Make it an elegant featureYou can trust the Scandinavians to go super cool (pardon the pun) with their take on a black fridge-freezer. This pared-back, pale kitchen features classic Scandi black accents, but for a little unexpected bling there are brassy touches all over the room, from the gold-tipped chair legs to the trim on the oven. Although there are black details elsewhere, as such a large piece of furniture, the fridge-freezer (encased in a freestanding cabinet) could feel a little out on a limb. Instead, those gleaming golden door-pulls immediately tie it to the white side of the kitchen, which has the same style and colour of handles. The quilted diamond-stitch effect really ups the glamour. Check out Superfront, which supplies fronts for Ikea units. Alternatively, a similar effect could be created relatively inexpensively if you have the right tools (or the right professional) to hand, by scoring sheets of plywood or MDF and then spray-painting for the sleekest of finishes. As said, however, American-style ‘side-by-side’ fridge-freezers like this are hard to find affordably as integrated models – so the idea may be more achievable on a smaller model.
Make it an elegant featureYou can trust the Scandinavians to go super cool (pardon the pun) with their take on a black fridge-freezer. This pared-back, pale kitchen features classic Scandi black accents, but for a little unexpected bling there are brassy touches all over the room, from the gold-tipped chair legs to the trim on the oven. Although there are black details elsewhere, as such a large piece of furniture, the fridge-freezer (encased in a freestanding cabinet) could feel a little out on a limb. Instead, those gleaming golden door-pulls immediately tie it to the white side of the kitchen, which has the same style and colour of handles. The quilted diamond-stitch effect really ups the glamour. Check out Superfront, which supplies fronts for Ikea units. Alternatively, a similar effect could be created relatively inexpensively if you have the right tools (or the right professional) to hand, by scoring sheets of plywood or MDF and then spray-painting for the sleekest of finishes. As said, however, American-style ‘side-by-side’ fridge-freezers like this are hard to find affordably as integrated models – so the idea may be more achievable on a smaller model.
Q