finish it — and one of the few kitchen subjects that works in the morning, when that corner does most of its work.
Three kinds of coffee poster
Coffee guides and wallcharts. Illustrated guides to the classic coffee drinks. They are useful as well as decorative, and the Coffee Guide is the best-selling coffee motif in our shop. It has companions for cocktails and champagne, and more charts on other subjects are in our wallchart collection.
Typography. A single line — Coffee First, Drama Later — set large. Funny, clean and easy to place, and a good choice when the wall already has a lot going on.
Illustration. Cups, pots and people drinking coffee, drawn by artists such as Martina Karlsson. Warmer and more personal than a chart, and better in a dining area or a living room where you also drink your coffee.
Coffee Guide Kitchen Poster
Morning Ritual - Coffee Junkies
Coffee First - Drama Later, Artsy Edition
Cat a Espresso - Wallchart
Coffee Break - Martina Karlsson
Pretty Pink Coffee Cups
Where to hang it
Above the coffee machine. Leave at least 30–40 cm between the counter and the bottom of the frame so steam and splashes don't reach it, and keep it away from the kettle's direct steam. An A4 or 30×42 is usually right; the wall between counter and cupboards is rarely tall enough for more.
On an open kitchen wall. Here a 50×70 works, and a coffee chart paired with a second kitchen print — a cocktail guide, a lemon still life — gives a matched set. See posters for the kitchen for more.
On a picture ledge. The kitchen is the room where ledges shine: you can lean a coffee print behind the cups and swap it with the seasons. The picture ledge guide covers depths and heights.
Sizes
| Spot | Size | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Between counter and cupboards | 21×30 or 30×42 | Measure the gap first |
| Open wall or dining area | 50×70 | Charts stay readable at this size |
| Café, office kitchen, shop | 70×100 | A chart read from across the room |
Frames in a kitchen
Always frame kitchen prints behind glass or acrylic. Grease and steam settle on an unframed poster within months, and a frame can simply be wiped. Oak suits the warm, illustrated prints; black suits the typography and the charts. White frames look fresh in white kitchens but show kitchen grime faster. Every frame is in the frame range, and we can frame the print for you so it arrives ready to hang.
Finally, don't hang a coffee poster alone in a large room full of other kitchen art — food prints work best as a small, tight group. The kitchen gallery wall guide shows how to build one around a single chart. For more subjects in the same spirit, browse the kitchen posters.