As our kids got older they started having friends over more and more.  There were always 3 or 4 extra kids in our house.  We never minded this, we always loved the fact that our kids were at home.  When we redesigned our kitchen/family room combination one thing we kept in mind was the fact that we needed another place for our kids beverages. We looked at lots of under counter refrigerators and under counter beverages centers.  We liked what we saw. We figured that an under counter refrigerator would be a great way to have extra space when we had parties. We chose an under counter beverage center with ice maker.