Did he happen to say if he does this with photos too? I get that the guy is saving people from bad prints, but the part that stuck with me is he keeps a whole drive of fixed files ready to go, which means he has done it enough times to know exactly what breaks on a home printer versus his machine. That kind of hands-on fix beats any tutorial because he is working backward from what actually comes out of the machine, not what looks good on a screen.

The all the way open thing is so real. Most drawings only show the fridge box size and nothing about door swing, and then you move in and realize you can't open the door past 45 degrees without hitting a wall or the island. We ended up going with a counter depth fridge partly for that reason. And to answer your question, I made the cardboard top exactly counter height, not lower. Because if you make it lower you trick yourself into thinking it feels fine when it really doesn't. You want the fake counter to match what you'll actually build so your body gives you honest feedback. Standing at a too low counter for 10 minutes is a whole different feeling than standing at one for an hour while you're cooking.