Top-Freezer Models

• These traditional-style models have a freezer in the upper part of the appliance, with the refrigeration cabinet below. Models with 15 to 19 cubic feet of space often measure 28, 29 1/2 or 29 7/8 inches wide. Top-freezer designs with 20 to 23 cubic feet of capacity stand 30 inches, 32 1/2 inches, 32 3/4 inches or 32 7/8 inches wide. Appliances with more than 24 cubic feet of room can measure 35 7/8 inches wide.
  
  

Bottom-Freezer Designs

• A frozen-food compartment in the lower portion of the appliance is what you'll find in a bottom-freezer refrigerator. It's accompanied by a single door up top for access to fresh-food storage space. Those with 19 to 23 cubic feet of capacity often have a width measurement of 29 3/4 inches, 29 7/8 inches, 32 3/4 inches or 32 7/8 inches.
  
  

French-Door Appliances

• Buyers will find two refrigerator doors up top and one or two freezer compartments below when they examine French-door refrigerators. Those with 19 to 23 cubic feet of space commonly possess widths of 32 3/4 inches, 33 inches, 35 5/8 inches, 35 3/4 inches or 35 7/8 inches. Those with 24 to 29 cubic feet of capacity often stand 35 5/8 inches, 35 3/4 inches or 35 7/8 inches wide.
  
  

Side-By-Side Refrigerators

• These appliances devote the left side to freezer space and the right side to refrigeration room. If you buy one with 19 to 23 cubic feet of capacity, expect it to measure 31 1/2 inches, 33 inches, 35 3/4 inches or 36 inches wide. Get one with 23 to 26 cubic feet of storage space, and you're likely to find it is 32 3/4 inches, 35 1/2 inches, 35 3/4 inches or 36 inches wide. Side-by-side appliances exceeding 26 cubic feet typically have widths of 35 3/4 inches.