Looks like if you are willing to not have it centered in the opening you should be fine spacewise as per Whirlpool site: "To ensure proper ventilation for your refrigerator, allow for 1âÂÂ2" (1.25 cm) space at the top and behind the refrigerator. If your refrigerator has an ice maker, allow extra space at the back for the water connections. When nstalling your refrigerator next to a fixed wall, leave 2-1/2" (6.3 cm) minimum on the hinge side (some models require more) to allow for the door to swing open."

Here is a link that might be useful: Whirlpool info

You need to go to a showroom and measure how much the door needs to swing past 90 degrees in order for you to access and remove the crisper or deli drawers or icemaker if you're getting one.

In our case we purchesed a Samsung CD French door with ice & water through the door. In order to remove the icemaker, the door needs to swing a full 15 inches past the 90 degree point. So we installed a pantry cabinet to the left of the fridge.

Here's a shot.

I had a similar situation....our French door refrigerator was next to a wall....and I didn't see any difficulty with it when I looked at our plans. Once I posted our layout on GW, the first feedback I received was about this exact situation. And the feedback from GWer's kept coming back with the same responses. Thankfully I was able to change the location of the refrigerator in the kitchen plans (sorry I can't tell if this is plans you posted or an actual picture...)
I went to the appliance store and tried opening the door, but keeping it straight open as if there was a wall next to it. I not only couldn't take out the vegetable drawers to clean, but I couldn't even pull them all the way out if there were items in the door.
I owe so much to GW folks for making me aware of this situation....hopefully you are able to change the location or put in more room next to it.

allnewappliances--thank you for your input. The picture I posted is just a rendering, however, it is the actual layout of the kitchen. There is no other configuration that we can do, unfortunately. So it sounds like I'd be crazy to get the FD style given my space. Am I understanding correctly? Looks like it's a single door, bottom freezer for me! :) It's ok though. Like I said it's really about aesthetics and how it looks on the outside. It's really the same fridge overall, so I'm not losing much. The handles are the same on both models, so I don't have to sacrifice that at least!

I understand about the fridge handles issues. I don't like most of them myself and have been tempted to change my fridge choice from Kitchenaid, chosen for quality and function, to something with a straighter handle just for the form of it!

I assume by saying you'll get a single door fridge, you mean that the handle will on the wall side with the hinges on your right as you look at it. If it's the other way with hinges on the left, you'll have the same door issue.

Did the Whirlpool have good reviews as a fridge brand? I'm going to google the image now to see the nice handles! ;)

I think you can't put a refrigerator in that space, period.

You don't want it opening toward the right, because that will make it impossible to get anything out of and put down. Opening toward the left will leave you unable to open drawers, etc., regardless of whether it's French door or single door.

If you can fit that huge honking credenza or hutch on the left wall, why can't a fridge go there, especially if it can be CD and recessed into the studs a bit?

You definitely don't want a FD fridge in that space. You won't be able to open the left door far enough to pull out the drawers. Plus, you'll end up with a hole in your wall, eventually, from the door handle hitting it when people open it.
I have a wall to the left of my FD fridge and it took me about a week to figure out that the vertical marks on the left door were from us swinging the door out too far and hitting the inside edge of that wall. Our fridge is pulled out right much, but it still brushes up against that wall.

I agree with the others....as hard as it might be to hear and do, I think you have to change the configuration of the kitchen layout. I ended up changing my layout to move the refrigerator to where I had my pantry and vice versa. I didn't want to, and worried about the layout of the zones, but it ended up working out better for us. I did not end up having the "right" zones which most experts would probably cringe at.....but I am able to open up my refrigerator with no issues.
Are you able to move the sink to the peninsula area, the stove to where the sink is now, and then move the refrigerator over?

Marcolo, we've been living with a single door right hinge for years and it's fine. Granted it's not the most ideal place for a fridge, but that's the space we've got. We cannot put it on the wall with the "honking credenza." Unfortunately, the rendering doesn't do a good job with showing proportions accurately. That's actually a small buffet and an old post office shelf we found and cleaned up. They're not as big as they appear in the pics, and they tie in with the other half of the kitchen (dining area) that you can't see in this picture. If we put the fridge next to them there would be a big gaping hole next to the range and we have nothing else to put there. That wall is also load-bearing.

If you really need to put the fridge there, wouldn't you actually better off with the french door fridge? At least you can open the two doors to get stuff out which will make a bigger opening. Worse case scenario, when you have to clean your crispers you can wheel the whole refrigerator out. I guess if it were me I would rather have the French door fridge than a single door which opens to the right.

The fact that you posted a rendering rather than a photo may have caused people to assume this is part of a larger reno. You just want to know which fridge to buy, correct?

I think there is no substitute for playing with them in a store, in this case.

A long-time appliance salesman told us that handles can be purchased and put on whatever frig we want. I assume that he was implying that there is some sort of standard for the hole placement for attachment....I haven't verified this, but if handles are the real problem it might be worth looking into.

Perhaps this picture will help. Didn't realize that we took this one. This is a picture of our *almost* finished kitchen. Doors and drawers still need to be painted and put up, but you can see the current fridge placement. It is a 19.7 cu. ft. Kenmore from about 10 years ago we're guessing. The freezer is a door, not a drawer. And again while it's not the best place for the fridge, it's all we've got. DH gave me a resounding NO about putting it against the other wall, so that idea is out, sadly!

Does seeing this make it easier to visualize? Still a definite no on the French door?

Btw athomesewing: I did ask our appliance salesman about changing out the handles last week, but he said that it can't be done. :(

The picture helps - thanks. My one caution with the french door fridge is that you may not be able to open the crisper drawers all the way if there are items on the inside door. If you can't fully open the left french door past 90 degrees (I think I am saying that right!!) b/c of the wall, the crisper drawer might not open all the way. I would go to the appliance store and try doing this.
I definitely think if you have a model that has a pull out freezer drawer like the one above, that definitely helps.
Also, not sure of your household (kids ?) but we also got a little beverage/wine cooler which we put all the water bottles, kids drinks...so we are definitely opening up the main fridge less than normally would. You could do this or a refrigerator drawer that could hold more things too (just an idea).
I think your best bet is to go to a big appliance store and start testing out all the French door fridges.

That's some nice looking granite :o)!
My current kitchen is a mirror image of yours. We have a fridge like yours that opens towards the wall & I hate it -like others are saying, I can't open it past 90 degrees to get the freezer basket out to clean it. If you check out a french door fridg at the appliance store, and the door that opens toward the wall will present the same problem, and if you don't mind the set up you have now, you might want to go with that again.

Just do your due diligence in the research with your model selection. While you may be able to open it for everyday usage, what about cleaning? I have to pull my fridge out in order to get one of the drawers out, as it gets caught on the door, which doesn't open far enough to get the drawer out. Irritates the &*$% out of me. But, it came with the joint, and, as I'm finding, the people we rescued this house from weren't the sharpest knives in the drawer.

While it may work fine with your current model, make sure it would work with whatever new one you get. Check the drawers in general, as I know that LGs (used to anyway) only come with full width drawers, so you had to open both doors to open a drawer.

Good advice everyone! I will try a bunch out and see what they are like. If that big snack drawer that goes the whole width of the fridge is in there, then there could be a problem. But beyond that it shouldn't be too bad...we'll see. DH is already sick of hearing/talking about this, and he's not even done with the rest of the work yet!

But it sounds like depending on the model and the measurements, a FD fridge COULD work, but only if we measure very carefully. Not being able to take the crisper drawers out w/out moving the fridge from the wall doesn't bother me too much. We keep the fridge pretty clean typically, so I only clean out the drawers once or twice a year (is that gross??). ;-)

Elba--I have to take better pics. That one doesn't do the granite justice. The best way I can describe it is that it is actually a subdued Emerald Pearl. There are a lot of mica flecks but not as much as EP. It's really beautiful. So glad someone has the same kitchen configuration! Have you ever considered a FD for your space? What are you going to get with the reno?

Take a yardstick or other long straight edge to the appliance store. I think my Amana french door fridge would work in that space - you'd be limited in how far you could pull out the bottom crisper drawer, which is full-width. You'd have to pull out the fridge to clean it, but it might be acceptable to you compared with what you've got.....

What we're going to do won't help you, sorry - we're going to get rid of our peninsula and move the fridge to that end of the sink run and get a large french door model (25-29 cu ft).