During the colder months our refrigerator is only half as full as it is during summer because we can put stuff into the built-in closet below the kitchen window, which basically has outside temperature.
Our chest freezer used to be in the small room originally designed to be a servant's bedroom. It gave up the ghost when I was around 8 years old and was replaced with an upright refrigerator-freezer combo, the top and bottom half each being the size of standard units. If we ever manage to clear the basement of old construction materials (mostly salvaged doors and wooden floors) we plan on buying a new one.
