Common Refrigerator Styles
Also known as top freezer refrigerators, the freezer is (as you would expect) on top, while the fridge component is on the bottom of the unit.
Also known as top freezer refrigerators, the freezer is (as you would expect) on top, while the fridge component is on the bottom of the unit.
This traditional style is considered reliable and energy-efficient, but it does not offer much freezer space.
This traditional style is considered reliable and energy-efficient, but it does not offer much freezer space.
There are fewer organization options as these units offer smaller capacity than other styles, and generally do not come with a water dispenser if that is something you prefer.
There are fewer organization options as these units offer smaller capacity than other styles, and generally do not come with a water dispenser if that is something you prefer.
With comparable energy efficiency to top mount units, bottom freezers generally have more storage options.
With comparable energy efficiency to top mount units, bottom freezers generally have more storage options.
While bottom freezer fridges are more costly than top freezer units, they are known to have better storage, accessibility, and organization capabilities, plus they generally come with water dispensers.
While bottom freezer fridges are more costly than top freezer units, they are known to have better storage, accessibility, and organization capabilities, plus they generally come with water dispensers.
One thing to keep in mind is that food can become hidden at the bottom of the freezer, making it difficult to access and find everything.
One thing to keep in mind is that food can become hidden at the bottom of the freezer, making it difficult to access and find everything.
With a vertical freezer on one side and a vertical refrigerator on the other side, the doors swing open from the middle like French door fridges but have no compartments on the top or bottom.
With a vertical freezer on one side and a vertical refrigerator on the other side, the doors swing open from the middle like French door fridges but have no compartments on the top or bottom.
The way the doors are designed also leaves more room for use, making it a good choice for smaller spaces.
The way the doors are designed also leaves more room for use, making it a good choice for smaller spaces.
These units come with the option to add water and ice dispensers on the outside of the door, a feature many can agree make it a unit of choice.
These units come with the option to add water and ice dispensers on the outside of the door, a feature many can agree make it a unit of choice.
Depending on your uses, the slim element of side-by-side units could be a problem if you generally store larger items or containers.
Depending on your uses, the slim element of side-by-side units could be a problem if you generally store larger items or containers.
This style is preferable to homeowners looking for a uniform kitchen profile that doesn’t extend into the kitchen space while using the fridge.
This style is preferable to homeowners looking for a uniform kitchen profile that doesn’t extend into the kitchen space while using the fridge.
Plus, they make for more convenient access to items and easier cleaning when it’s time to wipe everything down.
Plus, they make for more convenient access to items and easier cleaning when it’s time to wipe everything down.
While they cost more than other styles, counter-depth units are sleek and large with wider storage capabilities.
While they cost more than other styles, counter-depth units are sleek and large with wider storage capabilities.
Since they are wider than other fridges, the organization opportunities are much better, and you can get creative with how you fill the unit up.
Since they are wider than other fridges, the organization opportunities are much better, and you can get creative with how you fill the unit up.
However, this larger size also requires more storage space in the room, and the built-in aspect can make repairs more costly.
This style features two doors that open outward to the refrigerator section and a sliding pull-out freezer at the bottom.
This style features two doors that open outward to the refrigerator section and a sliding pull-out freezer at the bottom.
It’s a modern design that often comes with water and/or ice dispensers, making it a popular choice for many homeowners.
It’s a modern design that often comes with water and/or ice dispensers, making it a popular choice for many homeowners.
The wide shelves of this style allow storage for odd sizes of food and access to fridge items at eye level.
The wide shelves of this style allow storage for odd sizes of food and access to fridge items at eye level.
But the freezer requires bending or squatting to access, and it doesn’t take much to lose items far in the back, making this the drawback of the unit.
But the freezer requires bending or squatting to access, and it doesn’t take much to lose items far in the back, making this the drawback of the unit.
You’ll likely have to stack items and search around for them within the smaller space available.
You’ll likely have to stack items and search around for them within the smaller space available.