Check out Whirlpool.com. They have apartment sized refrigerators in the $500 range.

I should have mentioned that the prices listed on the website are suggested only. The dealers in your area will probably be much less. I bought the entry level Whirlpool refrigerator from a builder supply store for $150 less than advertised on the website. On the more expensive models it was up to half off, but I needed a small unit for a galley kitchen.

I have no complaints about the small, textured white Kenmore refrigerator that I bought a few years ago when I was in the same situation.

LG is rated very highly and has a 33" refrigerator that is "full capacity", meaning, it holds as much as a closet but fits into a pretty small space.

Also very good looking products.

Summit! A smaller manufacturer here in the NY area. Our fridge is cute, stainless, counterdepth, and with a very well designed interior.
It's smaller and energy efficient for about $1300.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Frigidaire+-+18.2+Cu.+Ft.+Top-Freezer+Refrigerator+-+Stainless-Steel/9793794.p?id=1218175868056&skuId=9793794

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Frigidaire+-+16.5+Cu.+Ft.+Top-Mount+Refrigerator+-+White/9956568.p?id=1218202383581&skuId=9956568

Magic Chef makes really compact refrigerators that are reliable. I've had one in an in law unit in my home for over 5 years with no problems. Although it seems to get mixed to bad reviews on Home Depots site. Maybe the newer models aren't as good.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=202027045&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=202027045&ci_src=14110944&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googlebase-_-D29X-_-202027045&locStoreNum=657

Hey DKinNy! Great resource! Never heard of Summit before but I checked out the website and they are fab. I love SMEG but they are around $1600-$1900. This could be a good alternative.

I just purchased a Samsung (32.5" wide) from Lowes. Even though its smaller, still has french doors and a bottom freezer drawer. Too bad, you just missed the President's Day sale (applicances tend to go on sale on 3 day weekends).

I found most of the fridges smaller than that didn't get very good reviews.

Sara - if energy efficiency is important to you, then you'll want a top freezer model. Of all fridge types, they are the most efficient. According to the Energy Star website (http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=RF) "Models with top-mounted freezers use 10–25% less energy than bottom-mount or side-by-side models." It's actually one of my pet peeves that you can buy a big honkin' fridge with a less energy efficient configeration (say french doors) and still have it get an energy star rating even though there could be top-mounted freezer units which use less energy overall (and those don't have the ratings. So the ratings are applied within each category, not across all categories (i.e. comparing top-mount freezers to each other, not to other types of fridges). When I was shopping, I used some of the big box websites. Some allow you to filter by volume, or width, depth, etc. So you can look for a smaller model, then usually pull of the energy star label right on the website to see how many kW hours are used per year. THe energy star website also has huge lists of fridges with their energy usage listed. And some states have rebates available, whether through a utility or even some of the cash for clunkers appliance money still available. Multiple rebates may apply!

Oh, and I forgot to mention that LG just got into trouble with the govt about energy rates for some of their fridges. If I remember correctly, manufacturers get to do their own testing. LG was testing base models, then applying the same results to models with ice/water in the door, which are always less energy efficient. Here's a link which talks about it: http://www.builderonline.com/energy-star/lg-electronics-spars-with-feds-over-energy-star-label.aspx

I am in the same boat and am giving serious consideration to this one from Amana. It’s 29” wide.

http://www.amana.com/refrigeration/top_freezer_refrigerators/17_6_cu__ft__top_freezer_refrigerator_a8txngfxw.pro#

That link didn't come out so well. Do an internet search for the Amana A8TXNGFXW.

Summit, Blomberg, and Liebherr (if you win the lottery).

i can't offer any help (sorry), but i love that fridge.

Go to Lowes

how did you decorate the fridge? Great!

My LG fridge is great - and was only $1100 from Home Depot. It's a energy-star french door fridge with a bottom freezer drawer (not a bottom door - why do those exist?) And no water/ice in the door, though it does have an ice maker in the freezer that we don't use. It's 30" wide, and 19.7cu.ft. capacity, so among the smaller of the "nice" fridges. I was looking for and hoping to buy an energy-star-qualified basic smaller fridge for our rental unit downstairs, but none of the basic models had energy star ratings. At least then (~2 years ago).