Our current refrigerator is 31" wide and I discovered the same thing. Your options will be very limited if you have to stay within 32". I'd go to ajmadison.com . They have great filters for narrowing down your refrigerator that will let you see what is available in that size. One warning: verify anything on their site with the actual manufacturer because I've found a few mistakes, eg they had Whirlpool models listed as 20 amp and they are not.

I've got a recessed section about 34" wide. They make some bottom freezers that will fit in 33" but most are for 36" so I've been struggling with whether or not we want to widen that space when we redo the cabinets. It wouldn't be too hard if we added all to the same side but for, other reasons, we should probably do some on both sides and that makes it much more complicated because I have a different bump out between the base and wall cabinets on the right side where I put my micro/convection oven and my mixer.

I've pretty much decided that we'll get the 33" wide refrigerator and leave as is. I've found enough options in the bottom door the 33" and if we go to 36" wide we have to go to French doors too and, although they look nice, they've got many issues I don't like such as central seal failure, not closing all the way, having to open both doors most of the time anyway, you have to the go around the doors to load from/unload to a counter next to the fridge and less door shelf space.

Hopefully, for me, they'll continue to make 33" wide units.

Good luck!

If you are saving the cabinets you should be able to find an option that you like --I second looking at AJ Madison because of their search filters. You can also search at Sears Appliances although the site is a bit slower.

Liebherr of Germany makes an excellent 30" built-in with bottom freezer. We went with their double 30" that opens up like French doors. It is very energy-efficient.(Yes, 60" of refrigeration is a little over the top, but we have three soon-to-be teenagers.)

F&P also makes a 30" fridge. You'll find a lot of the low end stuff at the big box stores and a lot of really nice higher-end stuff like the Liebherr, but not a lot of medium grade fridges in that width ( and I definitely wouldn't use HD or Lowes as my reference when searching. If you want to buy there, find out what the price range for the model you like should be, since their pricing is all over the map--great for a few models, incredibly high for others).

Thank you for the ajmadison link. That is very helpful.

Remember, though, that Liebherr and others like it are very expensive....

If at all possible, when designing a kitchen, allow at least a 36" x 72" alcove for a refrigerator. As has been noted, refrigerators narrower than 36" are becoming scarce. The same can be said for 72" heights.