Form or function…where to put the beer fridge?
Bethany Szczepanski
last year
2. in island, facing wash sink. will look nice but there will be people standing there during parties when it’s used most
1. left of main fridge with a (alt. plan was to make this a pretty coffee station with a clipped base and open wall shelves.
3. to the right of stove with a panel front. an easy access point but maybe will look odd?
4. built into the dining hutch. would require recessing into the wall and taking a bit of space from the pantry. also concerned with lack of symmetry to keep it on most accessible left end .
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