See that heat/air register above? That will stay put (the fridge goes where the pantry is, so it’ll be to the right of that vent- not in front of it). Ooooh, lucky us! More weird unpainted paneling sections to stare at. We just sliced some of the clear caulk adhesive and then pried it loose with a screwdriver and crowbar. Having already removed some granite in our bathroom and on the other side of this pantry cabinet, we knew taking it out would be pretty straightforward. So we weren’t exactly distraught to see it go. As functional as it was, we never liked the look of it. Then we had to remove this little triangle o’ granite that we use as a drop spot for keys and such. Then we used a hammer and flathead screwdriver to remove the trim on both the top and bottom of the pantry. First we emptied out the pantry onto the counter… giving us momenatry flashbacks to our last kitchen makeover / disaster zone. So after removing the side wall and cabinet over the fridge on Monday night, it was time to move the pantry across the room last night. So true to “we’re paranoid” form, we couldn’t let a week or even a few days go by without making sure we could actually make the switch. Which was kind of a bold move considering that we hadn’t actually moved the pantry into the old fridge spot to confirm that they were interchangeable. Taking those measurements was all we needed to run down to Lowe’s and buy all of our appliances at a deep discount – including the wider and taller but still counter-depth fridge that we wanted all along. This move was actually suggested by a few friends of ours about a month ago in that “if-you-could-ever-move-the-fridge-to-the-other-side-of-the-room-it-might-be-nice-not-to-see-it-from-the-door-but-it-might-be-too-complicated-so-in-that-case-never-mind” way. Plus it would mean the fridge isn’t the first thing you see from the front door (after we add the big kitchen/dining room doorway). Meaning we could get the awesomely counter-depth-yet-spacious Frigidaire Gallery that we had our eye on (and eventually purchased, as mentioned on Monday). That would not only allow us to get a taller fridge, but also a wider one. So if the pantry could be moved, then the fridge could come over to this wall. Where might we put it? Why here, of course:īy coincidence, the big pantry cabinet on the opposite side of our kitchen was exactly the same width (36″) as the spot where the fridge currently resided on the other side of the room (this doesn’t include the cabinet that houses the wall oven – which is a gonner now that we’re switching the wall oven out for a range). So we revisited a seemed-weird-at-the-time idea: moving the fridge to a new spot (which we had been thinking about on and off since embarking on this crazy kitchen adventure). On one hand we were so proud for finally locating a fridge that fit our tight space, but on the other hand it felt like we were compromising on a few things (size and finish – we really wanted fingerprint-proof stainless). This past weekend we found ourselves poised to purchase a slightly smaller yet not counter-depth fridge at the Sears Outlet (aka Scratch & Dent) – which was basically short and narrow enough to fit into the existing fridge spot but a bit deeper (so it actually would have stuck out into the room more since they don’t generally make fridges as small as they did 30 years ago).īut at the last second, something stopped us. But before I lay out the new layout for you, let’s talk demo again. And then yesterday we shared that we were contemplating a new spot for the fridge. Unfortunately we do not have control over these cookies, in this case you should refer to the list of cookies on this page which provides further details.In Monday’s appliance post we mentioned a couple switches (like wall oven out, stove in) but that was just the beginning. We have taken steps to try to ensure that the cookies being used fit the descriptions used above and that the ‘Accept’ or ‘No thanks’ selection will honour your wishes but some third party cookies may still get downloaded. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. Used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. It is only used to improve how a website works. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. Collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages.
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