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Need Help with a fridge size

11 years ago

Hi,

We are moving into a house and need to purchase a fridge. There is a cabinet frame already in existence built around the fridge space. The dimensions of that space are 24in deep, 36 in wide and 72 in tall. I'm attaching a photo where the previous owner has a fridge in that space along with a fridge I'm considering. What I'm concerned about is how much the fridge would stick out of the space. Are there guidelines to what looks best/is acceptable? On one side of the fridge would be counter, the other side a hallway space and the fridge would open up into the kitchen with an island in front of it with plenty of room between the fridge and the island.

I was hoping to avoid getting a counter depth fridge just from the aspect of starting a family and wanting the space.

I appreciate any advice or suggestions.

Comments (4)

  • 11 years ago

    The less the fridge sticks out the better it looks. But some don't care. The fridge you posted is 12" deeper than the cabinet. I would ask if the sides are black or stainless. If it sticks out that much I'd want stainless to show, not black.

    With a s/s (not my favorite) the freezer is very narrow. You can't get an ice cream cake in there f.ex.

    Kenmore has a French Door fridge which has a better freezer config IMO. But some do like s/s.

  • 11 years ago

    What's the distance from that frame for the fridge to the island? That will help you measure how much it will impede.

    I have a similar design in my kitchen. The previous owners left behind a huge side by side that stuck out so far (34 deep w. Black sides, stainless front) it made it very hard to pass one another in the kitchen. When I remodeled, I chose a counter depth with really helped traffic flow and put the old fridge in the garage (not sure if you have the option of a second fridge). The counter depth I chose (Electrolux IQ Touch CD FD with Perf Temp Drawer w. Stainless color sides) has plenty of room for my daily needs, but since I live about an hr from my preferred shopping (Costco, Whole Foods, etc) I do find I use extra fridges and freezers for when I bulk shop and for drinks. As Rococo mentioned, it's all in the layout and how you would use it. HTH.

  • 11 years ago

    We had a SxS when we first re-did our kitchen and built a cabinet frame around it. There were 2 things I hated about it. First, it stuck out so far past the cabinet frame, and second, the gap between the top of the fridge and the top of the cabinet. This isn't the greatest picture, but you can see the gap at the top (and the sides because our SxS was apparently smaller). I thought the gap looked horrible. We replaced this fridge with a Jenn Air counter depth. The Jenn Air, KitchenAid and Whirlpool (all made by same company) were the only ones that were 72" tall at the time. New fridge in picture below.


    Again, not the greatest picture, but you can see how far the counter depth sticks out past the cabinet frame and how the 72" fridge filled the gap.

    I would go with the counter depth, 72" tall for your set up.

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks everyone! I'm online shopping now!