Thanks - I opted for no panel. We had decided to mount the L-shaped piece in line with the doors rather than to the edge of the cabinets. So my concern was that since the hood side of that single cabinet would have no panel, the "U" or crown would be off center with the cabinet itself. Not an issue if it was a group of cabinets, but in this case I thought it might look off. In the end, I have the panels and enough material left over to change it if I second-guess my decision.

First, it's not a long post. Second, I happen to really like the look of your fridge panels. A lot. I like how it's not just this huge blank panel (not a pejorative, just thinking of your dishwasher panel sized to fit your fridge), and I think it looks v. rich (as in "high-end") and clearly custom. I think it's an incredibly thoughtful detail and, let's face it, it's really easy to gloss over a lot of stuff because planning a kitchen is just so overwhelming! Have you seen bayareafrancy's dishwasher panel? That's exactly what I mean about an incredibly thoughtful detail. Look at what perfect visual sense it makes in her kitchen. That's how I feel about your paned panels. While our styles are really different from yours, have you seen either ricklish's kitchen or mine? My refrigerator closed: and open: Again, I know neither of these are the direction in which you want to be headed, but I wanted to give you my perspective why I esp. like the panels. Ultimately, though, it's your kitchen. And if you think there's a chance that every time you go to open your fridge / freezer you'll think "ugh," then you should definitely have them changed. It is more important for you to be happy in the long run.

Nalcar, you're so kind to do all this. And wow, that's really dramatic! The moldings are not so much to my taste, but the split up cabs with the top across is an interesting thought. On the right, though, the wall begins to curve just after the A/C and so I think it would take a lot of work to put a flat cabinet there. I can already hear what my contractor is going to say about that one. I have a really strange apartment with very odd lines so I've been hearing a lot of that! Also, that puts the Shaker door cab very close to the built-ins which have a door in a different style. You can see them in my pic in the post on 10/31 at 8:12. What do you think? I'd also have to consider the cost of the extra granite at this point. Oh, and the usual distraction from the wall A/C is a chair in front of it and a framed picture on top. Well, no chair during the summer. :D

Liebherr doesn't offer panel ready in a refrigerator/freezer stand alone unit any longer. Honestly, there isn't a lot you can do with a stand alone set. Perhaps you could do a pair of 30" liebherr HC15/HCB15 units. This would take the same space, be only 80" high and give you 4 freezer drawers and a "french door" refrigerator section look.