Hi Helen, The fridge position is ideal so I suggest you move the radiator to the other side of the door and turn the door so its opens back against the fridge. This will increase the feeling of space in the whole dining area. You won't regret the length of your breakfast bar so I wouldn't worry about the gap sizes, 1200 is an ideal but 1000 is more than sufficient. Could you turn the door into the utility so that it opens inwards and not into the kitchen area? It would eliminate having to manoeuvre round the door when open and reduce congestion in the kitchen especially with traffic flow past the end of the breakfast bar. Alternatively you could consider a pocket door which slides into the wall if there is enough space. Good luck!

I am remodeling my kitchen and I order a 29 1/4" deep refrigerator, what size (deep of panel should I get to be able to put my fridge inside the panels

Hi, we're redesigning the kitchen and have integrated fridge and fridge/freezer in the plan at the moment. We visited IKEA Saturday and upon looking at them, the doors only opened just past 90 degrees, this made the pull out drawers difficult to open. When we checked the fridge needs a 95 degree hinge which seems to explain it. The door also pinches against the frame to stop it opening further. Is this normal with an integrated fridge? If so is it annoying? Thanks

Thanks for the reply. You have a good point about saving for the renovation. My original idea was just to put our fridge where the current one is and take out the big surround and get a (cheap) island with seating (I have counter stools from my current island) and push it against the wall (but parallel to the range cooker) That's probably a cheaper option. The kitchen is only 3.3 x 2.75 wide so not big enough for an island in the middle. My mind is in overdrive redecorating this house!!