I love how you did this. Can I ask how you manage ventilation for the fridge?

Holy smoke… every tutorial video should be just like this! I was researching for readability and how-to before updating our kitchen and dang… this was perfect!!

Well, as a professional kitchen designer, I was very skeptical at first… a really good job. I’m very impressed.

Very slick install. These folks obviously did their homework to come up with the very elegant, tasteful solution (and paint color) depicted here. (And their dishwasher treatment is likewise awesome). Fine trim carpentry with nothing wonky going on to spoil the overall effect. I thought I was doing my homework, but I was still scratching my head and coming up empty until I stumbled upon this vid, so much appreciation goes out to them. You may have noticed that to get this type of install in the U.S, you'd also need to shell out millions of dollars for a mansion, or many thousands of dollars for the type of pre-configured integrated unit from brands typically not advertised to the masses. (Upwards of $15k in some cases.) But these KZfaqrs came up with something just as worthy of attention for way less money, which was the slickest thing of all about this. The link for the "sliders" (as I'll call them) was out of stock, and unbelievably, these gizmos aren't marketed in the U.S. by anyone. I went to the UK version of Amazon, where I found a pair for $18 delivered. (About 6 weeks delivery time.) You can have them delivered for about $2 if you're willing to wait about an additional month. (Total cost in that case about $10.) The Amazon UK site has oodles of them for sale branded differently, but they all appear to be exactly alike, which would imply that they all originate from the company depicted here. Probably are all cranked out off the same assembly line. I learned (from watching YT videos) that this type of install is very common in the UK, regardless of the cost of the appliance, thus the proliferation of those sliding brackets on the UK Amazon site as well as only being able to get them from the UK via eBay. Why this is the case is beyond me, as the practice naturally begs to be common in the U.S. as well. But if you have a small kitchen - such as I do - a totally integrated install such as this is the way to go, if you can otherwise manipulate the space. That huge blob of stainless steel doesn't shout so much tucked away to the side in a large kitchen, but it _hollers_ in a small kitchen, as if to say, "look at me - I've overtaken your space with my large, shiny presence." And covering them up prevents your having to coordinate all the finishes of your appliances.

It is really crazy how much more expensive the refrigerators set up for panels are than regular appliances. No way is the cost justified. Nice job!

I’ve been wracking my brain trying to calculate the offset for hinges. This puts it a slider! SMH, what a simple solution. I don’t love the gaps behind the panels, but saving about $6000 in my case I sure don’t mind that much!

I had to pause and say this.. U are EXCELLENT with your commentary and on point with everything he was doing in the video for people like me. I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for sharing!! Y’all just saved me a fortune 😃

Great information and inspiring. I had no idea these sliders existed. Wow! High-end look for us budget-minded people. Beautiful kitchen❤ You earned another subscriber🙂

Fabulous example of DIY refrigerator panels! I would definitely do this for a client that did not have the budget or didn't want to invest in a high end panel ready refrigerator.

Nicely done, designed, explained, shot, and edited. Brief and to the point!! I love how "get on with it" your process is (of course, after all the thoughtful work was done). I can stand around braining something forever, and your lean approach is inspiring, so thank you.

Wow. This is the prettiest paneled fridge I've seen. Amazing job.

This is beautiful! You did a lovely job! It surely beat paying 10,000 for a refrigerator. Oh how I wish someone could do mine!

This is dope. The only example I could find using regular fridge. Thank you

Never knew this can be done. Thanks for the vid!

I cant say thank you enough! Best Hack EVER! Iv’e been looking for a solution with no luck and was thinking I needed to remove the door skins! Xx

2 years later. Thank you ❤

Fabulous concept and execution. Doable, inexpensive, and luxurious looking. thank you

This is genius and now I have so many ideas for our upcoming remodel!

This is a God send! 🙌🏾 Thank you for sharing

Thank you for making and sharing this video, were i come from, having the appliances on display is not of our preference, so I ask my husband if we could put door panels and hide them and he was skeptical, this video and your other video for the dishwasher help me win the battle we had over this 😂 😜❤ Thanks!!

This is so so so helpful, thank you!

I love the new look, awesome job. God bless🙏

Thanks for this video. We’re going to try to have our contractor do this. Well done! New subscriber here!

You guys are the best from the best!!! So glad I found you!🙌😘😘

This is fantastic, been wanting to do this didn't know how, thank you.

Beautiful job! Nicely done. I want this.👏👏👏

Omg!!! I'm so in love with this!! 🥰😍💕

This is so creative and the results turned out to good! Thanks for sharing!

This video alone was worth a sub. Keep it up

You guys did an amazing job, thank you for the video !

Awesome job n explanation once I redo the kitchen following these steps wife will deftly love this

Awesome thank you

Thank you! I told my hubby i want to do this hes like can't be done. I beg to differ Sir! Im gonna do same for my stove front!

Fantastic thanks!

Thank you for teaching me , now part 2 how to convince my partner to get panels done 😅 on our fridge

Great job, if it were me, I’d skip the hinges and just let the door handles be the sole mode of attachment so I don’t have to drill into the refrigerator

Love love love love love this video thank you so much.

What a great video 👍

This looks like a great idea. I'd like to know about the opening of the doors. Can you get a full opening of the doors, like to take out the shelves for cleaning, etc? It almost seems like they would just open to the straight out position and not beyond, so I'm curious. Thanks!

Love it ! Just wondering how you get the crisper drawers out for cleaning

My husband was impressed with your solution, but he expressed the concern that screwing cabinet doors onto the refrigerator would void the manufacturer's warranty. Do you know whether your work voided the warranty on your refrigerator?

Just when I thought I was finished with my kitchen cabinets you pulled me back in lol

Are you able to take out the fridge drawers to clean them without taking off the sliders? Seems like the door might not be able to fully open and is it somewhat restricted from fully opening with the slides.

Love this!!

That was really cool!

Nice job!

Thank u so much for this video

Can you open your fridge doors beyound the 45 degree handles, so you can pull out the inside drawers?

Can you share the depth of your fridge and the depth of the cabinet you installed it in? I keep finding fridges that are deeper than standard depth counters, even though they’re “counter depth”. Wonderful explanation!

Wish i cud send u a photo of the home im in Contingency with just to ask if u thnk that kitchen set up wud work with this diy... im obsessed great job... 👍🏾

Any thoughts on incorporating an ice maker on the door

Everything looks good except for the screw holes on the actual appliances. Not sure if I would want to do that with expensive appliances.

Love it!!!

very cool

Omg thank you so much!!!

Thanks so much for this video! How are the brackets and paneling holding up after two years?

Nice, thnx

wow thank you!!

Amazing work! Love it! Can you open the refrigerator beyond 90 degrees? It won't necessarily matter for my project, but I'm still curious.

Can you send me step by step directions and all material and where you bought materials. Thanks Linda

Do you have any thoughts about how to adapt this to a frig door that has the water/ice dispenser in the front of the door?? I imagine a cut out but how to make it pretty? You're so clever! 🎉

You made it look easy lol

Great vid! What am I missing.. Why 8 sliding brackets? I'm counting 4...

Just a question for someone with this setup... What if the refrigerator is broken and needs to be fixed from behind? Do you guys have to take out the entire wooden setup like unscrew and all?

Wow I love how this looks!!! Well done Thank you for sharing Can you share how you made the panel?

It's amazing! So grateful for this! I was wondering if you could please share the size of the panels? I'm a little confused on if they should be measured to the box or if they are the same size as the doors? Thank you!

This is so great! We are going to do this for sure. How much larger did you make the interior cabinet space than the refrigerator dimensions? Thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing ... I have the fridigidare all fridge all freezer do ubthink it would work for this ... or the fridge doors would be too heavy ?

What was the total project cost? And time involved?

What if you have a water/ice dispenser in the door? Can you share how to trim out the dispenser?

hi, i really love how you guys did this. I plan to do a panel ready for my refrigerator. I wanted to ask you if there is anything specific we need consider for the refrigerator selection. Does it need to be counter depth or integrated etc? appreciate any feedback

Hi! How is this project holding up? I think this is genius but my contractor is weary of rust and breakage. Would love and feedback you have now a few months later. Thank you!

i mean it looks great but refrigerators need air circulation, not sure it's a good idea to put it in a box. How is it holding up?

Hey, Nice Video. One doubt though. When you install cabinets so close on all sides of the fridge, don't there need to be some kind of passage for the hot air that comes from the back of fridge to move out? Sorry asking, I wanted to know bcz I'm planning do just this. But am concerned.

Simply Amazing ! Where and how did you get the panel ?

Pekerjaan bagus sekali 👍. Di manakah saya bisa membeli engsel geser yang berwarna putih itu?

Can we drill a hole in any refrigerator door?

How did you know it was ok to drill into the doors? I want to do this, but am concerned I will hit lines inside the door.

I love your vidéo! You show how to add the doors, but about the built in in which the fridge is? Is there another video explaining how you did it or did you buy it?

Thanks for this! Is it safe to drill into the sides of the doors to mount the brackets? Just want to make sure that there isn't a seal that we'd be breaking in that area!

I am looking at doing this in a new build. How have the plastic brackets held up since you installed it.

Look at that

Thanks for sharing this, could you please provide me with a link to purchase the needed tools online ?

@themerrythought You might want to pin that response about the refrigerator venting at the top, so many people asking without reading comments. Especially since some folks may not realize the level of forethought they need to plan if they want to do this. BTW...well done and love the simple overview explanation.

How did you come up with the rough opening measurements to accommodate for this hardware? For the fridge door and cabinet door to move smoothly without stressing the plastic glides, wouldn't the cabinet frame have to be fairly precise relative to the fridge door? Nice work by the way!

Would this project still work with hidden hinges?

I know it's been two years but how or who made the frig panels? Thanks!

Going to try this! Is the link that takes you to eBay the full paxanpax kit with the sliders and the brackets to put them into? I can’t find these anywhere

Beautiful result! Would it be possible to do with concealed inset hinges?

Did you make the panels yourself or buy them ? What is difference between panel ready refrigerators, than ones you have to DIY, other than the price? What makes them "ready"?

What about ventilation?

is it not risky to drill holes into the fridge?

Nice job!! Can you please share the dimensions of the door panels and of the drawer panel you used for this project please? We have a similar refrigerator and I want to make sure we order the right dimensions. Thanks

How much space to the sides do you have between the cabinet walls and the fridge?

How does ur fridge ventilate? I was told the back of fridge shouldnt be obstructed because it can overheat? Or is that wrong?

Will your fridge cool properly now that you have no side and top ventilation

Is there any reason you did exposed hinges instead of standard cabinet style hinges?

Is it ok not having any ventilation behind the refrigerator?

Cost please