My sister's kitchen SOUNDS weird, but it's beautiful! She has dark hickory cabinets, a GRAY countertop, a PURPLE backsplash, and a cream colored stone sink with black appliances. Looks much more put together than the wacky colors make it sound. Very pretty...
Of course, probably not what you want but I myself am one of the few who does not care for the freezer on the bottom. I think it was all of those years carrying furniture. My back likes to stay straight as possible these days.
I love my fridge and if the ice maker takes up too much room, well it slides out and you can turn it off.
I also have a second fridge which I hope to get in the garage and plugged in sometime soon.
Posted By: KYHeirloomer
Jul 16 # 18 of 32
Thanks for the review, Jeff.
As mentioned, those side-by-sides just don't work for us. And I'm not interested in either an ice maker or water dispenser. Just a fridge.
Given my druthers there would be no freezer at all. I've got both a chest freezer (that holds half of Rhode Island) and a 19 foot upright. So, if I have to have a freezer as part of the unit, having it on the bottom keeps it out of the way.
If this was our primary fridge I'd probably have different criteria. But it's a supplementary one, to give me more prep space.
Posted By: jglass
Jul 21 # 19 of 32
I noticed several of the FN shows have those glass-fronted SubZeros in the kitchens now.
Posted By: KYHeirloomer
Jul 21 # 20 of 32
When we were at ADI buying our last freezer I got to be talking with the salesgirl about those SubZeros.
She told me they are very big with people who are doing full restorations of old houses. Hmmmmph! I guess if you're spending $200,000 on sheetrock, 14 grand for a fridge looks like a bargain. But they're a wee bit out of my budget.
I often wonder, with those celebrity chefs, if they would use the same equipment if it was coming out of their pockets. Would they insist on a $4,500 Viking cooktop? Or would a $900 Maytag serve just as well?