NOW CLOSED Tell Servis how you would design your own fridge and you could win a £100 voucher

[KatieBMumsnet]

We've been asked by the team at Servis to gather your ideas for what would make your perfect family fridge - share your top needs/ desires below and you'll be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £100 JL voucher.

So, what's the perfect design? What colour should it be? How many shelves? What special storage does it need? What else should it do? Is bigger always better? What about environmental factors?

Servis say: "We would love you to tell us how you would design your fridge, from a great piece or art to the outright crazy, let us hear how creative you can be! We look forward to reading your best ideas"

Servis are soon to be running a special competition on Facebook to win the fridge of your choice "giving you the opportunity to win a fridge exactly the way you like it. Fancy having your child's favourite drawing, your best photo or just a unique design...well you can. And don't worry, if you like our fridge freezers just the way they are then that's fine too" keep an eye out for more info.

Please note comments from this thread may well be used on the Servis pages on MN.

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MNHQ

[BlastOff]

Given that our current fridge door seal is dodgy and so come downstairs in the morning to find a significant proportion of food is ruined because its warmed up overnight, I'd say a door which shuts properly would be number one right now!

I like adjustable shelves and deep door shelves. Wine rack is essential and should be sturdy enough to take a bottle of lemonade too. deep drawers for veg but not so deep you find a rotting carrot at the bottom every so often (although that could be my slatternly housekeeping!)

Not bothered about a personalised door but would like to see a wider range of colours generally available.

[Wolfcub]

my top requirements for a fridge are meat locker which keeps to a lower temperature than the rest of the fridge. a veg drawer that stays at the appropriate temperature and a temperature display on the fridge door and the ability to adjust the temp without opening thw fridge. glass shelves that are positional are also a must

[Maggietess]

I've changed my mind, Symbolic can I have your fridge?! Love it!!

Love the changeable door fronts like phone covers, why doesn't this already happen, clip on clip off instead of screw on built in! And the whiteboard/blackboard magnetic front- totally want it!!

[CrumblyMumbly]

D'oh I was going to say whiteboard on front for shopping lists/notes to self - usually about not forgetting to take lunch. Our tap water tastes vile so we always have lots of cold water in the fridge - to have some cold water on tap would be great and free up some space. Maybe have an under shelf that you could pull out with sauces and dressings on. Redesign the veg/salad drawers as they are never big enough and always seem to break. Bigger spaces in door for larger milk bottles that all families use now. Maybe a carousel type shelf like you get in cupboards for jars etc and to make more space. Forget the egg section - never gets used. Still need a large freezer section too as I do a lot of batch cooking. Need to rethink the shelves in there too as always jamming/breaking. Oh and can you make it as quiet as possible - mine sounds like strange bagpipes sometimes and moans and groans through the night!

[lorisparkle]

For our family a great fridge is spacious inside with flexible shelves. Frost free and energy efficient. A thermostat so you know if it is at the right temperature. The key though is flexibility. I like areas for different things within the fridge so they are kept at the right temperature because I can never remember where the best place for things are.

[mummyofcutetwo]

I desperately need a new fridgefreezer as our current one freezes all the food and the handle is hanging off. I haven't got around to buying one yet as I just can't find one that I like. So here's my list, though I realise it's more "don't wants" than "wants"!

I would like a fridgefreezer that doesn't freeze up all the time (ironically, our "frost free" fridgefreezer does).

I don't need a butter dish holder or an egg holder - they just get in the way and end up cluttering up the kitchen shelves (I can't bring myself to binning them in case I find that they really are useful).

Ice cube makers are a waste of space. I'd much rather have more space for food and use an ice cube tray/bags. Same goes for a drinks dispenser.

I want the most ecologically sound fridgefreezer as possible. So, something that is not only energy efficient and cheap to run, but also has been made in an ecofriendly fashion.

Our current fridgefreezer has the thermostat to the left of a shelf so my husband doesn't like me to put anything on that side of the shelf in case it'll disrupt the reading. Waste of half a shelf's worth of storage!

Adjustable shelves, so you can accommodate different foods - from a bowl of salad in summer to a turkey at Christmas.

Drawers in the fridge door that are wide enough to fit the typical milk carton. Would you believe that mine doesn't?! Grrr!

Sturdy plastic drawers in the freezer. Wire baskets tend to get things sticking through the holes, making it hard to get the baskets in and out.

Don't mind a traditional white fridgefreezer. Ours is covered with the children's drawings and magnets from our travels anyway. A frame sounds a nice idea though.

Good sized fridge on the top and freezer below.

[CuppaSarah]

If all the shelves and cubbyholes inside an easily be removed for cleaning I'm happy!

I'd also love some better storage for little jars and things, like a pull out shelf. otherwise all my little jars and pots take up all the room on the door shelves and there's no space for drinks and eggs.

On a slightly less useful note. I would adore it if you could buy coloured shelves! I have a right green theme going on in the kitchen and if I opened my fridge to see green shelves I would probably die from joy. Everything comes in customizable colours these days, fridges need to get with the times and get onto that!

[Babycarmen]

To be able to change shelf height. Easy to clean. Energy efficient. Plenty of storage space. A 'hidden' compartment where we could hide treats etc from the kids, so they don't open the fridge and see chocolate etc and moan at us til they get it! Self-shutting door would be brilliant, kids often 'forget' to close it! Frost free freezer. I have a water dispenser in my fridge just now which is fab, but it would be better if it was removable to wash so it could be used for juice (or wine!) in the summer. I also have a bottle rack in my fridge which I like very much.
It would have to look good in my kitchen too. A thermometer so its easier to control temp, it took me ages to figure out what end was colder on a 1-6 scale.

[mrscumberbatch]

My ideal fridge would be attractive enough that I don't have to worry about hiding it in a cupboard.... like a Smeg.

On the inside I would like the same as everyone else- removeable shelves etc but I don't want them in naff clear plastic or green frosted plastic etc
I would prefer to have them in colours- bright primaries or purples (my favourite) etc.

Not only would it look snazzy, but it's an easier way to arrange things for some.

[LiveItUp]

Rather than one big door for the whole fridge, I would like a small section that contained the stuff you get out often, like milk and chocolate . That way you don't suck out all the cold air as you yank open the door to get the milk and again when you put it back, wracking up the electricity usage and contributing to spoiling food.

Don't know how a small door could be incorporated into a bigger door, or whether you'd literally need to split the fridge into two smaller doors, but then you've got lots of clever boffins to engineer this solution

Loving the suggestions of jazzier fronts, interchangeable fronts, whiteboard fronts. So obvious really - why are all white goods currently SO BORING???

[janekirk]

Single width, equally split fridge/freezer, water dispenser, plenty of room to stand bottlesup, auto de-frost.

[TheSkiingGardener]

Adaptability! Everyone has different things in their fridge, different amounts of tall bottles, small jars, veg, meat. You can't decide what they need so it needs to have a huge amount of shelf height options, veg boxes you can put in or take out or use at the top for cheese, door shelves that adapt and don't let stuff fall out.

Think of it as a jigsaw fridge.

[TheSkiingGardener]

Oh, and we have a beautiful fridge with a blue front with a seal at the bottom, not a fridge seal, a picture of a seal. We dithered between that and one with a steam train on. They were lovely designs, we bought them in 1998 and haven't seen anything like it since.

[Boggler]

I'd like it to be self cleaning. I'd like the shelves to be easy to change around and everything should be unreadable.

[Theimpossiblegirl]

My kitchen is too small for a big American style fridge but that's what I want. Lots of room for vegetables- not just 2 big drawers at the bottom. Easily adjusted shelves, some where to store all the open sauce bottles, jam jars etc. lots of space. I also like the sound of self cleaning.

My ideal fridge would be like the Tardis- bigger on the inside. A choice of colours and designs would be nice- changeable doors maybe?

Eco friendly as possible too please. :)

[Lemoncakeuk]

Fridges are such an important part of any kitchen and often just bought without much thought.....

I have HUGE issues with lighting, some seem to get so warm, it certainly can't help the internal thermostat!
LED's would certainly be better than usual bulb lights.

Milk weighs such a lot and are very large there is never enough space for them - maybe with an 'Eco' feel the new milk bags which are now being sold widely in supermarkets would be great to fit in to a milk dispenser within the door like the cold water facility!

Different sized drawers maybe on the side would be fab, for different veg etc and a 'smell proof' lidded compartment for onions etc would be AMAZING!

Making the shelves more substantially fitted and yet easy to move and clean.

Freezer- wise I would love a solid bottomed bottom draw for peas!! ( and other things obviously) but peas drive me nuts hahahahaah or even an easy clean tray that goes in the very bottom to catch those pesky green escape artists! Nothing worse than wet, slimey pea sludge when defrosting! ;)

[Lemoncakeuk]

Ooooo and those horrid seals that you have to get in between to clean can they not be designed as a single seal with no folds? I understand the sealing aspect when closing but that design is just awful! :)

[serendipity1980]

I am a wheelchair user and find fridge/freezer quite tricky to use because I can't see/reach the higher shelves. I would prefer to have more adjustable shelves so that I can fine tune their height to my needs. I wouldn't have an egg tray, but I would love more space in the door for storing milk bottles etc. Two drawers for storing veg/salad would be very useful. Plus put the temperature guadge at a much lower level so I can read it. Need easy to move shelves, they are really awkward to get out. Need a special area for defrosting food to catch the water. A beeping door is a must for when it is left open, but be able to disable it when using fridge for a while.
For the freezer it needs a wipe clean area to record what has been stored in it. It needs shelves not drawers, I'm forever dropping them on the floor because they are too heavy when I pull them out.
Secret chocolate drawer is a must, but do make it very well hidden from husband & children! Also good to have way to display artwork. Would like it to be non shiny - shows fingerprints but definitely not white!!

[Mabelface]

I'd like the salad drawer nearer the top and a drawer at. the bottom for raw meat. space maximised and 5 shelves minimum would stop me playing fridge Tetris on shopping days. oh, and freezer wise, make drawers that don't break so easily.

[shaktar]

Crushed ice maker
Storage boxes for cheese and meat
Adjustable shelves in order to customise the inside to suit you
Sections big enough for large bottles of soft drinks etc
No egg containers - who actually uses these?!
No annoying drainage hole to get blocked up (though I secretly and shamefully enjoy poking out the gunge with a cotton bud..)

[Pics]

I would like to have the height in my firdge to be able to move maybe half a shelf up so i could stor bottles upright - for example when i have bought lots of milk, or need to cool wine - it is a nightmare on its side and won;t all fit in the door.
A fridge with optional/replaceable pars would be good - or a choice. I don;t want egg trays, but being able to choose something like a jug that actually fits the fridge door - and replace it fairly cheaply when i manage to break it somehow - would be good. And being able to replace cracked veg drawers etc.
More options of ways of hanging things off shelves - boxes etc - so that not everything always needs to be stacked.
Please.

[AllSWornOut]

One that is easy to clean with no crevices. Actually a self-cleaning one would be better (including mopping up crumbs, etc.)

And sturdier drawers. I always manage to crack mine by pulling them out in the middle rather than using the built in handle as I'm supposed to.

[daisybrown]

Shelves that slide out like drawers.
Grubby fingers and crayon proof!
More room to stand bottles and cartons up.
A dial to show temperature and energy usage.

[ParsingFancy]

NOT a little light on the front merely meaning fridge is switched on.

When I wander into my kitchen, any little light (especially red) should mean "Look at me! I need attention" not "Ignore me, all as it should be."

[hjmiller]

The most useful thing would be the option to vary your shelves, different heights but also different widths, my fridge has this option in a very limited way but the smaller shelves (which are just not very deep - I would prefer deep shelves that were shorter width) have to be stored somewhere and take up space, so additional shelves that could fold away nicely would be great.