In a brief tour of her kitchen, @cheesegal on Instagram gives us a quick look at her elegant pull-out coffee bar. Her sliding shelf has room for both a normal coffee machine and an espresso maker.

If you have a 36" (91 cm) high kitchen island counter and order a 30" (76 cm) bar-height stool, you're only going to have 6" (15 cm) of room for your legs. That's not enough!

Wyatt says to choose a section of your kitchen countertop that’s only lightly used and arrange your coffee maker, espresso machine, grinder and other essentials in a neat row.

Chances are, you've already ordered a latte variation of choice. The espresso culture is so ubiquitous that many of us have our own machines sitting on kitchen counters. But how did we get here? Well, ...