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Hilarious🤣and prob true!!!

Was surprised this wasn't suggested as a solution

I'm so envious! Have such a strong desire to do the same, but as a person who lacks the ability to get anything level (even when using a level) knowing limitations, I can only dream . Ps did you replace the cabinet doors with drawers?

@@bridgettstephens5582 I did not but that sounds like a good idea. With the type of pull out tray I used, a level was not needed, as it fastened to the cabinet floor. It was a double decker tray😆

What hardware store was that? They are stupid expensive here.

@@Kathywake23 Same in my area :/

This comment is amazing. 😂

Couldn't have said it better.

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I dream of a life,where I dont need a refrigerator🎉

​@@nelliebly6616 just go to jail and fridges won't be a problem.

You don't hear or see them much any more but a trash compactor (I think) is more useful than the pullout bins - and only 15" wide. I have had one for more than 20 yrs...If you have a pantry a smallish recycling bin can fit there.

This! My kitchen is pretty much built for, pretty much, a trash can (under the sink). Now, in addition to the trash can, I have (while I'm considering better options) 4 additional recycling bags, in a corner in my kitchen. :/

a build in trash cabinets smells cause your trash bin doesn't have a cover on it.

Rarely mentioned but true.

I never dreamed of a curbside-sized garbage can in the kitchen, but ... well ... somebody did that. It was quite disturbing. Until we had to move it into the bathroom because the landlord didn't believe the roof leaked that much.

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I got a full-size counter-depth fridge! It was life changing lol

@@candicemartin5394 That's great! at least it suits some people. I love to do a lot of meal prep because I'm so busy so it just wasn't a good fit for me. Because we had the space we just made our base cabinets deeper and added pull out shelves. The added counter space and storage was an added bonus.

How about making a fridge depth countertop ahhahahahah

@@cesarbattistini Actually, because we have the space, we made our base cabinets 28' deep and our wall cabinets 16' deep. The base cabinets have pull out shelves

​@@mariel6362 he was joking. That clearly went right over your head.

I have now designed and built 2 kitchens all with only drawers(except under sink) and no upper cabinets in an open design I love the uncluttered look with just a beautiful tile and a few floating shelves for decor/display items. I know that's not for everyone but ...

I’m always shocked that people don’t put even fake plants up there at least. It’s such a waste of space if you let it be a waste of space. Or even beautiful baskets for extra storage of those once or twice a year items or extra stock of dry foods. I am a landlord and the cabinets have that gap, that is an absolute perfect spot to put baskets for additional storage, but on one uses it. I wouldn’t consider myself a prepper but there are basic things to be prepared for, having at least three months worth of food I never needing to worry about running out of things like toilet paper is just such a given to me, I was shocked in 2020 when I found out most people weren’t prepared, not a single prepper ran out and fight over toilet paper, we had toilet paper and canned soup, in fact I found myself sharing. We also had a water emergency about two years ago, and our family didn’t have to take from the store when everyone else was because we already had it. People should simply be more wise. Before you have money for a kitchen remodel, have at least three months worth of supplies for your family. As a landlord I see all the people that live more extravagant lives than I do renting from me even if they make more than me, yet they have no three months worth of security and literally “choose” to live paycheck to paycheck because that trendy crap at target or Starbucks drink taste so good to them that they just can’t sacrifice it for security or future goals. Forgive the tangent, maybe someone needs to hear it, I genuinely care about my tenants and have had talks with them, I’ve saved people from getting evicted, and I’ve helped people who have been evicted learn how to never let them be seen as a “thief” ever again. Most peoples money issues are not income issues, they are emotional and careless spending issues. People make an idol of a particular life that they can’t afford, but if they would just be wise with their spending while they’re young, they could afford it someday. Yesterday, I taught a going into $40,000 in debt 20 year old how to save $40,000 on their cell phone plan, granted it’s gonna take them 20 years to save that much, but those are the little choices that are unbelievably huge and completely within a persons control. She also needs to sell her car and simple live her income without embarrassment by getting real with where she is at and what she needs to do.

I would go ahead and take the cabinets up to the ceiling--it's only 8' anyway--but have the top 12-15" or so be visible through glass, would have my vintage collections on those shelves.

But oh the grease and dust combination. Yuck. But the soffits don’t look good to me either. I like her idea of extra shorter cabinets on top of them. Or if you can afford it, taller cabinets. They really help a room look taller and more spacious. Could leave one or two lower or at a different height for displaying on top. Need a small folding footstool handy, but it solves some of that storage space problem.

In the Netherlands the same thing 😉

High end kitchens in the US tend towards hidden refrigerators. But that is the exception I think. None of my friends have a hidden frig. The frig tends to be large. Sometimes with an additional full size freezer. I prefer them hidden. I love the English Smallbones look. The unfitted kitchen.

We have hidden refrigerators in the US but it costs more! Definitely makes for a more beautiful and seamless kitchen. BUT often we ou have to be doing the custom cabinet route versus the cheaper IKEA cabinets like us! 😅

Actually that trend is currently changing in Germany and more folks want one of those huge Side by Side fridges with integrated icemakers and a quooker. Personally I think that those fridge monsters are sort of ugly (even when they do not stick out ;-)) and only useful when you have a large family (like in the US). Considering that most people in Germany live alone or as a couple (almost 80%) and households with four people are only 9% that trend towards huge fridges is ridiculous (to say the least).

@@janesmith7288 Fully agree! 😉

Same!

Oh my goodness! How in the world did you get drawers so cheaply?!? Did you DIY them or something? If not totally DIY from scratch, links and info pretty please 🙏???

@@kkilljoy3588 - We live in the internet age. How can you not do basic research yourself? Don't be lazy. Clues were given.

@@GoAwayNow-iz3du their point was, they are more than $20 lol

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Yes I added pullout. Easy fix

I agree re kitchen island, Michelle. I don't even like the look of a large kitchen island. I would like something on industrial wheels that could be moved aside at times (presuming one has the space). G Ire

Good advice from someone who's been there. I have wondered about this - thank you!

fortunatly for me i divorced her after 19 yrs of complaining..

I agree. I’m short and upper cupboards store crockery that I don’t use all that often. Lower drawers for pots, glasses and even baking trays etc.

I encourage all my friends that are renovating to go with drawers. if nothing else the island. they were not as available when I was building my kitchen. I have thought about adding custom pull out shelves to my lower cabinets. There is noting wrong with my cabinets. They are good quality and maybe even better then what is available today.

I have back pain ,so i decided to turn all the lower cabinets into drawers,but as you said,the hinges prices will make it costy..so,i decided not to make any upper cabinets to save the money for the lower drawers..and then in another time when i get the money,i can then make the upper cabinets( may be a matching colour with the color of lower units)..am i right in my way of thinking or the kitchen will be weired and funny with no upper units?

@@nohahemdan8298 no I don’t think it would look odd. Many people are going with that look. You could add some floating shelves, or do a pretty wall treatment with wood, rile, or even wallpaper (since it is temporary).

@@aileenbatchelor683 thanx for your reply

You're complaining about having to simple turn around and put stuff on the stove???

Every professional kitchen has the prep space opposite of the range. Turning in one spot is way more efficient than transferring side to side.

This. While you're chopping up the next thing to go in the pot you've still got your pot where you can see it, and you can give it a quick stir if you need to without turning away from what you're doing. I'm designing to disabled access standards, and that specifies a good bit of workspace right beside the stove so you don't have to turn around with stuff. It's easier and safer this way for everyone, even those who aren't disabled.

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If you like the kichen otherwise and don't plan to remodel, you can just buy rollout trays to be screwed in or have a professional install rollout trays (pullouts) in your cabinets with doors. Also, I bought a tray holder for my 12 inch cabinet next to my range and turned it into a tray cabinet and it still has the drawer above. I love it. Tray cabinets available from cabinet companies seem to not have drawer above. I need that drawer. (I want to remodel and have spent a lot of time planning a remodel with different cabinet lines). Still working in the best design.

That is so funny. I once had an acquaintance who stored her toddler's toys down there because she said that's where toddlers love to go!

Haha! Not cheap. So funny. I'm sure it's cute, though! That's my solution, too

I discovered this with a professionally designed kitchen when I could not take the ICE bin out!! He had put the french door refrigerator/freezer at the end of a run, against a wall, with no buffer to allow the freezer door to open completely. I have since designed a dozen kitchens, and have not had that issue, again!!

@@psdeas7530 Yes PS Deas, mine was professionally designed as well!! Debra xxx

Same here, I cant get my veggie bins out!

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! I have seen that happen MANY times on HGTV or other similar shows....that is my one pet peeve!!! ///that is also, why my fridge is in the middle of a wall...and sticking out just a bit..

I’m renovating our new home now, with exactly this problem. We are actually taking the wall back more than a foot to accommodate being able to adequately open the freezer. I don’t know what the previous owners did to work things out. We can only open the freezer (side by side) a few inches. Except for this problem, we really like the fridge that came with the house. And unless we go forward with plans to move that wall back, there’s not a frig design that will really work in that space.

I am seriously considering this!

Why didn't I think of this?!!!?!!??

Replace the cardboard boxes with the same size container filled with all the nitty witty stuffs used once a year only.

@@Icecandy1882 mice love this !!

I know, and he was frying an unpeeled banana!!! haha

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Just had our first Thanksgiving with our new counter depth fridge. Thankfully we hadn't gotten rid of our old full size fridge. We had to plug it back in and use it also. The counter depth could not hold enough food for everyone.

We just purchased a counter depth fridge that has the same cubic ft measurements as a standard one. It’s true, you generally lose space with counter depth, but it’s not the case with our new LG. Not sure how they did it.

@@momcatx2 Yup, we always have moved our older fridge to the basement and plug it in around the beginning of November... through mid-January. It gets us through the holidays including baking cookies to take to friends.

Wouldn't it be lovely if refrigerators were still designed to last 20+ years? My 1985 model 87 Kenmore hung on until 2013.. and it was not the mechanics that crapped out. It was one of those door in door fridges.. the smaller door just fell off one day.. the plastic gave up. Hinges were still great too. I miss that fridge.

I think if you go wide enough, to make up for lack of depth, counter depth would be really good, as you can see everything, but larger items can still fit, just sideways.

@@merrywalsh2809 Except most kitchens do not have that as they are not 'designed' by a designer but a track home builder. So, for us - going counter depth is not possible. I am looking into expanding the panel to enclose the fridge more and extend the top cabinet to cover more of the top of the fridge.

@@OnTheLevelLeadership I think you mean “tract.”

Yes, both my houses had them, useless. We bought another Frig for the garage.

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Think she mentioned that. But I agree the under cupboard light is nice.

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I agree, when the one that existed in our house died, I replaced it with a full sized. You can't even put in a soda 12 pack without taking them out of the box.

What is your fridge model?

I love my counter depth…..for 18 yrs!

I had a counter depth fridge. It was aesthetically pleasing, but when I remodeled and moved my kitchen to another room, I went back to full size. Everyone's needs are different, but for me, a single male - I need a fridge that can actually fit a large or extra large pizza box in, as well as a 12 pack of soda. I also need a freezer that can pack a lot of frozen dinners. If the counter depth fridge also houses the icemaker in the freezer portion, you have even less room. Then there is the price difference, which in most cases means you're paying more for less. In today's market, when a lot of us are having to save where we can, a full size makes more sense. I don't have a space to add a 2nd fridge, nor do I want to add electrical wiring or add to my electric bill. Again, everyone's needs vary, but most of the people I know that have counter depth aren't happy with its reduced capacity. The one exception is the friend that has an extremely wide, double door $5000 Sub Zero. And yes, if I had the space and money, sure, I'd get one. I tested the extra large pizza box, and it did fit in the Sub Zero.

I can highly recommend the Mitsubishi fridge with the fridge component on top. A full pullout drawer for fruit and veg and the freezer below. It’s really well designed. I’ve never been happier with a purchase of a white good.

Do NOT get counter depth! Can’t fit anything in it! Too small!

You really want FULL EXTENTION DRAWERS WITH A SOFT CLOSE FEATURE! DRAWERS THAT don't pull out ALL the way don't really solve that many problems! And, yup, they cost more but you will kick yourself if you don't get them! But what good is a drawer that only pulls out part way. Esp when what you want is in the part that isn't really, readily accessible

The next summer home I get will have the refrigerator in the pantry. With all of that pantry stuff! Plus the range might get the boot, too. I never need 4 burners at once, so why have them! I'm thinking about having individual induction burners in a drawer. And if I need 1 or 2 or 3 I'll simply pull the drawer open and put the required number on the counter to use. Afterward they go back in the drawer. With them out of my way, that frees up the counter for actual food prep, mixing, kneeding, a bar, etc. How nice to have a nice long expanse to work on when not cooking. And, yes, there would still be the requisite hood, vented to outside. And oversized to accommodate a row of induction cooking. With wall ovens, maybe in the pantry, too. With steam injection for my bread making! What is life without good, terrific, bread??? And no, I'm not bending to pick a turkey up out of the oven!!! Not at this stage in life! Or a 7qt Le Crusuet Dutch oven, loaded. The oven weighs what? Like 13 pounds empty? Yeah, no I'm not bending over to pull dinner out. Not any more! Plus a dedicated ice maker! Living in the desert it is MANDATORY!!! For drinks, aching hips, knees or whatever else. And should I get a wok burner it will be outdoor! Definitely. To have 20,000+ BTUs in the kitchen is--- crazy! So put it in the outdoor kitchen, with a fan to blow the heat away from the cook! And refrigerator drawers are nice, if used properly. I think they belong in the bedroom sitting/dressing room area. For a cup of tea in the AM, without needing to trapse to the kitchen for cream, milk, butter or OJ, and before wanting to face the world awaiting you, outside your BR doors! And put a 2.5-5 gallon hot water heater under the kitchen sink! I love the quick response for hot water and NOT waiting for it to come from the garage, 35 feet away! GRRR! Life is short! I'm not waiting for hot water to find me! Several times a day! Heck No!!!

I HATE my counter depth fridge!!! We had a regular depth fridge that died, and my husband suggested the counter depth one as a replacement. It’s beautiful, but I can’t fit stuff in it very easily. I’m always rejiggering stuff to try to fit things in…it’s too much mental fatigue for a stupid fridge. Now we rely on having Another fridge in the garage for the overflow. I say Don’t Do It! Forget the aesthetics

Yep, I'm not to best cook either

Not now, but you might in the future years and then you’ll be prepared.

There are many companies that will retrofit your lower cabinets with pull out trays to make them fully accessible. Choose heavy duty glides if you have heavy items to store.

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And get really greasy and dirty fast

you should try Nick Lewis then as well. Won't get bored.

I agree. We have a Cuckoo rice cooker, air fryer, Breville food processor, Vitamix, Instant pot, Nespresso, and a juicer. Most of those wouldn't fit in a drawer and some are very heavy. We designed one cabinet for appliances but ended up having to use the bottom drawer shelf in our pantry for spill over appliances. I know you can add those after market drawers to cabinets to make it easier (we had some before the renovation), but we haven't felt the need yet. I also don't think a sticking out fridge is the worst thing. I'd prefer to build out the cabinets to make it more integrated, but if that isn't possible, I'd still pick a standard size fridge over a counter depth any day. I don't find counter depth to be functional enough.

You can also have an 'appliance lift' installed. The stand mixer stays on the lift when stored but is brought to counter height with no lifting! Super nice and convenient for really heavy appliances you don't want on the counter 24/7.

@@Gunsnwhiskey perhsps you just have way too many appliances! Of course you could buy a larger house for them. Or add on to enlarge the kitchen you have already. But buying every item that comes along is not without its own set of problems, obviously. A food processor is mostly just a replacement for good knife skills, for example. Or for mixing dough that can easily be made by hand. Are all of those things, all of that stuff, REALLY needed. Often not! And some are duplicates of what is already in the kitchen. So EDIT, EDIT, EDIT! LIGHTEN THE LOAD, AND THE STRESS IN YOUR LIFE!

To be honest - I have never heard of someone pulling out his fridge to vaccum the dust off the back. As already said by a fellow commentator all appliances tend to be fully integrated in germany, means dishwasher, stove and fridge have own cabinet casings where the devices are screwed in with dishwasher and fridge hidden behind cabinet doors. Same appears to washing machines when placed in the kitchen. Means - noone disconnects the parts and vaccums the back,.

@@milchmadchen1303 Yes a refrigerator that is not built in (like most in USA) are recommended to have the back vacuumed from dust (especially if you have pets) or the refrigerator will not last as long. I had a rental with long term tenants and forgot to mention vacuuming behind the refrigerator and my Expensive Kitchenaid refrigerator died an early death of 11 yrs. It was crazy dusty back there. New tenants pulled it out and cleaned back there but the repair man said the condenser was shot. Had to buy a new refrigerator. If the refrigerator is not built in it is easier to repair though. Those fabulous sub zero refrigerators are a fortune to repair. I should have been going over to move and clean the back every 2 yrs but just forgot about it honestly.

@@dianeosgood6594 Can´t agree to that. German build-ins are easy to repair or better said - taken out. I have done it myself, a frew screws and you can pull it out. No rocket science at all.

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In my place, it would be me.

Changing them all to LED would save a lot. You could have all that light in LED for about the same or less that you would pay for the outdated incandescent or fluorescent lighting. As we age, we need all the light we can get in the kitchen for safety.

Dimmers for every circuit- dimmed lights use way less electricity.

Ikr. Most people with older homes have mostly exposed refrigerators.

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That’s good for you but she did say one option was to live with it. It bothered me and I moved my fridge to a part where is was recessed and out of the way.

No point in your comment no one understands what you’re talking about sorry

We live in a 1904 Victorian and I completely understand the door choice. There are so many odd doors into odd areas that you really have to try to figure out how the space can be used. Our kitchen has been only moderately updated and remodeled and it’s a disaster to me but perfectly fine to my husband. I’m personally just over the constant unending need to repair update and renovate a huge house only two people live in.

The triangle does t work well for me. Our kitchen is way too large and without a good flow. So to get from the sink to the stove to the refrigerator is a trip around a room. With the enormous island blocking the center between the too large refrigerator and it’s water cooler and bottles from the sink, if two of us are working together it’s basically a dance to stay out of each other’s ways. The wall the fridge is on has no cabinetry and no plumbing. If I could redesign or remodel I’d move the dishwasher and place the fridge in the same wall the sink is on. But convincing my husband to do ,ore than paint over so,thing is never going to happen.

I put vertical dividers and store tons of baking pans, platters etc. works great

I have the same setup…42” upper cabinets with 30” gap up to the 10’ ceiling. I also have a counter depth fridge at the end of the counter run and exposed on one side with no cabinetry like in the video. All of that can be fixed very reasonably from the quotes I’ve been getting…storage +crown moulding for the top of the cabinets and cabinet surround for the fridge. All of that to say it might be cheaper than you think.

No, no, no. Decor up there looks so cheesy, low class and dated. Horrible to clean also, as they gather greasy dust. I know. I’ve had them. Put your dream to rest. It’s more of a nightmare.

The wife disagrees with Merry. Small kitchen so Mother's Hall (?) crockery, ancient cookie jar, old violet watering tin, Grandad's lunch pail (shaped like a tall jar), etc brighten up her life every time she faces the kitchen. They can be taken down and washed; she agrees on no baskets. Things have to be washable.

@@richardw3470 That sounds so nice!

@@richardw3470 We all gotta display what brings us joy. A watering can for your wife, a pic of my Dad kneeling on the tarmac in front of his B29 bomber for me 😀

Yeah It is very helpful she shared her mistake. This will save a lot for viewer like me.

That’s how I feel about free standing ranges that are the norm now. Why oh why did they get away from wall ovens and countertop cooktops?

Price.

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