Of course...but you could afford it, it will depend. That size would be a problem upon resale.

I have a very small kitchen and I would have loved the extra cabinet space also but I chose a Fisher Paykel 32 inch wide. I'm not a big cook, me mostly but boyfriend here often and most times I can fill my fridge, especially with take out, fresh fruits and veggies and left overs when I do cook (new to pressure cooking, love it). I'd rather have extra space in fridge than not enough. I also allowed for a little extra space around fridge in case it ever needs to be replaced. I love my FP fridge. We are doing another remodel in his home and purchased another.

They'll be around as long as people live in small city apartments. The only things I can think of that could be likely to change that would also disrupt the supply of fridges of any size. ;)

Yes, especially with more and more people moving back into cities; think baby boomers.

As to whether you *should* go to 25", you might also consider what kind of a place you live in - small condo? 2 bedroom house? If your place is small, a small fridge makes sense. If your place could well be lived in by a family, I'd consider flexibility.

We've moved to a 4 BR house, but it's just the two of us. We don't need more than a 33" fridge, and could easily go smaller. In planning the new kitchen we acknowledged that the next owners will likely have growing kids and need more space, so we left room for a 36" fridge. Once you've filled the space with cabinets it's hard to take them out to make 3-6 more inches.

That's about the size we are putting in our kitchen. I don't need a larger refrigerator, and I would prefer to have more room for other things. They're also good looking.

I won't say that I am unconcerned that the new fridge could be hard to replace in a few years. However, I'm also not deeply concerned. There are at least five mid-priced brands selling 24/25" refrigerators in the US (fagor, summit, blomberg, LG, fischer-paykel). On the higher end, there's liebherr and some others. Europeans - and increasingly Americans - in cities will always create some market for this size. So while there are not a lot of options, I feel reasonably sure someone will be selling a product I can use.

I'm going through the same questions myself with a small condo kitchen redo. I have decided to go with the 24" wide refrigerator so that I can get more cabinet & counter space - but it was down to 24" or the Liebherr 30". Because I will be renting it at times, I'm shying away from the Liebherr due to price, and am looking at Bosch, Summit & Fisher & Paykel. TBD. I was also concerned with replacement but like Historian, realized that there are more & more makers (Bosch just entering with a new one as well). And as for the comment about resale - I lived in Manhattan, NY for almost 30 years, and now in Santa Monica - and if you are going to live in a 600 - 750 sq ft apartment, it's usually 1 - 2 people living there and smaller appliances are considered acceptable as long as it looks good.