Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Our Drink Room Updates and If We Would Change Anything

Remember when I shared this room right after we moved in? I wasn’t sure what we were going to call this room, and I wasn’t sure exactly how we would use it. I knew we would use it for drinks, since we have the ice maker and sink, but I thought I might use it for plant care because of the utility sink in here. After a year and a half living with it, we use this room as our Drink Room. Basically, where we fill our cups with the best pebble ice, purified water, supplements, or to grab a sparkling water from the fridge, and make a warm drink. Ready for a tour? I will also share a few things I might have done differently.

The previous home owners used this room as the laundry room. We did consider having the laundry stay in this area. But we knew it would be a high-traffic area. Especially with the guest bathroom being right next to it. I wasn’t sure I wanted piles of clothes being sorted right here. That being said, I don’t love the size of our primary bedroom closet, so we could have used that laundry space for closet space. But as far as the drink room goes, we really like it and use it daily.
I also like to have this space when we host parties, which we do quite often. We will have all the drinks in this room and put desserts in here too, or just overflow items.
Base Cabinets Leap of Faith from Benjamin Moore // Shelves in Bone from Farrow and Ball
Handmade tile from Flmceramics, (Iznik, color cast iron). I like that it’s a fun pattern but is also timeless.

Drink Room Sources-

Round Cutting Board // Checkered Cutting Board // Big Berkey // Star Light Fixture

Scotsman Ice Maker // Multi Color Runner // SMEG Electric Kettle // Glass Cups// Canister 

Handmade Tile // Mugs // Baskets // Citrus Art // Drink Fridge // SMEG Frother // Cast Iron Sink

Open Shelves-

I have thought that maybe closed cabinets might be better for storage. But being the maximalist I am, I like to see the shelves styled even with practical everyday items. And I have cute cups I want to see! So I wouldn’t change it. We have baskets for things we want hidden.
Mugs hanging underneath shelves and cabinets save a lot of space! I used a 1-1/4″ mug hook, this drill, and a 1/6″ drill bit to hang the mugs.
These are my favorite glass cups!
I found those baskets at a local farmers market, similar here.

Drawers-

We have three drawers. The top one holds supplements, the other two hold mostly insulated cups. It is a perfect amount of storage.
I did a mixture of the 6 Piece Organizers and the 8 Piece Drawer Organizers in here (PS- hand wash only).
Favorite Supplements
Mighty Pro– all my kids take this daily! I swear by it for a healthy gut and healthy immune system. It tastes like a pixie stick. Blend of prebiotics and probiotics featuring over 8 billion active. I like taking it too, but adults need two to meet the required dosage.
Unwind– helps with sleep support, magnesium supplement and to promote a calm and relaxed state, reduce restlessness, and improve focus and mental clarity at home and in the classroom.
Sulfurzyme– I call this my beauty mineral, helps support healthy hair, skin and nails. I like to add it to my Ningxia.
Ningxia– my superfood multi-vitamin drink!!! I do not miss a day taking this. I drink it straight or mix it with Sulfurzyme, Golden Turmeric and splash of Pineapple Juice! When I want a real treat or avoiding ice cream I mix it all with OliPop (I love Tropical Punch!).
Golden Turmeric– delicious mango turmeric drink supports inflammation, joint health, mobility, and recovery after physical exertion.
hergreens– I just started taking these, taste so good and one stick includes 14 variations of greens.
hertime– well, I got these to take because I was breaking out around my period, it tastes good too!
herhydration– I got these for Ella to take when she plays soccer, she likes to add flavor to her water and she liked this!
Of course all our Stanley cups go in here. Love these for travel and kids lunches. The only cup I drink out of at home is this one!

Ice Maker-

We are very happy with our under cabinet ice maker! I have heard some complaints from others about their ice maker, but we love ours! We have had zero issues. We did have to have a drain put in before we installed the ice maker, so keep that in mind if you are thinking of adding one.

Berkey Water Purifier-

Our Berkey Water Filter is always a popular item I get asked about. I like that it is a really easy way for everyone to access drinking water, Finn can easily fill up his water bottle. It filters out 200+ typical contaminants found in tap water and other freshwater sources. Our Berkey is 3.25 gallons, we do have to refill it almost daily, we could go bigger, but this size works on our counter. We replace the filter about every two years (it just depends on your Berkey size).

Sink-

I ADORE the look of this sink, and it really is convenient to have a sink right here. Every morning I rinse off my hand mixer after mixing my supplements, so that is nice. We do refill the Berkey with this sink. Also when we heat up water in the kettle that water comes from here. I was going to say maybe if we had storage under the sink would be nice. But we put large bins under the sink for storage.
Cast iron sink, from Vintage Tub, had painted in Black on the base.
One bin holds the dogs food. The other bin is for recycling cans.

Small Appliances-

We have an SMEG Electric Kettle in here, makes it really easy to heat water without a stove. You can find them from a lot of brands. I went with SMEG, so it matched the rest of our appliances and I like the retro look. We also have a SMEG Frother, that heats 20 oz of milk to make a chai or hot chocolate or just frothy milk.

Drink Fridge-

When we first moved into this house I put a small mini SMEG fridge in here that we already had. It ended up being too small, so I moved that to a guest room. We put this Drink Fridge in here and have been SO happy with it! We keep sparkling water, drinks we know family and friends like and also Oat Milk in here.

Iron Door with Dog Door-

Our iron door, with a dog door cut out!!! We just open their little door when we are home and the dogs can run in and out! We have it open most the day because they are in and out so much!

Cutting Boards-

I have a blog post all about our Cutting Board Wall, how I hung them so we can pull them off the wall and easily use.
Hope you enjoyed the tour!!
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