Recessing a wall to accomodate a regular fridge...
lilyj
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16 years agoWe recessed about 4 inches so our regular-depth fridge wouldn't stick out as much. We were knocking that part of the wall out anyway - I don't know if it would be worth it if you're not messing with that wall. It looks nice, but it doesn't look like a built-in (nor did I think it would). Ours sits at the end of a cabinet run also - here's a picture. (The piece of wood on top of the fridge isn't supposed to be there - it's a doorstop we used to use)
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Comments (12)My architect actually suggested the "bump the wall back" idea. I,too, have always been so disappointed with my counter flush fridges. NO room and we have 6 kids so I need the room. I am going to buy two regular depth appliances. One a full size fridge and the other a full size freezer. They will be side by side and the ones I have seen done this way look exactly like a built in unit. The wall my units will sit against is a hallway on the other side. Because of the bump out area it creates an inset area beside it. We are making that into a family message board area as the hallway it is in is part of the back entryway/mudroom area. Comfortdog...See Moresubzero neighborhood-regular fridge budget
Comments (25)Bethesdamom2008, I am going through a very similar dilemma about appliances. (BTW, based on your username, I think we're nearly neighbors--I'm in ChCh.) Brand cache thing aside, in the last 4 years I've had both a 42" built-in KA & a bottom-mount SZ (in different houses, one of which I recently sold to friends). The KA in the old house was quiet, the dispenser gave filtered water & ice (unlike the SZ), and it's an Energy Star unit, & it was $3k less than the SZ 42"w/ disp. On the other hand, after a few months in my current house with the SZ, it occurred to me that I never seemed to find yucky brown produce in the fridge anymore. My lettuce stayed green and crisp wrapped simply in plastic wrap; my bagged salads looked fresh even days (I'm embarrassed to say) after the sell-by dates--no weird brown edges. I think service is another Plus: My SZ needed service, and although I'm not the original purchaser and the unit is about 6 yrs old, repairs were completely covered by the standard warranty. My neighbor's older SZ had a slow leak that damaged her floors, and SZ paid for her floor refinishing plus all the fridge repairs. The ONE thing in the ENTIRE kitchen remodel my husband cares about is having a water/ice dispenser, which our current SZ lacks, and so I need to buy a new fridge (a friend is buying the current one). I am trying to decide between the KA & SZ 42", but leaning toward SZ b/c of the warranty/svc, plus the fact that most other houses in my 'hood seem to have SZs. I am not positive on the SZ though--the KA met our needs very well and the filtered water and Energy Star rating are big plusses! I'll probably get the 36" Thermador Pro Harmony because of the counter depth aspect--I had the star burners at my other house and they are fantastic. Interested to know what you decide! The folks at my local appliance dealers are laying on the pressure because SZ is having a big price increase starting 4/1....See MoreCounter depth fridge??? or Regular?
Comments (6)How many people in your home? How often do you entertain? Do you cook a lot and have leftovers or cook ahead for the week? How frequently do you food shop? Do you find that your current fridge is not large enough or too large? Not only do I have a CD bottom freezer fridge but it is also only 24 inches wide. I love CD in my small kitchen but it fits our lifestyle. We are a 2 person household (not including our pets), entertain infrequently and then only in small groups and have a 4 supermarkets within a 5 minute drive. I typically do not cook ahead but this fridge has great freezer storage. We had a 33x33x33 that was just too large for the room and for us which we moved into the garage but there is nothing in it. Now that the holidays are approaching, that will probably change. Since we were downsizing on the fridge to accomplish our goal of "everything in the L-shaped layout while adding a DW to the mix", we bought the LG which was one of the cheaper 24 inch models but left room to go taller if we decided the narrow fridge would work for us. If it didn't, we would fill in the area with a 24 inch pantry cab and buy a bigger fridge and move it across to the opposite wall where it was originally at which time I would still buy a CD but probably a 30 inch model although a 36 would fit (but that really is too big for us). A big plus for CD is I can see right to the back, in the old fridge, stuff always got lost. But again, this is what works for our household. Good luck to you!...See MoreWall depth for recessed fridge
Comments (7)Thank you, Palimpsest, for the examples and the suggestion of making the walls the depth of the refrigerator cabinet. Your second picture is what I was thinking of. Thank you, also for the reminder about the fridge & oven door bumping. I remember reading that story, but had forgotten. And I know just the regular visitor to our house who might do that :-) The reefer is a french door/2 drawer model and we are bucking the trend by having just a single oven. I *think* that the fridge doors will be at or just above counter level and the oven door just below so that may mitigate some of that risk. A trip to the appliance store with a tape measure is probably in order. @Hollysprings & Greendesigns I appreciate your feedback. I have read Marcolo's I/W/S/F post. Maybe it's just me, but it seems that each of the gazillion decisions that go into a house require balance and compromise between form, function, budget and the stuff you just want, even if it is not entirely rational. What the current kitchen design does right for us: -Clean-up sink, DW and dish storage are located near the dining area and the door to the outdoor grilling/eating area -Fridge is closer to both main & garage entries and to the small pantry behind it, so there is less grocery schlepping and all the food storage is together. -Fridge is also accessible to people not working in the kitchen who want to grab a drink or some ice. -Fridge is not in the lane of traffic between the rest of the kitchen and the door to the outdoor area. -There is more than one option for a prep area. Yes, a secondary prep-er might have to walk around the island to get things from the fridge without getting in the primary cook's way, but there is an option to help without getting in the way. -We think we will like having the cooktop on the island so the cook can be part of the action while stirring the risotto or whatever. If the cooktop is on the wall, there is no option- cooks face the wall. Maybe it will turn out that we hate this. I have seen the question asked in the past and there are people who like their island cooktops. I pledge to come back after 6 months or so of using the kitchen and let y'all know if we regret our choices....See Moreabbycat9990
16 years agoWe were able to recess our fridge so that it is in line with the 12" deep pantries. We created a new kitchen in the DR space, and moved the door a few inches and recessed the fridge into the wall oven space in the old kitchen:
It was a no-brainer for us, and it dictated the appliance placement. We love how it minimized the hulking mass of the fridge:
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