If you have a chest freezer....where in your house is it?

[frugalmamatx]

I'm curious.

 

I'm revamping a lot of things in my house as I do a full declutter. Right now my deep freeze is in the laundry room. Which works as it's just off the kitchen, but at the same time it ends up buried under laundry more than I'd like. I'm considering moving it into an area on the other side of the kitchen, but it'd be in a very public area where the living room, entry, dining room and kitchen all meet. It'd be handy for sure, but I"m not sure. My friend says I'm crazy to consider putting it right in the middle of things. 

 

ETA: I've no garage, which would have been my first choice. And the entire house is tile floors, so no worry about carpet. 

Edited September 11, 2017 by frugalmamatx

[scrapbookbuzz]

My mom's is in their basement. I wish we had room for an extra freezer! But I live in a townhouse

and space is at a premium here.

 

[heartlikealion]

This house has a mudroom with tile floors. We keep it in there.

[Ali in OR]

In the garage. In an ideal world, it would be lovely to have a walk-in pantry with enough space for it, but honestly the garage is convenient enough. The biggest inconvenience is that we store the ice cream there because it doesn't get rock-hard like the refrigerator's freezer. I wouldn't want it out in view, so in your case I would look at how to improve laundry practices to keep it clear of stuff.

Edited September 11, 2017 by Ali in OR

[frugalmamatx]

Edited my main post to reflect that I've no Garage to use. 

 

In the garage. In an ideal world, it would be lovely to have a walk-in pantry with enough space for it, but honestly the garage is convenient enough. The biggest inconvenience is that we store the ice cream there because it doesn't get rock-hard like the refrigerator's freezer. I wouldn't want it out in view, so in your case I would look at how to improve laundry practices to keep it clear of stuff.

 

Actually improving laundry practices is WHY I'm considering moving it. This house has painfully tiny closets that don't work well for myself or dd. If I move the freezer, I could take the large space there and create a family closet directly opposite the washer and dryer. No excuse for things not being put away when it's all within reach of the machines. 

[heartlikealion]

Hmm I'm not sure putting it where you want is so horrible. Not everyone has a basement or separate room. You have to do what works for your family. Like if instead of a deep freeze, if your fridge was there would it be weird? I might ask myself that.

[Jaybee]

We live in an apartment, and have a small-sized chest freezer--it's about the same depth as a washer, and a little bit wider. It fits great into a corner of the kitchen. We are moving next week, and I think we will put it in the garage at our new place.

[Guest]

Garage, but we don't have a laundry room or basement in the rental.

[Arctic Bunny]

Ours has always been in the basement, until now, when it's in the garage. We bought two upright freezers instead - much better footprint.

[Liz CA]

Laundry room - no garage here.

[3 ladybugs]

Ours is in our basement. My grandmother has the exact same freezer in her garage. 

 

Personally I would never be without a freezer. If I had to make a table top to it and put it in the middle of a dining room I would.  :lol:

[amy58103]

Basement.  I only pull something out of it once-a-day, at most.  So I don't really feel the need to have it in a more "handy" location.

[JenneinCA]

Garage here. We don't have a basement or a separate laundry room. The washer and dryer are next to the freezer in the garage.

[Word Nerd]

It's at the bottom of the stairs in the basement. We previously had it next to the kitchen, and it wasn't as convenient as I thought when we put it there because it became such a hot spot for everyone to dump clutter.

[MomtoCandJ]

The shed

[Melissa in Australia]

We have a detached laundry/ oldest ds bedroom. Both chest freezers are in there.

[Miss Tick]

Basement furnace room, which is also where the laundry is. I prefer not to get into it very often, so I'm happy with it down there.

 

If you put yours in a public area it will quickly get covered with stuff that us more difficult to move than a pile of laundry.

[bethben]

garage--it doesn't get too hot in the summer here and doesn't get too cold in the winter.  Mostly freezing overnight if anything during the winter.  Not too cold to go into the garage if needed.

[SparklyUnicorn]

basement (unfinished dungeon of a basement)

 

 

[Kalmia]

Ours is in the basement, regular concrete floor 1990s basement.

[Zoo Keeper]

Our freezer is in the porch/mudroom that is off the kitchen. 

[Ausmumof3]

Mines in our lounge/entrance but I want to move it I just can't work out where. Our laundry is too small.

[Tap]

The garage.

[Carol in Cal.]

Do you mean that you're using it as a table to fold clean laundry on?  Because having that is valuable, and I think I would want to keep it.

How often do you open it up?  If it's only once a week or less, I think I would leave it where it is.

 

I wouldn't want it in a common area because it throws off heat, and also because it would be expensive to run in our common areas, which get really hot about 4 months per year.  I wouldn't put it in the garage because it would be even more costly to run out there.  But in a basement I think it would be nice to have.

 

[happypamama]

Basement

[lmrich]

garage

[threeofakind]

In a small outdoor storage room that is attached to the house.

[Artichoke]

The corner of our dining room when new lived in an apartment  but now in our garage by the kitchen

[solascriptura]

In my very large mud room.

[chocolatechip]

The garage.

[Spryte]

Could you get an upright freezer instead of a chest, and still keep it in the laundry room? It wouldn't end up with piles of laundry on it that way.

 

Ours is in the garage, so I'm no help there.

[Junie]

My mom always had hers in the basement.

 

I lived in an apartment when I got my first chest freezer.  I kept it in the kitchen.

 

When we moved to a house, we again put the freezer in the kitchen.  I really liked the convenience of it.

 

When we moved again, we put the freezer in the garage.  I would have loved to have had it in the kitchen again, but there just isn't room.  The freezer in the garage failed a few years ago and we haven't replaced it yet.  I miss it.  If/when we get another one I would put it in the basement rather than in the garage.

[Tina]

Small one in the basement and a little bigger one in the garage.  I prefer the garage--it's handier there.

 

[MysteryJen]

Basement by washer and drying on tile floor. Our garage is detached and not wired.

[laundrycrisis]

Basement.

 

Be aware that not all fridges and freezers are garage rated. The compressor has to work more in the summer months in a garage. If it fails during the warranty period and the unit was in a garage but not garage rated, it will void the warranty. We had our chest freezer replaced for a compressor failure during the warranty period. Ours is garage rated, so it was covered. But we put the new one in the basement.

Edited September 12, 2017 by laundrycrisis

[Seasons]

Unfinished basement

[sbgrace]

Edited my main post to reflect that I've no Garage to use. 

 

 

Actually improving laundry practices is WHY I'm considering moving it. This house has painfully tiny closets that don't work well for myself or dd. If I move the freezer, I could take the large space there and create a family closet directly opposite the washer and dryer. No excuse for things not being put away when it's all within reach of the machines. 

 

I have, and love, a family closet in my laundry room. It's simplified my laundry routine.

 

 

We keep our chest freezer in the unfinished part of our basement.

 

 I tend to put things where they are practical. If you think it would be better for you in a different area, I would try it there. 

[gardenmom5]

garage.  it used to be in the basement.

[kiwik]

Was in the garage off the kitchen. The garage has been repurposed so it is now in the dining area in the kitchen which I use as an office. It is a short upright freezer and fits better than i thought it would.

[Carrie12345]

Lol.

Mine is in my 2nd story loft, in between one section of my desk and my filing cabinet!  We don't have a garage, basement, laundry room, or other out of the way space.

 

When my grandparents lived in a small apartment (which technically wasn't small for 2 people, but was small for the amount of STUFF they accumulated over the years,) they had a small chest freezer in the dining space, threw a table cloth over it, and used it as a sideboard. I thought that was pretty smart.

[DawnM]

I have an upright freezer in my basement.

 

 

[My4arrows]

We've always had one in our garage and one in the basement. Right now we are only using the one on the garage as its bigger and everything fits in there but I much prefer the basement (especially in the cold months!)

[MomOfABunch]

Garage.  In a previous house with no garage, I kept it in the basement.  I know someone who lives in a small 2 bedroom apartment and has one between two twin beds in the 2nd bedroom.  It's used as a nightstand and covered with a pretty tablecloth. 

[KungFuPanda]

Do you really think people won't pile stuff on it out in the open?

[frugalmamatx]

Do you really think people won't pile stuff on it out in the open?

 

Oh I'm sure they will. But I'm hoping it'll be less than the piles of clean laundry tbh. And I'm thinking I can use the freezer lid to double as a photo area for ebay listing, so I'll be forced to keep it clean. 

 

ETA: I'm also concerned with it being in the laundry room with possible water leaks. 

Edited September 13, 2017 by frugalmamatx

[Zinnia]

Utility room. But it's super tight in there. We enter the house through there, washer/dryer, furnace, and hot water heater. There is a one person wide path to get theough. I have a laundry basket on top of the freezer that I shift to the washer when I am getting something out.

Edited September 13, 2017 by Zinnia

[magnificent_baby]

In the basement. And I rarely use it because I forget it's even there and a bit of a walk to get to it. DH fills it with deer after hunting. I would use it much more if it were on the main floor. Honestly, I'd be fine without one at all, I'm terrible about thawing things out in time for dinner. 

 

We do have a small fridge in the garage, but I've designated it for drinks only. It gets way too hot in the garage for it to keep up in the summer and we've had spoiled food. 

[Lizzie in Ma]

We just moved ours from the basement to the room off the kitchen next to the sideboard. I LOVE having it there, so much easier for me.

[umsami]

Ours is in the dining nook area next to the kitchen.  I thought the garage would be too hot living in Florida.  

[LMV]

We have a large walk in pantry off of the kitchen. Our chest freezer is in there. We also have a smaller chest freezer in our root cellar.