Garment Street Condos | 25 & 6 fl | U/C

[danbrotherston]

I have seen the small fridges you are referencing in Toronto condos... for my purposes with my family
Entirely impractical haha. It fits well especially in Toronto Lifestyles and condo Lifestyles in general  with people eating out more Etc

I know nothing about your family, Momo26, so I can't comment specifically. But most people living in a 1BR unit would be either single or a childless couple, and likely could use a more compact fridge (24" rather than 30") and stove (30" instead of 36"), providing 30cm more counter space, cupboard space and drawer space. 

Better yet, skip the giant freestanding stove, install a 24" cooktop instead, and use a convection/microwave to free up space. You could always offer the full-size appliances as an "upgrade" for people that prefer large appliances over the extra kitchen space.

This is a good idea, although it would be ironic (and profitable) to offer an upgrade on items that almost certainly are cheaper.

Fridges are an interesting thing, when I had my house I had a very large 30 inch, extra depth, extra height, french door fridge.  It was awesome, it fit so much food...and I threw so much of it out.  When we were planning on moving, I cleaned the fridge all the way to the back and found stuff (like sauces/cans of pop) we moved in with.

Our current fridge is a traditional model, much smaller, and although occasionally I'm pressed for space, most of the time it's fairly empty, and I throw away far less. I could do with smaller.

As for stoves, I'm not entirely sold, we use our toaster oven most of the time, but there are plenty of things we cook that probably wouldn't fit in it, or even in a larger oversized model.  I'm not sure how big they come these days, certainly no turkey is fitting in there, but even the giant toaster oven my parents have doesn't fit a pizza.

Still, our lifestyle involves a lot of home cooking, so we're probably not exactly typical there--I can see it being a great option for many.  For that matter, some individuals may prefer a cooktop and a wall oven.