Brew Express offers homeowners an in-wall coffee system—a new solution to the typical, overcrowded countertop. The innovative approach to coffee is featured in The Idea House 2005 at 21 Cossatot Circle in Cabot.

The Idea House’s in-wall coffee system is not found in it’s likely place in the kitchen, but rather at the men’s vanity in the master suite. "You’re feet hit the floor in the morning, and you want your coffee," said Nina Butler, the decorator for The Idea House. The Idea House’s coffee pot is just a few feet away from the master suite’s bed, convenient for early-morning java.

With traditional coffee makers, there can be as much water on the counter top as is in the machine, but the Brew Express in-wall system eliminates the need to add water. Water can be plumbed directly into the coffee maker via two options. First, water can be plumbed from the sink or refrigerator, depending on where the coffee maker is located. Secondly, by utilizing a pump and a dispenser bottle, like the ones on water coolers, water can be plumbed into the coffee maker.

The coffee maker self-fills with water on command; the thirsty, half-awake homeowner simply adds the ground coffee beans.

But Brew Express has gone a step further, adding a programmable timer that let’s the user decide what time the coffee maker should begin brewing automatically. If the homeowner added the coffee and set the timer the night before, they could wake up with Folgers already in their cup.

The Brew Express features three quantity selections to control the amount of coffee that is brewed; they are: cup, half pot, and full pot.

The Brew Express system includes a pause-and-brew feature. If the carafe is removed while the system is brewing, the coffee maker will stop pouring coffee. For safety reasons, if the coffee pot has not been replaced within five minutes, the system shuts off.

The Brew Express stainless steel carafe keeps coffee fresh and warm for hours. The carafe, which is insulated, will not burn desktops or countertops.

The stainless steel carafe eliminates the need for a plate warmer to keep the coffee hot. The coffee pot rests on a cool, stainless steel pad in the plate warmer’s place. Since the bottom of the coffee pot does not receive direct heat from a plate warmer, the Brew Express system does not burn coffee.

The in-wall coffee system, also features two additional electrical outlets, meaning that instead of taking one plug-in away, the Brew Express gives the homeowner two more.

Created by inventor Lance Larkin, the Brew Express is sold for $649.99 through Doolittle Distributing, located in Lenexa, KS. To order a Brew Express in Arkansas, contact Doolittle Distributing at 913-888-7820. For more information on the Brew Express, or to order one in another state call Lance Larkin toll-free at 866-268-5953.