“If you haven’t been to New York Cupcakes, you have to go, if only to check out the pink big chill fridge, which has me scheming and plotting to figure out how I can redesign my entire house around it. It would give me every excuse to buy that pink KitchenAid mixer that I’ve been salivating over for years, wouldn’t it?”

We have to agree with Luce a Big Chill fridge is reason enough to plan a whole kitchen remodel.  Check out our full line up of retro kitchen appliances in the store.  And check out the rest of the story on Luce’s blog.

You can buy a dishwasher or even a fridge like Scarlett right here on our site (hint: if you’re trying to be just like Scarlett, choose “buttercup” as your color before checking out).

Here at Big Chill, we’ve been using our site to help our customers with their purchasing decisions for years now. Over that period of time, the site has grown and evolved to satisfy the changing market place. By listening to you, we’ve learned what elements would aide you in your purchasing decisions. When it became apparent that in addition to a retro fridge, a vintage inspired kitchen needs an accompanying retro dishwasher, we produced it. This fall, a retro stove followed.

As our founder, Orion Creamer puts it, “Our new shopping cart was born from necessity. Most of our customers know exactly what they want before calling to place their order. With our limited hours of operation, it’s difficult to keep up with consumer demand. This new shopping cart lets customers also order at night or on the weekends, at their convenience.”

You told us that it’s time to grow and expand our business into the virtual world – we’ve done it. We’re so excited about our new endeavor and hope you’ll take the time to check out the new Big Chill online store.

Big Chill’s story isn’t any different. In 2001 Big Chill’s founder, Orion Creamer looked at available refrigerator options. He saw two things: modern appliances in black, white, or stainless steel; and vintage appliances that lacked modern conveniences like ice makers and auto defrost. When Orion noticed this chasm between style and function he promptly set to filling the void.  LUXE Magazine recently caught up with Orion to talk about his inspiration and what the future holds for Big Chill Fridge.

LUXE Magazine is a quarterly journal that showcases luxury residential architecture, design, interiors and products, with regional editions in Chicago, Colorado, Texas, Southern California and Seattle. The eye-catching coffee-table magazine serves as an idea book and resource of fine architectural design, interiors and trends. LUXE connects with affluent consumers who are seeking notable quality home design. The magazine presents readers with a variety of upper end residences, from distinguished estates and sprawling ranches to city townhouses and art-filled lofts. Pick up a copy at your local newsstand or check out LUXE online.

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What do you get when you cross modern functionality and vintage personality? A Big Chill-inspired retro kitchen.

If you’re like me, you love the personality of a retro look. Picture this: your Big Chill fridge as a focal point. For your eating area, add a vintage table and chairs, or a booth. Step up the look with a splash and a dash of some equally groovy kitchen accessories and…deep breath…you got it! Modern day efficiencies come together with retro styling in a swell new place – your kitchen.

I’ve added a couple of new items to the product line to help you build your kitchen. Check out the new dishwashers and stoves (coming soon), each with the same metal body, chrome detailing, and unique 50’s styling as our fridge. And, of course, with all of the amenities of a modern unit. Welcome to Big Chill. Need more for your Retro Kitchen? Check out these links…

• Retro Toasters from KitchenAid and Hamilton Beach
• Vintage Tables, Chairs and booths from Bars and Booths
• Kitchen accessories from Anthropologie

ALTON BROWN IS KNOWN for a lot of things: his Food Network show, “Good Eats”; his ability to fashion makeshift kitchen appliances (he once transformed a paper shredder into a pasta maker); and, of course, his culinary prowess. But the thing that most fascinates many a Brown fan is his custom-painted KitchenAid mixer emblazoned with hot-rod-style flames.
“It’s insane how much interest has been generated by that mixer,” says Brown, who receives hundreds of inquiries from fans wanting to know where to get one. Others send photos of their own tricked-out mixers that they’ve painted themselves or hired airbrush artists or auto detailers to do for them.
Customized appliances are a great way to set your kitchen, or even your laundry room, apart in today’s white-bisque-black-and stainless-steel-centric world. Just think of the reactions you’d get with racing stripes on your range, or mermaids on your washer. “Whoa, hold on there,” you say, “I’m no grease monkey, nor am I a salty sea captain.” Relax. You have classier options.
Big Chill, for instance, is now offering the Architectural Series of designs that transform its colorful 1950s-style fridges into art pieces. The hand-painted patterns (shown at right) are inspired by the works of such famed architects as Frank Lloyd Wright. The company is also working on another line, called the Beach Cruiser Series, which will feature a two-tone paint job-think Gidget cozied up with Moondoggie in a Chevy Bel Air.
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Boulder, Colorado, November 27, 2006 – Big Chill, the company that brought the fridge out of hiding with sleek retro style and bold color, invites you to put on your rash guard, wax your board and hit the surf with their new line of vintage-inspired fridges aptly named the Beach Series. Inspired by the innovative and often audacious style of the two-tone cars of the 1950s, as well as the emergence of the surf culture during that same period, the Beach Series offers contrasting top and bottom door colors, real chrome accents and all the modern amenities of today’s refrigerators. The newly launched Beach Series has the sleek styling of a ’57 Chevy Bel-Air (minus the fins), the hip vibe of a seaside surf shop and the iconic look of a mid-century “icebox”. These fridges will remind you of simpler times – the era of Annette and Frankie playing Beach Blanket Bingo, the hand jive on American Bandstand, and taking the family wagon to the Drive-in – but they offer the functionality, efficiency and dependability of today. Best of all, no defrosting is required!

Chrome, Whitewalls and Fins
Big Chill owners, Thom Vernon and Orion Creamer, came up with the idea for the Beach Series looking at images of vintage cars lining the beachfront during the 50s. Explains Creamer: “We had always compared our fridge design to the ’57 Chevy Bel-Air because of its curved lines, chrome accents and retro styling. Another distinctive feature of cars from this era was the two-tone paint job, usually featuring a flamboyantly colored body contrasted with a white hood. Big Chill is known for our bold use of color, and our top freezer design allowed us to experiment with a two-tone fridge. Thus, the Beach Series was born.”

Mid-Century Modern
Each Big Chill fridge features a stamped metal body with real chrome trim accents – no molded plastic here. Indented styling adds to the unique look of Big Chill, while the interior (provided by one of the country’s leading appliance manufacturers) boasts all the modern amenities, including icemaker, water dispenser, and most importantly…self defrost. In keeping with the tradition of vibrant colors in retro kitchen appliances during the 50’s, Big Chill offers a broad range of colors including Beach Blue, Cherry Red, Buttercup Yellow, Orange, Jadite Green, Pink Lemonade, Classic Black and Classic White.

The Beach series allows customers to choose any one of Big Chill’s signature colors for the base of the fridge paired with a white top freezer door. The look is playful and hip, a perfect addition to a beach house, cabana or bungalow, but sophisticated and sleek enough to fit any modern interior – from colorful contemporary to modern, traditional to classic. Custom color combinations are also available through Big Chill’s color matching service.

Big Chill Beach Series refrigerators retail for $3500. Big Chill new retro appliances are available through home furnishings stores and appliance dealers around the country. Fridges can also be ordered directly from the company by calling 877.842-3269 and shipped anywhere in the continental U.S.

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For more information on Big Chill appliances, please contact Launch Marketing at 303-494-4080 or via email at launchmarketing@aol.com, or visit our website at www.bigchillfridge.com.

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