{"id":4504,"date":"2010-09-20T07:09:22","date_gmt":"2010-09-20T12:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=4504"},"modified":"2010-09-20T07:11:46","modified_gmt":"2010-09-20T12:11:46","slug":"talk-fridgey-to-me-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2010\/09\/20\/talk-fridgey-to-me-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk fridgey to me, baby!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/span>n the ongoing evolution of the Great Moving Project of 2010, we have moved beyond the rush of finding, the excitement of buying, the panic of preparing and the pain of selling. While we endure the seemingly endless wait until the waiver of conditions, anticipated for late this week or early next, we now turn our attention to the thrill of acquiring new stuff to cram into the new house!<\/p>\n

The new house comes equipped with a stove that seems fairly similar to our current one and a dishwasher. I was going to bring our well-loved high-efficiency washer and dryer with us, and buy a new fridge, but the people who are buying our place are coming from a rental and wanted all five appliances. Long story short, we now find ourselves in the market for a washer, a dryer and a fridge.<\/p>\n

The washer and dryer are a no-brainer for me. I’m quite happy to simply reacquire the latest version of the LG front-loading washer<\/a> and dryer <\/a>I currently have. In fact, at one of the local appliance shops right now they have a sale on that makes them about $200 cheaper than what I paid for a set with a few less features back in 2008. <\/p>\n

The fridge thing is another issue. Actually, it’s several issues. First, the spot for the fridge in the new house is on the small side, and the height clearance is only 66 inches. We took a good look at the cupboards over the fridge, though, and decided it would make more sense in the long run to simply have someone remove those cupboards for us so we can get a decent-sized fridge. With three teenage boys on the horizon, we’re gonna need maximum fridge capacity! I’m not sure what our current fridge is, but I think it’s either 17 or 19 cubic feet.<\/p>\n

Who knew there were so many fridge features to consider! Freezer top-mount or bottom-mount or along the side; pull-out shelves in the fridge on some of the higher-end models; french versus full doors… there’s a lot of options! I already know I don’t want stainless steel and I don’t want a water dispenser, so that narrows things down a little bit.<\/p>\n

I’ve already decided I want a bottom-mount freezer, and I am toying with the idea of that “french door” style, like this one<\/a>. I was all ready to go with an LG, but I was peeking at a couple of the GE Profile models in the showroom, and they seemed to have a bit more solid feel to them, and an extra pull-out basket in the freezer that I liked.<\/p>\n

So here’s where we play “ask the bloggy peeps” again. What do you love and hate about your current fridge? What features do you covet, or find useless? I’m especially curious to know if any of you have the “french door” model and find that the doors don’t close well — maybe because they’re lighter than a traditional fridge door, but they don’t seem to seal themselves as well and I’m worried the boys won’t remember to push them closed all the way. And pull-out shelves in the fridge compartment — worth getting? <\/p>\n

I’m also wondering if it’s worth the effort to pull out the small bit of wall that marks the edge of the fridge’s space in the kitchen to give us the extra inch we’ll need to move from a 19 cubic foot to a 22 cubic foot fridge. It may mean the side of the fridge impedes into the doorway into the kitchen by half an inch or so, but may well be worth it for the extra space. Thoughts?<\/p>\n

Brands, features, loves, hates or cautionary tales? C’mon bloggy peeps, talk fridgey to me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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