fridgescaping

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noun

Arranging and decorating the inside of one's refrigerator as though it were a decorative display.

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Meanings

nounfridgescaping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableinterior designArranging and decorating the inside of one's refrigerator as though it were a decorative display.

    [title] 12 Fridgescaping Ideas That Are Practical (And Beautiful)

    2023 January 16, Tessa Somberg, “12 Fridgescaping Ideas That Are Practical (And Beautiful)”, in The List, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2023
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    I am telling you all of this because when I thoroughly cleaned out my refrigerator I did a little "Fridgescaping." Only if it could stay like this.....

    2011 January 5, Kathysue [Perdue], “FRIDGESCAPING!”, in Good Life of Design, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2011

    The kitchen appliance garage trend is the latest DIY project filling up our social media feeds, and, similar to fridgescaping, it's good looking and practical.

    2022 February 18, Millie Hurst, “The new kitchen DIY trend taking over Instagram”, in Realhomes, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2022

    In #fridgescaping videos on Instagram and TikTok, antique butter dishes might share space with flowers, framed photos, or even eye cream to create a visually stunning display.

    2024 July 30, Audrey Morgan, “Why Are People Decorating the Inside of Their Refrigerators?”, in Food & Wine

    Fridgescaping wasn’t born on TikTok. Judish credits Kathy Perdue, a retired designer and former lifestyle blogger, with inventing the term in a 2011 blog post. Perdue’s version of fridgescaping was much more subdued than TikTok’s interpretation.

    2024 September 1, Scottie Andrew, “Decorating the inside of your fridge with picture frames and flowers? That’s ‘fridgescaping’”, in CNN

Origin

Coined by designer and blogger Kathy Perdue in 2011 (see quotation below). Blend of fridge + landscaping. Popularized on social media around 2024.

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APA

fridgescaping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fridgescaping

MLA

“fridgescaping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fridgescaping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fridgescaping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fridgescaping.

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