This modification would work well and open up the kitchen area imo.
Putting a mini fridge in a closet.
After a week with outside temperatures in the high 90 s the closet only varied between 70 and 73 degrees.
Use a mini fridge stand to get the unit up off the floor if you have carpet instead of a solid surface like linoleum or hardwood.
Closets are often constructed with a rigid wall on their rear a design that makes it difficult to drill holes or cut out some backside sections to accommodate power cords.
I would like some advice as to whether or not people would be worried about not having a linen closet in the house.
Not going to put a door back on.
I would be removing the door and widening the opening to get the fridge in there.
The pantry has a 24 inch door on it.
Due to the kitchen dining area being so small our only option is to put the fridge into a nook which is currently housing our linen closet.
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Never leave the refrigerator hanging over the edge of the stand or table.
Update i put a thermometer in the closet to track average temperature plus variance.
After a week with outside temperatures in the high 90 s the closet only varied between 70 and 73 degrees.
Unless the closet was custom made for your mini fridge it will be a hurdle to reconfigure it to accommodate permanent sockets.