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You are here: Home / Kitchens / Kitchen & Cabinet Features / Refrigeration in Disguise

Refrigeration in Disguise

June 15, 2011 by Jane F 6 Comments

paneled refrigeration - SubZero refrigerator and freezer paneled by Mick DeGiulio to look like an armoire - Decorati via AtticmagRefrigeration disguised by panels makes an ordinary kitchen appliance look like an armoire or a pantry.

Over the past few years, the look of refrigeration has changed. Integrated refrigerators and freezers have progressed from those which take panels to custom, full-blown furniture statements, especially in high end kitchens. The paneled refrigeration trend  has been spurred on by open-floor-plan houses where the kitchen is not completely separate and needs to coordinate with the style of adjacent rooms. When the house or furniture has a specific, or unusual style — Asian fusion for example — paneling can be a logical choice.

Chicago’s Mick DeGiulio, who specializes in imaginative, ultra-luxe kitchens, tucked this incredible butternut Asian beauty [top] into a niche. Deftly spotlighted, it features a hand-hammered iron medallion and handles. Each of the four freezer drawers in the showstopping unit is concealed by a quartet of faux curio-cabinet drawer panels, making it one thriller of a chiller.

paneled refrigeration - Tansu style paneled refrigerator/freezer by Troy Adams via AtticmagAnother clever and beautiful integrated refrigeration unit was designed by Troy Adams, in L.A. His work fuses Asian with contemporary European ideas. Adams disguised a refrigerator-freezer unit in the style of Tansu – antique Japanese furniture prized for its fine carpentry and joinery, beautiful woods and metal features. Tansu pieces were often used in kitchens. What make Adams’ refrigeration unit different is the installation style. Having it partially protrude from a plain wall, as if it was an actual piece of furniture, helps it make a visual leap from appliance to kitchen furniture and pushes the integrated concept forward.

Some time ago, Jane T, who knows of my passion for appliances, sent me photos of  two elaborate Sub Zeros with European-style faux-painted doors.

paneled refrigeration - SubZero paneled with elaborate grotesque decorative painting - via AtticmagThe first is paint-decorated with classical grotesque motifs and panels are likely vintage cut to adapt to the refrigerator and freezer. This is a great example of a super custom cabinet finishing job.

paneled refrigeration - antiqued blue provincial style Sub Zero paneled refrigerator freezer - via AtticmagThe other is French provincial style paneled duo in a charming blue color. I call this refrigeration with food for thought.

Don’t miss Between Fridge Storage for more ideas.

(Source: Decorati, Troy Adams Design, internet)

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Comments

  1. Francie Thornton says

    June 15, 2011 at 7:54 am

    Gorgeous! I’d love to find a cottage style .

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  2. Simply Grand says

    June 15, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    Looking closer, I now realize the first image is Asian-inspired but at first, I read it as a massive Bierdermeier wardrobe or secretary. Maybe it’s time to redo my own kitchen.
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  3. laxsupermom says

    June 16, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    I bookmarked that di Giulio kitchen when it first came out in the mags. Love it! I don’t mind seeing a frig in a kitchen, but if I spent the $$$ to have an integrated frig, I’d want ones like those. So much better than just cabinet panels.

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