We don't have a range, but we have a wall oven and wall microwave adjacent to the fridge. They seem to be well insulated, so the heat/cold issue is not a problem, unless you open the oven door and refrigerator door at the same time.

Sorry I think that is a really big mistake. I lived in a kitchen
with only 12 inches between range and refrig and I would never
advise anyone to do that either.
Back to the drawing board...there has to be a better way! Best of luck,
vic

I don't remember, did you post your layout here for help? If not, I recommend doing so...with the details about (1) where the range must go b/c of venting and (2) why it has to go there (explain the venting issue).

I'm dealing with a range next to a wall right now (Japanese rental situation) and I HATE it. I know that's not what you want to hear, but I would not remodel a kitchen to have that kind of layout. Can you post your layout?

My current kitchen has no space between the range and wall oven cabinet on one side, and 12" between range and fridge on the other side. This is a huge frustrating pain and it is dangerous. There's just nowhere to put things coming out of the oven, and not enough room for a recipe or cookbook, bowls of food waiting to be cooked, etc. Trying to juggle everything I need in that small space is real hard, so I occasionally set things on an unlit burner -- dangerous.

Unless you have a significantly large landing space on the other side of the range, I would try real hard not to put a range next to a fridge. I have no idea whether the heat from the range is a consideration or not -- for me, the landing space safety/annoyance issue is enough. (You definitely couldn't hang anything on that side of the fridge with magnets, also).

I can empathize about the 1734 rejected layouts -- but the gurus here can sure help!!

This is a HUGE safety issue. YOu need space to either side of the range to set off a hot pot, and to do some prep tasks.

Post your current layout, your design constrictions, and you are sure to get more ideas. A fresh set of eyes can really work to help you see.

If you have an island or space opposite the oven you can use it as a landing site. I have no counter space on either side of the oven but do have an island directly opposite, 43" away. It is simple to open the door of the oven and place the hot item on the island.

I am afraid I was on that ledge with you for many years. This is the situation we have currently and one of the main reasons we are renovating our kitchen. Our fridge is to the right of the range with a 5 inch filler next to it--large enough to fit the knife block and rest a spoon, but that is it. On the left, we have 15 inches, with a butcher block top. I end up putting everything on the electric coils of the range. It is very frustrating having no real space to work in.

There HAS to be a better way for you. Please post your layout, and I am certain that someone here will have great ideas for you.

We remodeled from that- the range in the corner is a significant improvement.

Unless you have NO other choice I would never do that. If you have tried 1,734 layouts there MUST be other choices. Another layout has to be better. I would sacrifice another beloved design detail before going with something that would be so nonfunctional in a room that needs function as much if not more than anything else. If you do have an island planned it might be doable, but even then, it is just easier to put items right next to the range or refrigerator as you work than behind you. It sounds like you are working with a very small space, in which case it can certainly be a challange. People here can help, though. Post your top two or three layouts what limitations you have and go from there.

Sue

Like everyone else has recommended, please post your layout. After looking at something so long, you probably are not being as objective about your options. A fresh set of 300 eyes on this forum will help! One more to thing to start considering if this is the only option is to scale down the sizes of appliances. If you have limited space, this will allow you to get landing space. I personally would appreciate a kitchen with small appliances and a great layout with landing space rather than large appliances in a small space.

Good luck!

I would advise against it. I used to have a rental apt with stove right against the fridge. A renter managed to melt the side of the fridge thus completely destroying it. Don't ask me how - she said she was making stock.

I will tell you that it took two years to finally do our kitchen because we had serious layout issues. Halfway through construction, we decided that we'd made a big layout mistake, and had to a big redesign. We are now very happy with out layout, although it is far from perfect. There will be a solution. Post your layout here and you'll get lots of suggestions.

Having the range right against the fridge would suck and you would hate it.

one more saying don't do it. We have our range next to a wall (we really had no other choice) and it is a big pain. I have an island right across, so prep space is not an issue, but what really bugs me is not having space for pots on the range. You don't realize that handles and big pots stick out past the edge of the range until you don't have room for them.