Like Mark, I would like to see more pics. A remodel will be in my future, so more examples of what others have done would be much appreciated.

I plumbed in both my drip machine and my espresso machine. I had a 1" hole drilled at the back of the counter for each, the maximum size I was comfortable with and my wife would accept. The drain wouldn't fit so I didn't plumb that, but my espresso machine has a very large drain pan and I only have to dump it every few days.

The pourover drip machine in the picture was replaced with a plumbed in Smartwave Bunn, love the convenience, but on two occasions my wife hit the button without making certain the thermal pot was empty resulting in coffee running down the hole in the countertop into the new cabinets. I picked up some clear flexible tubing 1" outside diameter at a home supply place and inserted a short section into each hole. I left about 1" projecting above the surface of the countertop and sealed around the tube with clear silicone caulk. I then ran the water supply lines and nitrogen line (for the tamper) through the tubing. Now if there is a flood of coffee it will run into the sink long before it gets deep enough to go down the holes.

We started with a regular backsplash but espresso is a messy business and it soon became apparent that it would be wiser to have a full backsplash all around, back and sides. I am very happy I made that change, makes cleaning simple.

Hello again, Thomas.

As requested (after a bit of tidying up) a few pics:-

What the public sees:-

I deliberately chose a wall cabinet with an illuminated base for the area over the coffee stuff, and chose one that was shorter so it could be mounted higher and leave plenty of working room.



closer look:-



The gizmos in the under counter cabinet:-

(it isn't all as crooked as it looks - it's the angle of the camera )



A closer look at the plumbing - washing machine tap with an integrated back check valve:-



Watts pressure limiter - installed about 2m upstream - can't recall exactly why I did that, but seem to recall it's recommended to have some pipe distance between it and any appliance. Set to 4 bar which is about in the middle of the range recommended by Reneka for this machine, and the watts will handle it without cavitation (my house water pressure is ~8 bar)



There isn't much room at all under the Reneka machine, so a direct drop of the drainage though the worktop is the the only practical solution.



Hope you get your kitchen completed soon. Send us some pics of what you finally did.

Provided you plan for it all in advance, it's very simple to do.