Really want to keep our fridge…

last year

TLDR: What can I do to this wall to make the fridge feel built in and kind of cover the electrical panels?

So we bought a new fridge with a Black Friday bundle deal, but I’d really like to be able to keep our old fridge as its only a few years old and I’m sure we’ll need the food storage down the line.

It makes the most sense to me to put it in our basement gym, but I’d like to give it a built-in feel. And I’ve been planning on covering up the electrical panels anyway (while still leaving access obviously).

To the right of where the fridge is temporarily placed right now, there’s an access panel that also needs to remain relatively accessible (being able to pull the fridge out is accessible enough)

Ignore the haphazard placement of the gym equipment.

Appreciate your ideas!

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la_la Girl

last year

Maybe put the white shelves beneath the panels and see how that wall looks with the fridge -

FWIW for our second fridge, I found a stainless steel topped island (on wheels) that was the exact length between the fridge and the wall — it didn’t look built in but the fridge no longer looked like it was awkwardly floating in the room

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JAN MOYER
last year
NO CLUE

Why? Because you have no drawing with the dimensions of the space, showing the entry.....and whatever white shelving and ALL pertinent. Including dimensions and clearance for the Peleton/whatever

As is and a built in look? Probably no to that.
arcy_gw
last year
Keeping the electrical accessible and covered with the 'fridge?????? How much do you feel it's worth? Sure you could make an entire wall of built ins, built around the 'fridge put a pretend cupboard door in front of the electrical panel so it stays truly accessible--but why? IT'S A GYM!! You must have better things to do with your time/money.
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bearbev
last year
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Can the white bin unit be moved to the left side of the refrigerator? If not, get something similar to go there and fill the wall space. I would paint those white access panels on the wall the same as the wall color. Hang some fun art above the bin unit. Put a couple nice storage bins on top of fridge to fill in the gap. Extra bonus would be having a mini drink bar for that area next to the fridge.
jehanne hansen
last year
built in, or not, you could get one or two of those stand alone closet/pantry fixtures and use the space for kitchen or household overflow. A place to keep the big sofa sized packs of tP from Costco, and that extra big cooking pot, etc. Make it kind of a nice and organized area with a fridge and with doors to hide the stuff behind.

I have an extra fridge in the garage just off the kitchen. It is all fridge, no freezer and it has been invaluable over the years .I also have a basic cabinet with doors out there and it has become like an extension of the kitchen . My kitchen is tiny.

But yours in the basement might not be as handy.

You need some better and softer lighting in that space .It looks so cold and dark. It almost has a feel as if the room is closing in. Maybe it is because it is all dark with dark floors and dark walls. It makes me feel claustrophobic just to look at it!

Keep the fridge! Why discard perfectly good things?
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
I see no point in a built in look for a fridge in a gym. It actually sort of belomngs there and builing something to house it will mkae it worse. The gym is not a public space so workout have a nice cold drink and done.. What you really need is a big mirror if you work out with weights and maybe even a TV much better use of money than the fridge cabinet IMO
Sigrid
last year
I have a batik wall hangings covering my electrical panel. It's light and hanging from a tiny hook above the panel, so very easy to remove. You can also paint your panel to match your wall or put wallpaper on it.

For your fridge to look built-in you need cabinetry next to it.