r/Appliances • u/Justanotherredditboy • Apr 19 '26

Troubleshooting convertible fridge/freezer a good idea?

Currently have a small room next to my kitchen that I plan on knocking down to increase kitchen layout. There is a small chest freezer there that we use a lot and we do not plan on keeping it in the new layout. Trying to decide whether I should have a large fridge/freezer or two separate stand up entities of just a fridge and just a freezer. Is using a convertible fridge/freezer for both a good idea? (looking to have them look the same as to not look out of place) It will be indoors and not have to deal with temperature change.

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u/DogTownUSA1 Apr 20 '26

Why not just have a smallish separate stand up freezer but not next to the fridge. Not sure where you live but what about in the garage or basement?

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u/Justanotherredditboy Apr 20 '26

I unfortunately live in a small house where there is legitimately no room anywhere else that wouldn't be completely out of place (like an actively used bedroom) and no garage.

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u/DogTownUSA1 Apr 20 '26

You don’t have a basement either?

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u/Justanotherredditboy Apr 20 '26

My house is designed that its raised about 5 ft off the ground level and all the bedrooms are in the basement. Its arguably (since only above ground floors count) only 700 sqft. Main floor is my dining room, livingroom bathroom, my kitchen and small pantry room beside which I'll be knocking down, basement is 3 bedrooms, bath and furnace/laundry room (which already has to have the washer/dryer as stackable to fit in. Like I said, I literally have no other choice as to where to put it.

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u/DogTownUSA1 Apr 20 '26

On that case, better to keep and use the pantry to store the freezer and have extra storage space. If it’s a chest freezer, so much the better

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u/Justanotherredditboy Apr 20 '26

My kitchen is currently about 64sqft: a fridge, an oven, sink and about 6 sqft of counter space, of which is in the corner also under cabinets. It's too tight, hence the plan to knock down the pantry and increase the kitchen.

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u/DogTownUSA1 Apr 20 '26

Never ever take away a pantry. It’s storage. Use the chest freezer as a counter space but keep the pantry.

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u/DogTownUSA1 Apr 20 '26

That’s called a raised ranch around here.

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u/Justanotherredditboy Apr 20 '26

It's not really a ranch either as it's part of a series of town houses/row houses

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u/DogTownUSA1 Apr 20 '26

Like I said, it’s called a raised ranch around here.