
Some of you may remember that this side of the kitchen, when we moved in, had this claustrophobic arrangement of pantry-stove-refrigerator. I had the building manager remove the refrigerator and I replaced it with a small one, and topped it with our microwave.

I wanted to add a wood counter on top of the fridge for the following reasons: fewer food bits on the floor between the two appliances, expanded work surface and the kitchen could use the warmth of a natural element. Plus, I had an idea to do it inexpensively.


I live in an apartment, so my wood shop is my dining area.

I cut the board to 28″ in length. Then I used the leftover piece to create a base, as the fridge door hinge projects up a bit from the top of the fridge and I didn’t want the microwave to wobble or the counter to slope.


Then, as the glue was drying, I vacuumed up all the sawdust I had left in the dining area and went off to the gym and the library.

When I came home from errands, I finished the wood with a coat of olive oil. After the first coat soaks in, I may need to add more.
And yes, I did get a new water kettle.
It looks fabulous! I totally get why you downsized on the fridge.
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Fawn, That’s brilliant! And the smaller fridge uses less energy – win/win.
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It looks great! Where did the panty go, though?
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Pantry is still on the left…though through the magic of photography not visible.
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Looks nice! We also have a small fridge. And after 3 years without freezer we bought one. We did fine without but we have had a hot summer last year and I was missing ice cubes and the possibility to make us homemade ice cream. I find that most store-bought ice-cream don’t taste very good and have a lot of strange ingredients. The good ones are extremely expensive. For that reason I am happy that we have a freezer but other than that I found my life simpler without one. I wish there would be a strong but very small freezer just for ice cubes and ice cream!
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We don’t use a freezer much, which forces us to go out for ice cream.
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Looks great! Yes, I agree, perfection is the enemy of good enough!
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Simple natural yet elegant. You can’t beat the aesthetic appeal of wood and white. Perfect!
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I like white and wood also!
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