I have that Electrolux range, and so far (2 months) I love it! Not too sure what to recommend for the space behind and BS -- maybe a stainless steel piece? Can you incorporate some sort of decorative BS to deal with the rest? However, be sure that you have room to open drawers and cabinets on either side of the range. I have frameless cabinets, and a spacer had to be included so that the drawers could open. There is a lip that hangs down over the front, and so you need extra room to open drawers. Check the specs carefully, because you need more than 30" for the drawer/doors! If you have framed cabinets with space, you should be OK.

legallin, thanks for your feedback on this range. I'm glad to know you're pleased with it, so far. The sales rep printed out the specs & I'll go over those carefully. My cabinets have frames, so I may be okay.

We're replacing the OTR microwave w/ a new hood, so that backsplash area will have to be totally redone. Right now I just have painted walls. It's that small area directly between the range and back wall that has me stumped.

Sorry, double post

This post was edited by amck on Thu, Jan 23, 14 at 19:45

You should look at the GE Profile slide in. I think it's as deep as a freestanding range so you don't need a countertop filler behind it.

amck:

A stone match shouldn't be too difficult if you aren't too fussy. This isn't a high visibility area.

Before purchasing a slide-in, I'd make sure your tops are level across the opening. Place a 4" level in an "x" fashion to check, in addition to front to back.

This is important because slide-ins bear their weight on their feet, not on the top flange. If the tops aren't level, you'll have a gap on one side. The more out-of-level, the larger the gap. Unless you want your eggs sliding to one side of the pan, you can't just install the slide in out of level to close the gap.