Get a new end panel that is the appropriate depth. How did the end panel get ordered at the wrong depth? If it is the Kitchen Designer who ordered it incorrectly, s/he must pay for the corrected new panel. Or, was it the cabinet company? Did they have your refrigerator's specs? If so, they must provided the corrected panel for free. If they did not have your refrigerator's specs, they should not have ordered the panel until they did.

As an aside, can the right door of the fridge open all the way?

First, before deciding on the end piece, make sure you have plenty of space above your refrigerator for the heat from the refrigerators on the back can disperse -- exit the niche -- where you've placed your fridge. Pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions as to the amount of space that needs to be left between the back of the refrigerator and the wall behind it and over/around it.

My late husband that knew about such things told me that the heat from the coils behind the refrigerator needs a place to go and that a refrigerator should not touch the wall behind it. because if the heat from the coils behind the refrigerator cannot disburse and exit the niche where the refrigerator is located, that can seriously decrease the efficiency of a refrigerator and will likely decrease the life span of the refrigerator.

You might even consider removing the end piece you have, cutting it in vertically and reinstalling it against the back of the wall so that it hides the gap between refrigerator and coils but does not block heat exchange beside the refrigerator.

But then, I'm not a pro ... so if the experts disagree with me or each other on this, do some more research on the subject.

End panels come in different sizes. 24" works for very few conditions. Usually a 30" or 36" panel is ordered and scribed to the correct depth.

This is my kitchen. When we used the deeper panel we also had to move the cabinet over the refrigerator out from the wall so that it would align with the panel.

Getting a panel that is the right size is really the only option...anything else would require custom work...that may or may not look right when attempted..it is not about blame ...it’s about progress...toward a simple uncomplicated completion

Hi all thanks for the comments.

To answer a few questions- there is enough room on the right side to open the opposite door. There is a 6 inch filler pullout cabinet between the fridge and the wall+3/4 inch spacer.

As far as ordering, the designer ordered the panel for me-not knowing much about cabinet installing I didn’t think to question the size. So I would think it’s on me as far as replacing, I ok’d it.

I planned on moving the over cabinet and pullout cabinet out with the end panel.

i Was hoping to come up with a solution to not have to spend the money on a new panel but am ok with it if i couldn’t get a good solution. bit it sounds like the best thing is to just replace it with the correct size and be done.

thanks all

Your pullout won’t pull out with the window stool in n the way.

There’s about an 1/8 inch gap. Hard to see in the pic but there is a spacer keeping the pullout off the wall for the clearance of the window trim.