Help French Door Refrigerator next to Wall
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Fridge in tight spot next to wall- French doors or single?
Comments (6)All other counters are quite a bit more than 48" away except a small 15"deep counter right past the entry doorway- it could be a temporary landing space but it's partially blocked behind a swinging door so it's not ideal either. I'm also just picturing how right now we often stand slightly to the side of our (single door) fridge when we open it, and just open it a little bit to get what we need. We rarely open up the fridge to a full 90 degrees right now to get things- only to clean. If you have to go to the corner to open the door (hinges on the right), you'd have to stand right in front of it and open it wider to get in there- it feels like you would have to be almost "in" the fridge to get stuff out, whereas if the hinges were on the other side you can be standing a little more next to the fridge and access things without opening the door wide. I don't know if that makes sense, but I feel like if we had the hinges next to the wall it still might work as long as we could get bins out for cleaning. So the 3 1/2 in clearance to the wall required for the french door fridge I'm looking at doesn't necessarily mean you could get the drawers open with that spacing?...See MoreDoor dings with french door fridge next to wall ovens?
Comments (4)I think it depends on the handles and how wide the fridge door opens. We had the same concern, as the kitchen layout called for them to be separated by just a bit less than two inches. Lucky for us, we were considering the GE Profile double ovens and GE Profile French Door, counter-depth w/double drawer freezer. The KD looked and measured ahead of time and said the curved oven handles would allow the french door to open cleanly all the way without a problem. At least on this one thing he was right....See MoreFridge for tight spot next to wall- single door or french doors?
Comments (31)Are you still working on this? I have questions about more than the fridge. This is an awkward layout and there is enough space there that I think you must have better options. Have you looked at moving the dining room entry to the right? Shifting an opening is not a huge ordeal, even if that is a load bearing wall (not sure if it is but someone mentioned the possibility in an earlier post). I'll try to post something mocked up best my crude skills allow here. As I have it, I think that would be a 36" fridge and there is a pinch point. I'm not sure of the depth there, but with a counter depth, an 18" DW or some other tweaks with proper measurements, I think you could improve the function of the space. On the dining room side, any crown would remain or be replaced above the opening and a good contractor should be able to adjust the baseboards. Keep working the plan until you get the kinks out. I lived with two horrible kitchens (we're talking 2 burners and they aren't flat or heat that well, dying ovens, DW tiled in and praying it wouldn't die -- even though it was so loud I hated to run it) for ten years between the two of them until I was able to do my kitchen. I learned a lot along the way and had time to explore outside the box ideas, come back and go off in different directions. All that exploration really paid off in the end, and I plan to use it long enough to make up for any delays. Anyway, here's one rough idea in case you hadn't though of it....See MoreNee help choosing counter depth french door refrigerator!
Comments (21)I've had the 72-inch high, 22 cu ft Architect II KitchenAid counter-depth fridge for about 2 1/2 years now. It has its quirks but you get used to what you have and learn how to work around the little things. For instance, you need to be careful about putting things in the back of the top shelf because it's a little colder back there and I've had yogurt that was sitting against the vent freeze. But once you know that you just adjust your storage habits. This model is just a little taller than most others we looked at, but I think those extra few inches make it look like a much more high-end piece in the kitchen. The internal water dispenser is a big plus too, it leaves a lot more precious interior space than the thru-the-door models, and to my eye it gives the fridge a cleaner, more classic look. Overall I'm happy with it. There's no rust and it's not magnetic. Stainless Steel takes some effort to keep clean but I'm sure the same could be said for black. It matches the rest of our SS appliances and is no more difficult to maintain than any of the others. I'm not sure what changes may have been made to the model since we bought ours, though. I know there have been some updates to the electronics and possibly the lighting. I see it's also sold in black and white. My specific model is the KFCS22EVMS0....See MoreLA Dwelling Inc
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