Above All Fridge/Freezer cabinet ideas

msh2000

16 years ago

Can you please show me pics or tell me ideas of what you have done or used for cabinets above the fridge or freezer? Thanks

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Buehl

16 years ago

There's a fairly recent thread about over the refrigerator cabinets... Embedded in there is a link & picture of a GWer's hanging wine glasses above her refrigerator (hanging upside down). There are other ideas in addition to using that area as a tray cabinet or for pitchers, vases, etc.

Often, if you search the Forum for a topic you will find one or more related threads. But, be sure to use the search box at the bottom of the page, not the top!

Here is a link that might be useful: Thread: Use of over the refrigerator cabinets

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monroviamom
16 years ago
I have cabinet doors that swing open to two separate areas -- on the left are four vertical dividers (appx 5-6 inches each) where I place our serving platters, cookie sheets, muffin cups etc. The other side is an adjustable shelf where I store more serving pieces (WAY UP HIGH!) & the bottom holds the infamous bags of potatoes, onions, and also spare paper plates/lunch bags (a mixed bag).
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Buehl
16 years ago
This one includes a link to StacyLu's kitchen (she has the hanging wine glasses).

Here is a link that might be useful: Thread: Care to share your best kitchen storage ideas?
jessie21
16 years ago
this may sound strange, but i'm going to have my cab guy make me a box shelf, where i hope to put a nice little LCD flat panel tv.

my sister had the idea to make it some inches deeper than i need for the tv and then have a skinny cabinet built onto the back of it....the cab part would be behind the tv and open on the side of the fridge. i think it's a brilliant idea...a great place to store cookie sheets, etc on their sides.
patches123
16 years ago
Here's ours. I know some don't like storing wine in this area, but it hasn't been an issue for us.
Buehl
16 years ago
Zelmar & Niineta have a TV over their fridges...they were on a "TV Over Fridge" thread that has now fallen off. However, if you do a Google search and click the "cached" link, you will see it. I think there were actually a couple of threads on the TV in kitchen topic, all gone now :-(

Zelmar's TV is only over half the refrigerator, Niineta's is over the whole refrigerator...they also have different size TVs!
niineta
16 years ago
Here I am! I was offline for almost 2 weeks while visiting my sister who has no internet at home. So good to be back!!
We had the cabinet over the fridge built for a TV. We wired for satellite and had the appropriate electrical connections installed in back of the cabinet. The TV is a 26" Sony and fits very nicely with the satellite box standing on end. The doors recess into the cabinet so don't block the picture from any angle. The TV is mounted on an arm so it can be pulled out and the angle can be changed depending on where you are viewing from. The side of the cabinet opens for access to the back of the TV and the wiring.
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In these photos the fridge had not been pushed in all the way. You can also see how we dealt with the support beam we could not get rid of.
hendricus
16 years ago
Took the cabinet out to fit the new refrig in and hung it (cabinet) in the breezeway. Now it gets some use, before we couldn't reach it.
jessie21
16 years ago
niineta, not my thread, but thanks for posting this.

buehl, still not my thread (lol) but i searched and searched on google and could not find the thread. i'm dying to see zelmar's too. do you have a link?

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