"Perhaps you are used to a smaller deli drawer in a freestanding fridge and having a hard time seeing how it will work to have something different?" lascatx-yes-guilty as charged ;) I guess I don't need them exactly eye level, but so many just seemed to have only the drawers at the very bottom and I'm trying to get away from stuff rotting out of sight/out of mind in the bottom of the fridge! If I'm remembering right, reasons I ruled out the Thermador were: 1) It didn't have the higher deli drawers 2) the curved, contemporary Thermador logo panel on the exterior and 3) I didn't find them to be quite as well lit inside as the Viking and the Monogram. Honestly, if I could get the Theramador without their curvy logo but with something more "commercial" looking like the open grille look of the Viking/Monogram, I might consider them. I have read good things about their fridges, so thanks for encouraging me to take a second look. maks 2000-That is interesting. I was quite shocked at the high price tag of the Monogram fridge. I still think of "GE" as more budget friendly because it doesn't enjoy the cachet of the higher end brands, but it cost almost as much as the Viking. Thank you both for posting! Dawn

Thanks all, Circuspeanut- the veneer was just was I was hoping to do. Any ideas how to attach it or make it stick to the trim piece?? Again, my thanks for helping to resolve this. We've now determined that at this point we do need to keep the fridge. Among other things we were having issues with other fridges potentially hitting the handle of the adjacent oven & this one restricts the swing just sufficiently so that should not be an issue. I don't want to trade one problem for another. SO, finding the best solution to covering the black trim is what we've got to do at this point. Thanks again!

Counter depth isn't a substitute for a built in, and 1'' of difference in the side panel isn't going to give you a built in look. The doors stoll have to sit prou to open rather than in plane with the base cabinets like a built in. You only have to look at some pics of already installed ones to see that. The additional depth side panels are more gabout giving the adjacent countertops room to die into the panel than faking built in. However, if that's what you want, the KD should order you the custom depth panels and have you pay just the upcharge difference that you would have paid if they were ordered originally. Depending on the design, you may have to hold off installing one or more cabinets until the panels arrive. They are too big to go UPS, so even in the quickest semi custom line, I'd expect a rush order to be 3 weeks at the fastest. And the KD should cover the trip charge for the additional visit needed.

I'll leave it to others to suggest sources of already fabricated handles, if any. However, if 'sturdy' for you is commensurate with the stainless steel pulls SZ/Wolf sell for their equipment, then options include: Buy SZ handles and have them flame sprayed or plated. Result may not look brushed without further work. Some wear over time might require re-plating. Have a metal shop fabricate them from brass rod (widely available). The number of holes, cuts, and rounding steps will be modest for most common drawer handle shapes. Expect them to be weighty if SZ handle sized. For the latter case, look closely at your drawer pulls and imagine the diameters and lengths of the three parts scaled up.