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In a refrigerator door in which a decoration member is mounted to a door frame using a foam material, the foam material fills a space formed between the decoration member mounted to a front side of the door frame and a rear panel mounted to a rear side of the door frame. Accordingly, the decoration

In a refrigerator door in which a decoration member is mounted to a door frame using a foam material, the foam material fills a space formed between the decoration member mounted to a front side of the door frame and a rear panel mounted to a rear side of the door frame. Accordingly, the decoration member can be fixed to the door frame through direct contact with the foam material.

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1. A door of a refrigerator comprising: a door frame including a front side and a rear side;a home bar door mounted to a central portion of the door frame;a first front panel fixed to the front side of the door frame at an upper portion of the door frame;a second front panel fixed to the front side

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A door of a refrigerator comprising: a door frame including a front side and a rear side;a home bar door mounted to a central portion of the door frame;a first front panel fixed to the front side of the door frame at an upper portion of the door frame;a second front panel fixed to the front side of the door frame at a lower portion of the door frame;a rear panel mounted to the rear side of the door frame;a first front panel mounting part formed on the front side of the door frame at the upper portion of the door frame, to support the first front panel;a second front panel mounting part formed on the front side of the door frame at the lower portion of the door frame, to support the second front panel;an upper opening defined by the first front panel mounting part, the upper opening being closed by the first front panel;a lower opening defined by the second front panel mounting part, the lower opening being closed by the second front panel;a position fixing projection formed at the front side of the door frame along a periphery of the door frame, to guide mounting positions of the first and second front panels, wherein the position fixing projection includes gaps formed at every corner of the position fixing projection for contraction and expansion of the position fixing projection; anda foam material filling a space defined by the door frame, the first and second front panels, and the rear panel,wherein the first and second front panels are permanently fixed to the door frame by the foam material, which directly comes into contact with rear surface portions of the first and second front panels through the upper and lower openings, when the foam material cures, such that the first and second front panels are attached to the door frame without engaging any portion of the door frame with front surfaces of the first and second front panels, enabling the entire front surfaces of the first and second front panels to be visible from a front of the refrigerator. 2. The refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second front panel mounting parts includes a groove rearward depressed at a position adjacent to the position fixing projection. 3. The refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein the front side of the door frame includes a display mounting part having a smaller height than the first front panel mounting part. 4. The refrigerator door according to claim 3, wherein the first front panel mounting part includes a handle part formed at a stepped part with respect to the display mounting part. 5. The refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein the door frame includes a rear panel mounting assembly that supports the rear panel from the rear side. 6. The refrigerator door according to claim 5, wherein the rear panel mounting assembly comprises a supporting member that supports the rear panel, and a fastening member that fixes the supporting member to the door frame. 7. The refrigerator door according to claim 6, wherein the supporting member and the fastening member are connected with each other by force fit. 8. The refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein the position fixing projection has a smaller height than the front panel. 9. The refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein the position fixing projection has a height substantially identical to a height of the front panel. 10. The refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second front panel mounting parts includes an elastic groove rearward depressed at a position adjacent to the position fixing projection. 11. The refrigerator door according to claim 1, further comprising an adhesive member interposed between the first and second front panels and the first and second front panel mounting parts, to temporarily mount the first and second front panels to the first and second front panel mounting parts. 12. The refrigerator door according to claim 11, wherein the adhesive member comprises a double-sided tape. 13. A refrigerator door comprising: a door frame;at least one front panel fixed to a front side of the door frame;a rear panel mounted to a rear side of the door frame; anda foam material filling an inner space defined by the door frame, the at least one front panel and the rear panel,wherein the door frame includes a front panel mounting part and at least one opening provided at the front side of the door frame, wherein the door frame includes a position fixing projection formed at the front side of the door frame along a periphery of the door frame to guide the front panel to a position where the front panel is temporarily mounted, wherein the position fixing projection includes gaps formed at every corner of the position fixing projection for contraction and expansion of the position fixing projection,wherein the front panel is permanently fixed to the door frame by the foam material, which directly comes into contact with the front panel while expanding through the at least one opening, when the foam material cures, such that the front panel is attached to the door frame without engaging any portion of the door frame with a front surface of the front panel, enabling the entire front surface of the front panel to be visible from a front of the refrigerator door. 14. The refrigerator door according to claim 13, further comprising an adhesive member interposed between the front panel and the front panel mounting part , to temporarily mount the front panel to the front panel mounting part. 15. A method for manufacturing a refrigerator door, comprising: assembling a door frame including a front side, a rear side, a left lateral side, a right lateral side, a top side, and a bottom side;temporarily mounting a front panel to be fixed to the front side of the door frame; forming a mounting part on the front side of the door frame to support the front panel; forming at least one opening, defined by the mounting part, on the front side of the door frame; forming a position fixing projection at the front side of the door frame along a periphery of the door frame to guide the front panel to a position where the front panel is temporarily mounted, wherein the position fixing projection includes forming gaps at every corner of the position fixing projection for contraction and expansion of the position fixing projection;fixing a rear panel to the rear side of the door frame; andinjecting a foam material into an inner space defined by the door frame and the front panel such that the foam material expands through the at least one opening formed on the front side of the door frame and comes into contact with a rear surface of the front panel to permanently fix the front panel to the door frame by adhesion of the foam material, such that the front panel is attached to the door frame without engaging any portion of the door frame with a front surface of the front panel, enabling the entire front surface of the front panel to be visible from a front of the refrigerator door. 16. The manufacturing method according to claim 15, further comprising attaching an adhesive member to the mounting part, between the mounting part and the front panel prior to the fixing of the rear panel to the rear side of the door frame.