How To Build Fridge Cabinet

Choose a finish or a trim kit for the refrigerator that matches the cabinetry to help it blend in.

How to build fridge cabinet. I tried to take my current ones down and they wouldn t budge. If your kitchen plan will allow it this is probably the easiest and most cost effective way to get the look because you can make the opening the exact width and depth you require. You need to make sure that you are using your level while you are building so that your cabinet is even with the wall and floor. That s where an also less than schmancy 19 cabinet from the habitat for humanity restore mentioned yesterday came in handy it s 12 tall and 36 wide the exact width of our fridge.

I added sides directly to the supports and then starting building the box with the top and bottom. Meaning i coudn t get the cabinets above the fridge down without hurting the ones next to it so i had to scratch that idea. You ll probably have to shim the top as well. The boards left over from building the main cabinets can be used to create smaller shelves above your fridge for extra space.

Surround the refrigerator with cabinets and or matching panels to cover the top and sides. I never would have guessed that i would get excited over building a custom refrigerator cabinet. Building cabinetry around the refrigerator requires no demolition making it a relatively easy and inexpensive option. Next up was building a new cabinet.

Once your refrigerator is in place you can start building the cabinet around it. And at the moment our floating fridge was looking pretty much the exact opposite. The cabinets were built off of each neighboring cabinet. We learned with our first kitchen that building in your fridge is a huge help in making a kitchen look fancy schmancy.

Top it off with a paint finish to match your kitchen s décor and lighting needs. M a t e r i a l s u s e d. Another way to build in your freestanding refrigerator is to actually build it into the wall rather than cabinets. Then use the top of the refrigerator to make sure that the cabinet is level.

This made it look like the box was built with the cabinets. How to build a custom diy refrigerator cabinet with 2 thrifted cabinet doors. Diy kitchen cabinets with a refrigerator enclosure. Let me know what you think in the coments below thank you for watching.