I didn’t even know I needed a drink station in my basement until now! Last year, I installed this Elkay Water Dispenser. After doing a full makeover on my basement stairway, I decided to build a table under the water dispenser. Of course that escalated into buying a nugget ice machine and now we have a fully functioning and stocked drink station in our basement!
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Nugget Ice Machine
For the nugget ice machine, I was limited on size since I didn’t build the table around the ice maker. This was the most compact one I could find that I liked.
The only thing about this ice machine is that the water reservoir would be difficult to refill. So here’s what I did!
I bought this wooden tray for the ice maker to sit on. Then, I have these heavy duty drawer slides (they hold up to 100 lbs.) so the tray can slide out and we can easily refill!
![Black Wooden Serving Tray](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/11.png)
![Silver Drawer Slides](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/7.png)
The tray wasn’t totally flush on the bottom so I filled in the space will scrap hardboard I used on the console table.
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Then, I just screwed in the drawer slides! The screws popped through just a tiny – but that’s okay because you can’t even see them when the ice maker is on the tray.
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The handle on the ice maker was rose gold – which I don’t totally love. So, I decided to rub n’ buff it so it would look more like antique brass. I always spray paint slippery surfaces (like this handle) before I rub n’ buff so the wax can adhere.
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I don’t have an outlet behind this console table so I went with a power strip for now. But I’ll definitely be building an outlet for the nugget ice maker and the lamp.
Finally, I stocked the drink station!
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Here’s everything I used to style and stock this space!
![Glass Straws](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9-2.png)
![Stainless Steel Straws](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8-3.png)
![Rattan Serving Tray](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/3-8.png)
![Liquid IV Wild Berry](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/4-7.png)
![Liquid IV Passion Fruit](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5-6.png)
![Wooden Stir Sticks](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6-5.png)
![Drawer Organizers](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/7-4.png)
![Bud Vases](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/10-1.png)
![Plastic Drink Pitcher](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/12.png)
![Marble Tray](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6-1.png)
I put Better Days in my drink station drawer and it looks like I took the packets to the hardware store and color matched it. It matches the console table perfectly! I love Better Days so much. They are a great source of greens (and the best tasting greens I’ve ever tried!).
![Better Days](https://cassmakeshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/14.png)
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I ordered these on my own a while back and I’m hooked. You can use my code CASS15 for 15% off your order!
The drink station was put to good use so quickly! It’s the perfect addition to my basement office space that I did’t even know I needed!
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For those of you following along in my stories, you know building this DIY Console Table was a nightmare to build. But I can confidently say I love it! See the whole process here.