[bluebill]

I have a chest freezer converted to a fridge. If I had the skills (I don't), I would make the lid so that it can rise vertically at the push of a button. That is, hydraulics, at the push of a button the door would lift vertically and all the shelves (I would have built if skilled and the shelves would be grates so as not to trap cold air and bring it up out of the box) would rise with it. The top of the lid could be a work surface when closed.

There is the issue of cleanup and condensation. That is something would would need to be solved or at least be made easy to clean.