Hand-Carved Refrigerator Door

I had just finished a rustic Spanish Colonial kitchen for a client in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, that had a lot of carved detailing on it. The detailing was large raised moulding, thick doors, and raised hand-carved panels, each one different with a light-colored distressed finish giving it an 18th-century look and feel. 

After we were done with the kitchen, the appliances were installed. Right in the middle of the kitchen was a large refrigerator that looked like it just didn't belong.

I met with the client and designer and they asked me what I could do to make it fit better with the kitchen. I said "Let's make the refrigerator the focal point, a piece of art right in the middle of the kitchen." I came up with the idea of a Spanish woman cooking in an 18th-century kitchen. I cut most of the existing handles off and modified the panel trim. The carved panels are almost 2-inches thick. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the rest of the kitchen, it was done many years ago. But the carving on the refrigerator is definitely the pièce de résistance!