Les Jones: Franken Fridge, the Fridge of the Future (attn: Steve K.)

January 03, 2006

Photos > Franken Fridge, the Fridge of the Future (attn: Steve K.)

So my house has an attached apartment. When I bought the place from Steve K. the apartment had an impressively old Coldspot refrigerator. About five years ago I sanded it down and painted it appliance white. Last year my mom moved into the apartment and we remodeled. We replaced all of the appliances and gave the fridge to Tony and Allison, who wanted to fix it up and use it as a beererator for the garage.

Here's the result. Tony and Allison did a great job. Besides sanding, painting, and refinishing, they replaced the door seals and the door insulation, which had collapsed over the decades.

Check out Antiqueappliances.com in Clayton, Georgia, and their refrigerator page for cool old restored and re-imagined appliances for sale.

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Comments

The picture with the miller lights was the first one I clicked on.

Posted by: Chris Wage at January 02, 2006

The fridge is pretty cool too, though.

Posted by: Chris Wage at January 02, 2006

[googly-eyes smiley]

Of all the cool things about that fridge, I think the thermometer is maybe the coolest. I love how it z flares out at the hot end to say "your fridge is now at a super-critical dangerous dangerous temperature!"

I'm looking forward to getting some free beer out of
this.

Posted by: at January 03, 2006

Hm. My name wasn't attached to the last post.
-Steve K.

Posted by: Steve K. at January 03, 2006

Steve,
This was done to enhance the experience of watching "Trailer Park Boys" on the wall of my Garage.

-Tony M.

Posted by: Tony M. at January 03, 2006

Who wouldn't like an old-fashioned fridge filled with beer?

Posted by: Les Jones at January 03, 2006