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Fridge colour?

6 months ago

I have a Samsung Bespoke Flex fridge in my MC kitchen. The white glass doors are very grey against the white uppers and walnut cabinets. I am looking to replace the doors, cabinets maker is against trying to use wood due to installation challenge and weight on the door.

Walnut lowers, white uppers, white Quartzite, orange and yellow marmoleum and yellow back slash. The Flex glass panel are now limited can no longer get lower panels in yellow only uppers.

Should I go with all four panels orange or two lower panels and orange uppers.

Comments (25)

  • 6 months ago

    I would do stainless steel

  • 6 months ago

    ^Agree.

  • 6 months ago

    Stainless or keep it the grey-ish white. The other colors are just going to read poorly next to your wood lowers and yellow splash.

  • 6 months ago

    I love the idea of the orange, but I wouldn't recommend committing to it unless you can fix a sample to your fridge and live with it for at least a few days to be sure you're happy with it. Failing that, I'd leave it as is. It's distinct enough from the white elements that it looks like a choice, not a mistake.


    It's so nice to see someone who's not afraid of color. Your kitchen makes me happy. I hope it makes you happy.

  • 6 months ago

    Have you thought of changing the lighting in the room so it is more cool or daylight which may also help create more of a white look? Also can the back of the panels be painted OR vinyl wrapped in a brighter white to change its colour if that would even make a difference I am unsure? Just a few things to consider. Otherwise I would leave it because it looks intentional that complements the stainless trim of the wall oven. I personnally would not accent your fridge because I feel it would over shadow your tile backsplash which is the star. It should blend in or disapear with the style of your kitchen.

  • 6 months ago

    I think the teal could be very pretty with the yellow tile.

  • PRO
    6 months ago

    All stainless.............Sorry, there is enough other color. .A fridge doesn't demand that much attention. I see an oven in stainless on that run, and your range is what?

  • 6 months ago

    I'm swimming against the tide, I know, but I think stainless looks like you just gave up.

  • 6 months ago

    With only 11 color choices, I don't think Bespoke is the right word to use in their marketing!

    Can your cabinet maker make you real bespoke panels that match your cabinets?

  • 6 months ago

    Jan The range - stove top is black.

  • 6 months ago

    Thingdesignlive - residential marmoleum installer was hard to find most are commercial and don’t want small jobs. Used the seven foot sheet product, with the pattern you can see the seams if you look closely, didn’t want to use tiles .

  • 6 months ago

    Turned out great. I wish more people were open to it since it’s a wonderful product (and the popular checkerboard look can be so easily done too)…impossible to find an installer here. Ugh

  • 6 months ago

    Try large flooring companies with commercial division. I had trouble too but possible. He insisted on doing the subfloor himself

  • 6 months ago

    Stainless Steel is a good option for your kitchen.


    However, if that's not what you want . . .


    There are people who have added wood panels to this Samsung Fridge. The issue is that you need to be careful about the amount of weight that is added to the doors (you have to use the "bespoke" panels still - you can't just use something instead of those - unless you find someone who is able to engineer them for you).


    When I read your problem, it made me wonder if using wood veneer would work? That way you wouldn't be adding any weight to the door panels + it wouldn't be super expensive.


    I found this when I searched:




    Here is the instagram link:

    https://www.instagram.com/reels/DEQ4pB1SD9L/


    This one below used panels provided by the cabinet company - however, besides for wondering if the weight will become an issue at some point, by adding cabinet panels to the Samsung panels = she needed a pretty large gap on each side of the fridge:




    The only thing she could do to try to make it look a little better would be to add recessed panels on each side that won't interfere with the opening of the doors. Personally, I'd rather have a stainless fridge than do what the person did above.


    Here is another example of what someone did vs: spending $400 (or more) for a set of the limited edition artist panels:




    Obviously, not my style (and would not appeal to the general population) - but she loves her fridge. I guess what she did looks like the limited edition artist panels that Samsung offered.


    Just a couple examples:





    Basically, she just put wallpaper on a separate thin sheet of metal + added magnets in order to attach the panel to the fridge. I think she purchased the fridge without the panels = it was just metal where the panels are attached.


    https://www.tiktok.com/@thelookfactory/video/7407174383590034718

  • 6 months ago

    Creative solutions, the fridge is fabulous but one of the down falls is the thickness of the doors due to the beverage center. The fridge is 5” proud of the cabinets by

  • 6 months ago

    @dani-m08 I was thinking that it needs an arty vinyl wrap - love your share!

    I would definitely consider that blue color that Samsung offers, either for all panels or mixed with the orange

  • 6 months ago

    Great suggestion blue is in the floor, might look quite light. Leaning toward the brushed stainless steel so it blends better.

  • PRO
    6 months ago

    Hiii!


    It sounds like you’ve got a really fun, bold design going on! Given the orange and yellow theme, I think sticking with the orange panels for both the lowers and the uppers could create a nice, cohesive look. It’ll also bring a bit more warmth to balance out the cooler tones from the walnut and white quartzite.


    If you're worried about it being too much, you could also consider a mix orange on the bottom and yellow for the uppers, to tie in the marmoleum and backsplash. Either way, the key is finding a balance that feels harmonious with your overall design!

  • 6 months ago

    Just a note to say that I love your kitchen! I’d be tempted to do the Clementine with the flooring and walnut lowers

  • PRO
    6 months ago

    "Jan, the stove top is black...." as many are.

    So too the oven front

    If you desperately want color on the fridge? Do it.

    Crowd sourcing will always beget crowd answers on something NOT ONE of the crowd will live with.: )

  • 6 months ago

    so correct, the walnut is really the star of the goon. I don’t want to compete with too many string items.

  • 6 months ago

    Other part of kitchen for context. Might reface the white pantry door in walnut instead.

  • 6 months ago

    I would leave the pantry door as is. You have that beautiful slatted wall and lowers so that is enough. After seeing the side of the fridge and knowing your other appliance finishes I am actually leaning towards the matte black. It will read as a ‘whole’.

  • 6 months ago

    Whole not hole :). If the front is white you still see the edge and reveals so the black will actually lean the most ‘minimal’. Like all your other cabinetry detailing. Great space - love it!