You will need filler to allow cabinet and appliance doors to open fully since it sounds like they will be butting up against things deeper than them. It all depends on how things are arranged, but I suspect your designer is correct.

Depending on how you arrange things, you may need up to 6" filler on any side that has either the Beverage Refrigerator or, possibly, Ice Maker to open fully. If the sink cabinet is against the wall or fireplace, you will only need 2 or so inches of filler on that side.

How does the ice maker open? Does it pull straight out (like a drawer or trash pullout cabinet) or does it have a door that swings open (left or right)?

Worst case scenario:

• 6" filler + 24" Bev Ref + 15" sink cab + 15" Ice Maker + 6" filler = 66"

Best case scenario with a pull out door in the Ice Maker:

• 1.5" filler + 15" Ice Maker + 24" Bev Ref + 15" sink base + 2" filler = 57.5"

I did a quick look and did not see any Ice Makers with a pull out door, so I assume yours has a swing door so the best case scenario would be:

• 6" filler + 15" Ice Maker + 24" Bev Ref + 15" sink base + 2" filler = 62"
• --or--
• 6" filler + 24" Bev Ref + 15" Ice Maker + 15" sink base + 2" filler = 62"

What is the purpose of the sink? Is it just for getting a glass of water or dumping a glass of water? If so, then maybe a 15" sink cabinet will be OK. It's going to be a tiny sink, though.

It depends on the style of caninets the actul space needed for the beverage cooler since some need space around them like a fridge

why is bev fridge 24 inches. we have one [[under counter] and its 18 I think [ is standard ] Danby silhouettte . opening is 22 ..looks as tho 20 in opening would be sufficient. 18 inch unit and never had a problem w "too small"

There’s also the major issue of the counter support. Counters cannot rest on and be supported by your appliances. You will need some custom steel to make all of that work. Plus you will need the plumbing drains and supplies for the sink and the ice maker. It’s a 20K job, with all of the parts and pieces and customizations and custom skilled labor added in.

According to the mamufacturers, the fridge requires a min 24” space but is slightly smaller. same with the 15” ice machine. if it depends on style of cabinets, which style might accomodate this set up? And is a 6” filler really necessary next to the ice machine? the door only needs to open to just wider than 90*. attached is a scaled sketch of what im trying to achieve.

Reuterfamily, I’m curious—were you able to install your ice maker/bev fridge/sink in your 59.5 inch space? I have the same and also wondered if that works with a SubZero ice maker, some beverage fridge (not just wine), and a small bar sink. I’d love to know how it turned out for you and brands/sizes selected. Thank you.

I just discovered a 15 inch beverage refrigerator exists, so I may be in luck fitting a (small) fridge, a 15 inch ice maker, and a beverage sink on my 60 inch wall space.

A designer created a layout, and we’ve decided to forgo (darn) the ice maker. Husband insists we are just fine with the ice from the main fridge/freezer. Instead, we are installing 30” fridge and freezer drawers instead of a glass-front bev fridge and ice maker. He says we can create some specialty ice, bag it, and store in the freezer drawer. Our space is designed to fit the two drawers next to a small, double-door sink base. Not much, but it’s what fits in our space.

we are installing 30” fridge and freezer drawers instead of a glass-front bev fridge and ice maker.

Why are you going with the 30" instead of the standard 24" drawer refrigerator? If there is a problem with your 30" drawer refrigerator, you have few options for replacement. I would personally pick the 24", it is plenty big enough for the things that you will store in a bar area (we have one near our cooktop).

Thank you for asking. That is something I’ll have to think about and ask my designer. We plan to use SubZero, and I know they come in 30”, 27”, and 24” drawers. We plan to have one fridge drawer and one freezer to provide extra space beyond a built-in SZ 42” French Door fridge/freezer. We originally planned on column units with the freezer housed in our mud room, but space and the extra cost have eliminated that idea. We have a spare fridge/freezer in our basement, but would love fewer trips down there. Hoping the drawers for fridge/freezer help for efficiency at a beverage/coffee station and limit using basement appliances (maybe we’ll get rid of them). We saw a 27” fridge drawer at our designer’s showroom. The interior useable space of each of the sizes is reduced because of the appliance walls. We felt the 24” size was too narrow for our needs—want more than just room for a few lemons/limes and a set of canned beverages. If necessary, we will switch to the 27”. Certainly before ordering we will go look at the appliances and share your advice with our designer. Also, with the space we have available, “saving” the few inches with a smaller width appliance doesn’t gain much next to it other than, perhaps, a pull-out bottle cabinet next to the sink. Then again, that would be nice—I’ll ask designer’s opinion. Currently it’s slated for the refrigeration drawers right next to a small sink with cabinet beneath.

Can you actually get the Sub-Zero drawers? The last time I checked the wait time was more than a year, so I am dubious because of that.

My concern is, there is really only one company that makes a 30" interior refrigerator drawer (Sub-Zero) and the wait times are so long right now for Sub-Zero that if the unit goes out, which they sometimes do, you can be without that refrigerator for a year. On the other hand, dozens of companies make 24" refrigerator drawers and it would be fairly easy to slot in an alternative brand. I have Sub-Zero on the farm but I wouldn't buy a Sub-Zero right now. See https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6241474/sub-zero-wait-times-what-are-you-hearing.

We use the Monogram panel ready drawer refrigerator. The refrigerator is installed beside our induction cooktop and is where we keep refrigerated items that we cook with. This includes creams, cheeses, refrigerated herbs and veggies, and occasionally raw meats. On the other side of the cooktop we have another 24" cabinet that could be removed for another drawer refrigerator and we have extra appliance panels for that replacement. It will never be needed as the 24" drawer is plenty of space for our uses. Mostly we keep a few days of meals ready. We don't have a freezer module on it.

We have a basement freezer that was purchased at the beginning of the lockdown, but have cleaned it out and mostly just keep the few items we will buy at the warehouse stores down there.

Ugh…. I have not yet checked on availability. We are a long way off on demo/install, so I was hoping as soon as my plan is set, I could order appliances and just wait. But, it sounds like I’ll wait another lifetime! That is the story of my Reno life. Ordered Marvin windows Sept. 2021–window installer started mid-May 2023, and it’s still not yet complete. Everything seems to take two plus years! I will consider your advice and share it with my designer and husband. Thanks.