Sink / Window side (Window is existing in our 1917 Colonial so it cannot be changed. And, I actually like the idea of the natural night in this room (a transition area between our dining room and our new kitchen.)

Option 1 I described above)

This layout but NOT the red wine storage grid in the center. Just a full cabinet there.

Option 2 described above ) U-Line 3000 36" Wine/Bev in center. Ice maker to right, cabinet to the left. Ice maker is paneled to match the cabinet. (This unit has stainless on outside w/glass doors, not solid as they appear in the CAD.)

I'm sure that it is too late to influence your decision. I can't resist, though, pointing out the obvious -- that bar spaces and kitchens rarely have enough room for everything one wants in them, even if it all is affordable. As a result, priorities have to be established about what is most essential, working down the list until one runs out of room.

As an example close to home, the dishwasher may be a lower priority than refrigeration if there is another dishwasher close by (depending on definition of close).

kas

Yes - you're probably right, kaseki. In fact, it wasn't originally spec'ed to have the dishwasher and that was an impulse floor model buy. Later on, I've sort of thought that it threw off everything (the ice maker was supposed to go there.)

That said, based on your thinking, I have thought about what my priorities were. Well the first is less a priority than a preference - when we entertain, I *dread* the extra batch of dishes than can't fit in the dishwasher. I hate going to bed with dishes not yet attended to b/c they are worse in the morning. SO, that second dishwasher was a big splurge but something I know we'll use.

The second thing taking up the space now, the double u-line I guess reflects the priority more? Here we've designated this bonus space to an area where we can keep all the beverages for regular life and entertaining. It didn't sit right to me that we would accomodate all wine (we are sort of light wine drinkers on our own, more when we have folks over,) and NO beer, mixers or non-alcoholic beverages available. They would either need to end up in a bucket of ice on the counter or people would be going into the kitchen fridge.

SO, I guess giving up 12 inches of space was a tradeoff I would make - especially since, as you say, you can't really ever fit everything in a room like this. I have nearly 8 feet of cabinets on the top of this area, one bottom cabinet with a drawer, and another cabinet and bank of drawers on the other side.

So, I guess that's sort of how I thought it through? My logic is probably flawed - and my worst habit is being indecisive and second-guessing myself, but hopefully I can live with this one! :-)

Thanks for the thoughtful comment though - it made me think this through again.