Ever notice how often designers and
architects either fail to include the
refrigerator in kitchen plans, or draw
the front of it flush with the front of
the cabinets? As we know all too well,
a freestanding refrigerator can measure
as much as 32-1/2 inches deep including
handles – one-third deeper than
the base cabinets beside it. And this
doesn't take into account that you
won't be able to push the refrigerator
tight against the rear wall. In most
cases, customers have been forced to
live with the fact that their refrigerator
will stick out into the kitchen.
Until recently, there were only two
ways around the refrigerator depth
problem: designing around it, or
purchasing a "Sub-Zero," which